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This summer term, Cropredy School year 6 have been coming to the club once a week for some of their sports lessons. They have progressed from stable plastic boats to more lightweight ruddered racing boats. They have also tried crew boats, both K2 and K4. It's been...

Want to give paddling a try? Come along to our club open day on May 5th. Drop in any time from 10am - 2pm and try out a kayak or maybe an open canoe. No need to book- but we will need to do some paperwork on the day. Suitable for anyone aged 8- 80 as long as you can...

Course dates for this year are on the beginner course page here To sign up, please contact us letting us know your preferred dates.

A great club evening to celebrate all our achievements this year as well as reliving some memorable and funny events. We were treated to an entertaining talk from Paddle UK’s Scott Hynds. We will surely go further and faster in 2025.

Fancy trying something new? Come and have fun at our Open Day with a taster session of kayaking. Open to all the family, 8 to 88 years of age. 15-20 minute sessions on the water will be running throughout the day from 10am - 2 pm. Our small friendly club is based in...

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Our annual awards evening celebrated our outstanding paddlers and their achievements from the person winning the most points for the club at regional competitions to the person who had clocked up the most swims during the year. Other hotly contested awards included...

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,...

Banbury paddlers, Joe Petersen and Shaun Harte (now based at Falcon Canoe Club), took on the ultimate kayaking challenge of the Devizes to Westminster race.  Held over the Easter weekend, this non-stop senior doubles event sees paddlers race overnight in a...

During the Easter holidays, many of our junior members were joined by family for a K2 paddle. A lovely couple of hours was spent on the canal, with a compulsory stop to refuel on chocolate, before heading back to the club to meet up with some of our very smallest...

Have you seen our recent adverts for Beginner Courses or seen us on the canal and wondered what we are up to? Join us on Bank Holiday Monday (29th May) between 10am and 2pm to find out more about what goes on at Banbury & District Canoe Club where you will be able...

In the pre-dawn twilight of Saturday 18th March, kayaks and paddlers could be seen on the water of Stratford-upon-Avon marina. What was going on? The infamous Stratford-upon-Avon to Cropredy relay, that's what. By road, the distance from Stratford-upon-Avon to...

On Saturday 21st January, Banbury Canoe Club gathered at Cropredy Village Hall to celebrate the club's achievements in the 2022 racing season. We were very pleased to be able to welcome the inspirational para athlete Jon White as guest speaker at our awards evening....

Whilst most of us were still recovering from Christmas and eating the last of the mince pies and chocolate a small gang of mad paddlers decided to paddle the 35 miles from Banbury Canoe Club down to Falcon Canoe Club in Oxford. Well done all, amazing effort from the...

The hotly contested annual Christmas relay had to be delayed this year as the canal was frozen in the weeks before Christmas. We were finally able to run it on New Year's Eve, burning off some excess energy before our parties later on. Unusually this year even with...

A relatively warm and still November day gave us perfect conditions for our favourite 20 mile race.  New race records were set by Tom Lusty (Solihull) and Dan Johnson (Chelmsford) taking the Senior K2 class in a new time of 2.18.09.  Albert Hicks (Norwich)...

Our paddlers have been spread out recently. Summer, Millie and Henry, some of our juniors, headed to Nottingham for a Rocket K4 training day, with Summer and Henry being joined by Becky S at Reading the following day to take part in their K4 Race, along with a...

Here are the results from this year's Dingbats competition. Congratulations to all those who managed to crack them, and winners' cheques will be sent out soon. Dingbats 2022 - Answers and Winners

Racing is Back!

We’ve been swapping paddles for pickers recently

Training Groups Back On The Water

Getting back on the water

This year it’s a virtual event – please join in.

During this second lockdown period the club is closed again.  This time, however, paddling is allowed as outdoor exercise.  This should be done locally and either alone, in a household group/bubble, or with one other. As there are no club activities at this time,...

In line with advice from the government and British Canoeing, the club is currently closed.

Banbury paddlers raced at the first of the 2020 wildwater selection races

Stop scratching your heads – the wait is over.

Club finishes joint sixth as scratch K2s exceed expectations

Round up of a busy, successful summer for BDCC

BDCC paddlers have representing GB across the disciplines this year

Another “quiet” weekend!

Have paddles will travel

Banbury paddlers are racing all over the country over all distances.

It’s been a while since we posted but we’ve not been sitting around.

A win and a place for Banbury paddlers at the Frank Luzmore Memorial Marathon

Apparently you can sail on a canal!

Tour of the North

The wait is over – here are the 2018 answers

Numerous medals at Sobeka and promotions from Pangbourne

Medal haul at the sprint and wildwater championships

Banbury K2s on Form at Longridge

Even without any marathon or sprint races on, Banbury paddlers were still travelling around the country.

The annual Fairport Convention in Cropredy – and we become a café!

As most of the club will be at the National Marathon Championships this weekend, there will be no training at the club. If you want to see what it's all about though, come and join us at Reading, and see the top marathon paddlers in action.  We'll even have cake at...

Sprint, marathon and wildwater racing.

Two Hasler races, some wildwater, a picnic, bbq and plenty of coaching.

National Titles for Robin and Silver for Joe