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National Go Canoeing Week: 6-15 April 2012

Canoe England has identified a 10 day week to promote the sport and encourage people to get out on the water. The week will be packed full of canoeing activities going on nationwide which will include local events for beginner’s right through to Olympic canoeists taking to the water. The first day of National Go Canoeing Week 2012 will leave just 112 days until the Opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games! The aim of the 2012 National Go Canoeing Week is to encourage 2012 new participants by date of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.

This week will also see the launch of a brand new project and website called Go Canoeing www.gocanoeing.org.uk which is a national campaign supported by Canoe England, to encourage and inspire more people to go canoeing more regularly. Go Canoeing will have a range of captivating and exciting activities and opportunities for people to enjoy. These will include local starter sessions, guided tours and events, as well as information on where to go and how to get started.

If you are keen to get out on the water or are interested helping us promote the sport by organising an activity near you visit our website for more information http://www.canoe-england.org.uk/clubs-i-centres/national-go-canoeing-week/ or contact us at info@gocanoeing.org.uk

Go Canoeing leaders wanted

Canoe England is seeking to appoint a number of ‘Go Canoeing’ Tour Leaders to support the Canoe England ‘Go Canoeing’ programme. Places are limited and only the very best candidates with a passion for providing exceptional Canoeing experiences need apply.

2012 sees the introduction of a series of Go Canoeing Tours within England. Safe guided tours for individual or family groups of improver paddlers offered throughout England and accessed via a web based booking system.

Applicants should be approachable, friendly, and welcoming and you should be at ease working with young people, families and adults as these qualities which are vital to ensuring the positive customer experience of a Go Canoeing Tour. In addition applicants will need to possess a clear working knowledge of the flora, fauna and wildlife associated in, on and around the Waterways environment.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have over 6 years of canoeing experience. You will becurrently active and as a minimum be a confident BCU 3 star ability paddler as well as a gold standard administrator providing accurate and timely web based and paper driven administration.

The Go Canoeing Tour Leader role is a leadership role, rather than a coaching role and while successful candidates may hold a coaching award this is not essential and all successful applicants will be required to meet the overall role requirements above and successfully complete a training course.For further details and an application form please contact Jenny Spencer at gocanoeing@canoe‐england.org.uk

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