Halifax Canoe Club

14/06/2026

Want to learn or practice your safety & rescue skills?
A space has become available on our Paddlesport Safety & Rescue course next Saturday (20 June)
Details and booking on the website at

This one day course will support you to explore and practice simple strategies and safe skills that provide you with the tools to solve common paddling issues in a sheltered water environment, providing peace of mind when venturing out onto the water as part of a small group. The course takes around...

01/06/2026

We’ve got a river clean up this Saturday morning (9:30 start) - it would be great to see as many members as possible coming along to help do a clean up on the riverbanks

Full details and sign up at

The next River Clean Up morning is Saturday 6 June, 9.30am-12.30pm. Come and make the Calder beautiful .... coffee, cakes, bin bags, gloves all provided! Meet at the club house. We'll be working in small groups on and off the water. You'll need old clothes, plus wellies or paddling kit for the river...

01/06/2026

Volunteers Needed - 4 & 5 July
The slalom event that the club are running at Oughtibridge, near Sheffield is fast approaching (4 & 5 July) and we really need volunteers to come along and hep us run the event - and raise money for the club. The more helpers we have the easier it is, and all of the roles are easy to pick up so no previous experience is needed.

Also all profits from the event go to the club to keep your memberhsip costs down - last year's event made over £700, but without volunteers we can't run it!

This is also a chance to have a go at the entry level of slalom - even if you don't like racing its a personal challenge to see if you can do the course on easy white water (easier than at the club).

Please volunteer if you can, the more people we have the easier it is for everyone - full details and sign up at:

Your help is needed to help run our slalom across the weekend (and raise funds for the club). You could also have a go to see if you can meet the challenge to get through the gates !

17/04/2026

Club Bala Weekend - 12-14 June
If you want to join us on this weekend you need to book the campsite quick!
We've had to release the reserved pitches, so you now need to book direct with the campsite, but as of today there is very limited availability for cmapervans and caravans only. there are other campsite around Bala, so I guess you could stay there and join us for the paddling?
Event details:

HXCC Big Bala Weekend 12th to 14th June 2026 After the success of last year, we are planning another club weekend in Bala. We will again be using again use the superbly located Pant yr Onnen Lakeside campsite on the shores of the picturesque Llyn Tegid near Bala in North Wales. Thanks to those that....

05/04/2026

Great turnout for today’s Spring Back to Paddlign session (given the wind, hail and rain showers perhaps the first winter paddle of spring would have been a better name!) Plus mini eggs all round.

15/03/2026

Sign up for Summer!

Learn to Paddle courses, Intermediates coached courses, and more
Renew your membership for the coming year

Sign up night Tuesday 17th March, 7 -8:30pm, Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge

Put the date in your diary now for our Membership and Summer Sign Up Night. Our club membership night and sign up for the club's summer coached sessions is on Tuesday 17th March, at Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge. We'll be there between 7:00 and 8.45pm. Please get in touch if you have any questions -....

23/02/2026

If you are planning on coming to our Bala weekend (12-14 June), please sign up and book your campsite pitches asap please.
We only have pitches reserved with the campsite until the end of February, so we risk losing these.
More details and sign up information on the website at : https://www.halifaxcanoe.org.uk/Events/Calendar/View?id=96
Last year was a great weekend with lake and white water paddling, plus a campfire on the lake shore.

17/02/2026

The Club's Annual awards were presented at our AGM at the end of January. Congratrulations to our winners https://www.halifaxcanoe.org.uk/Cms/Spaces/CN/Club+News/Club+Annual+Awards

10/02/2026

New website and membership system up and running. Members should have an email with details on how to access your account on the new system (you don’t need to re-register)

02/02/2026

Following Saturday's AGM, here are details of your new club committee. As you can see we still need a few people to help us run your club! Please get in touch if you could help.