Wel come to Banbury & District Canoe Club!

Photograph (c) Heather Murphy 2009 We are based on the Oxford Canal at Cropredy, five miles north of Banbury.

Although small, the club is one of England's most successful canoe clubs: it has been awarded the Sport England clubmark and the British Canoe Union's Top Performance Club and Top Community Club awards for the quality of its coaching, and was named BCU Club of the Year 2006 and runner-up in 2009. The club finished second in the national inter-club finals (The Hasler Final) in 2011 and third in 2010.

All levels of paddler are catered for, from beginners up to international standard and the club welcomes families and youngsters, to introduce them to the activity. Our coaches are qualified by the British Canoe Union, and we run regular courses for beginners, both adults and children.

Photograph (c) Heather Murphy 2009.

Local MP Tony Baldry visited the club on 18th September and made a generous donation toward our clubhouse appeal.
Photograph (c) Clayton Jones 2010.

Latest News

This section isn't updated all that often: for all the very latest news, please check the news page.

02.02.12
We're proud to announce the launch of our 200 Club. Designed to help raise funds to purchase our clubhouse ang grounds outright, the club will have monthly draws with half the proceeds as prizes. Click here for all the details.

27.11.11
Thank you to everyone who paddled or helped in the Ross Warland Memorial Canal Challenge today. Here are the provisional results. We know that there are a couple of times to add, and a few people put down as the wrong club. Please contact Graham Warland (address & e-mail on the entry form) with any amendments or queries.
We had a couple of bits of lost property: a wallet was found in the village - no form of ID in it, but probably belongs to a padler. definitely belonging to a paddler were the set of 220cm wings left outsidee the clubhouse. Please contact Graham if either of these belong to you.

30.10.11
Provisional Results from Banbury Marathon 2011. Fun race results.

12.10.11
Dingbats quiz answers 2011. Winners will be announced soon.

03.10.11
The club has placed second in the Hasler Final - the national inter-club championship - held on the River Ouse at Bedford. In addition, the Under 12 team won the national league championship by a huge margin.
Congratulations to the whole team.

14.08.11
Thank you to all the Fairporters who came to breakfast with us over the last three days. Your help is instrumental in keeping our club operating. See you all next year!

fairprot 2011 team photo compressed

09.08.11
The Dingbats quiz is back! Quizzes will be on sale during the Fairport Festival and are also available by contacting the club.

31.07.11
We are running an Adult beginner course and a Junior beginner course at the end of August. Please check the courses pages for details.

24:07.11
We are Southern Region marathon champions! Irrespective of the result of the last race at Wokingham, we can't be caught. This is the first time for at least twelve years that Reading haven't won the championship. Congratulations to all of the team, and to Phredd and Andy for their excellent team management.

24.04.11
Congratulations to Dan Golder and Alice Murphy who have won the mixed doubles in the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon.

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27.03.11
Congratulations to Rebecca Seika. Chosen for her first international vest, she finished , 9th in the Ghent international marathon.

05.02.11
Video of Louis, from Banbury Sound, trying out kayaking at the club lst summer.

04.02.11
National fame! Listen to Colette Johnson discussing marathon canoeing on the Simon Mayo show on Radio 2 this evening. Listen from 1:43:16