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Members can
NOW vote for each category by sending an email to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk with their
vote for each Category. Awards are
then presented at the club’s AGM on Thursday 10th October 2019 |
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2019 Nominations for Paddler of the Year |
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Kayleigh Campbell |
Roger Coleman |
Aaron Jackson |
Chris Marsden |
Martin Sinnott |
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Kayleigh
has really grown in confidence and has overcome fears, pushing her own
limits. She has
been able to paddle grade 3 white water, like serpents’ tail on the River
Dee. Kayleigh is willing to try any
discipline of the sport and is regular
on club paddles. |
Roger
has recently retired and has the bug for paddling again. He has grabbed every
opportunity to paddle and is always willing to help others in the sport. He paddles his sea kayak at almost every
dock session often demonstrating his skills to others. Roger has attended most club sea paddles
over the past year and has recently fulfilled a personal ambition by paddling
on the Lofoten Islands expedition in Arctic Norway. |
Aaron
is one of the most helpful paddlers in the club – nothing is ever too much
trouble. He regularly attends most
club sessions and has excelled this year in polo surfing and white-water
paddling. He conquered the wave at
Stanley last year and is now fearless on the water. He paddled everything in the French Alps
this year and his roll is now well refined and “bomb-proof”. |
Chris
Marsden joined us for our first White Water Improver's Led Trip in January
this year. He enjoyed it and said he'd like to do more. Chris kept coming
back, gaining in confidence and skill. Chris is now out regularly with us and
others and has come on really well. Chris
is very humorous but takes his white water kayaking seriously when it comes
to safety and approach. |
Martin
has shown tremendous enthusiasm over the few years with the club. He regularly attends pool sessions he is
now a co-ordinator for the Sunday Docks session and helps with the disabled
pool sessions at Halewood. He has
recently conquered rolling, helping other members on Saturday's, and has excelled
with his rescue skills. He is a
pleasure to be with and has become a very valued Club member. |
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2019 Nominations for Young Paddler of the Year |
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Poppy Clews |
Luke Durband |
Aleksander Ford |
Harvey Hardwood |
Reece Marsden |
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Poppy has improved immensely this year and is always willing to
try new things. She came 2nd in the
West Kirby Race in her own kayak and attends all the junior evenings and club
weekends. She has played polo for the
under 14`s and paddles a boat with great skill and style. |
I would like to nominate Luke for his achievements in canoe polo
over recent years. Not only as he progressed as a paddler, but he even took
part in GB trials for the under 21 team. As well as his personal achievements
in polo Luke had also supported our teams win a number of trophies this year
and have good success in the leagues. |
After making the hard decision to set his football aside to
focus on his kayaking Alexander has certainly made a great choice. Having a solid seat in the GB polo
training camp he continues to develop his skills and enthusiasm for the sport
and is always ready to play. In the
Alps this year he conquered the mighty
Rabioux Wave with ease. His skill level is amazing, as is his
enthusiasm for the sport. We need more
youngsters like this. |
Harvey
continues to excel at all things playboat.
He is often found in the surf or the bottom wave at JJ`s. He makes the wave at Stanley seem easy
pulling off a variety of moves. |
Reece started paddling last September, since then he has
developed into a great paddler. He
joined us for our first White Water Improver's Led Trip in January this year.
He's done a lot more since, gaining in confidence and skill, constantly
aiming to do better than his Dad Chris. Reece is now out regularly with us
and others and has come on really well.
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2019 Nominations for Volunteer of the Year (Club member who has given their services to help the club) |
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John Allerton |
Stephen Bond |
Ian Colwyn |
Dave and Fiona Gentle |
Dave Reynolds |
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John
has relentlessly pushed white water paddling along within the club. Many hours have been spent introducing club
members to white water at either the Burrs or Llangollen. We need many more like him. |
Stephen
has freely given his time to run the junior club every Tuesday evening
throughout the year. He has a great
but firm manner with the kids and has guided many parents and adult helpers
in how to run a fun but progressive session with youngsters. |
Ian has
been the Junior Coordinator for the past year. He regularly travels from Southport to
support junior sessions at the both the pool and docks. |
Together
Dave & Fi have spent many hours of personal time providing club lead
river trips for both beginners and improvers trips. It’s
not just their time either, there's always plenty of good advice on offer for
those being led. A truly relaxed pair
of leaders, who instil calm, self-confidence and belief in others around
them. Together they provide a great platform for progression. But most of
all, always a fun and enjoyable experience on the water! |
Dave is
a stalwart of the club and without his input many of the sessions simply
would not run. His experience has been
invaluable, especially when guiding upcoming volunteers at the pool, docks
and junior sessions. Many paddlers in
the club have benefitted from his inciteful analysis and helpful suggestions
on ways to improve. |
