Banbury and District Canoe Club combines being friendly and family-orientated with being one of the UK’s top competition clubs.

The Rocket heads to Banbury
On Saturday, our GS paddlers set off from the club in our Rocket K4 for a 10 mile paddle to Banbury and back. This is no mean feat for our youngest of paddlers, especially as the temperatures dropped considerably at the weekend. They were well supported by coach Paul,...
James Russell breaks course record at Ross Warland Memorial Canal Challenge
On Sunday 26th November, 190 paddlers took to the Oxford Canal for the annual Ross Warland Memorial Canal Challenge. The 20 mile race, starting at Banbury Canoe Club in Cropredy, to Nell’s Bridge in Anyho and back with 12 portages attracts paddlers from around the...
Racing at Banbury
On Sunday 29th October, 160 paddlers from the Southern Region and beyond took to the Oxford Canal in Banbury Town centre for our own home race. It was a fabulous day on the water with 119 boats competing, ranging from those racing at elite level down to...
Dingbats 2023 Answers
We were really pleased to have had a large number of entries for this year's Dingbats quiz at Fairport. The winner with 59 points was A Smith, with runners up K Read, S Kay and A Myers with 58 points. They should receive their cheques shortly. Here are the answers.