"Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.” So wrote Voltaire, who was born on November 21st 1694 - just 330 years before our pool session next week [https://www.maidstonecanoeclub.net/events/2c31dc8f-10ac-4d24-ae9d-52e705b5d9cd/pool-session?instance=4]!”
October 16th: On this day we solemnly remember the London Beer Flood [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood] in which 8 unfortunate souls lost their lives, and 1,470,000 litres of beer were tragically lost. That’s enough to fill the Cranbrook Pool more than five times over. If only they had kayaks and had practiced their braces.
Still, I can think of worse ways to go!
See you at the pool session!
https://maidstonecanoeclub.net/events/2c31dc8f-10ac-4d24-ae9d-52e705b5d9cd/pool-session?instance=3
With all of the clubs general purpose boats now being in the new boat store in a designated spot there is now a label on each rack for which craft should go there, please put boats back in the same place you found them according to the label on the rack, Thank you :)
Lisa, our First Aid Officer, has put a couple of dates in the calendar to teach the use of our defibrillator!
I'm sure everyone has seen it on the wall but i doubt you know how to use it, so please sign up to these really worthwhile events!
Tuesday 8th October at 7pm
Tuesday 15th October at 7pm
Spooky season is creeping up on us which means one thing, Halloween!
Ones again we’re be doing a Halloween paddle, For more information please see the event and sign up here
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Cranbrook swimming pool has had to cancel this months pool session. A bit apocalyptic but we will have to wait to re-enact the Ride of the Valkyries!
On August 15th, 1979, Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal Vietnam movie Apocalypse Now opened in theatres. We’ll be recreating one of its iconic scenes at this month’s pool session by strapping speakers to our kayaks and blasting out Ride of the Valkyries. Here’s a reminder if you haven’t seen it for a while - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqtehtSB0LI
I have uploaded the summer edition of the club's newsletter that you can download from the above menu About-Newsletters, where you can also download previous editions back to 2004, at least those I could find. I will also email it to all current club members. Hopefully there will be some printed copies in the clubhouse for those who cannot access the e versions or just prefer a printed copy.