Blog - Tales From The River & Workshop

Jul 27, 2021

Why You Should Paddle The Norfolk Broads.

Canoeing means different things to different people. For some it is the thrill of blasting down rapids on a fast moving river using your...

Jul 27, 2021

Terrapin On The Derwent.

Recently I went to visit a friend in Yorkshire in celebration of his birthday. The celebrations were to be spread over several days and...

Jul 27, 2021

My First Paddle Making Course

A while ago I had a request from some of my OCA friends to run a paddle making workshop. As I have never done any teaching or instruction...

Jul 27, 2021

A Super Sunny day on the Nene.

River Nene Stibbington to the Boathouse pub and back. The river was like a mill pond with just the occasional light breeze which was...

Jul 27, 2021

Paddle Revamp!

This paddle was one of the very first I made. I made it at a time when I was unsure if I would like canoeing as I hadn't done any for...

Jul 27, 2021

River Nene - Key Theatre to Ashline Lock

Information seems a bit thin on what this stretch of the Nene is called and ashline lock doesn't feature on paddle points or my EA map of...

Jul 27, 2021

Exploring The Grantham Canal

The Grantham Canal is a canal that runs for 33 miles from Grantham, falling through 18 locks to West Bridgford where it joins the River...

Mar 27, 2021

Building a Wood Canvas Canoe Part - 5

After another long absence I can finally get back to this slowly evolving blog. The next thing to be done is the fitting of the final...