Barking And Dagenham Canoe Club

get ready for us!

Tuesday training - autumn is just about here now.

What a day for it. ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

Thanks to

Saturday mornings wouldn't be a same without a tuna salad!

Great results at the Reading K4. Although we just missed the podium, we managed an impressive time of 39:46. Very good, considering a few mishaps along the way.

Getting the old beast out ready for some K4 practice.

Reading CC here we come!

Our Saturday sessions are open to all who are aged 8 and over. Come and give it a go. £10 adults and £5 for kids.

Location: Mayesbrook park
180 Lodge Ave, Dagenham RM8 2JR

10am - 12pm Saturdays

Come join out Saturday session 10-12 £5 for kids over the age of 8 and £10 for adults

It was a sad day for B&D Canoe Club members this week as they attended the Funeral of our clubs' old friend James Smythe. Although he was never a member of Barking, James did a lot to help our paddlers over the years. James became a member of Leaside Canoe Club around 1991, at this time several of Barking's great juniors were also paddling at Leaside and James was one of the prime coaches to take them under his wing and encourage them to achieve great results at national and international level. He was always first to offer to paddle K2 with a slower Junior paddler which always bought them on to a high standard very quickly. He approached his battle against cancer as he did his paddling, and did manage to beat it two years ago. Following this initial battle he came back to training and went on to win the age group K2 National Marathon Championships in 2021 with an old Barking Paddler, Stuart Dunn. Unfortunately the cancer returned and we had to say goodbye to him on Tuesday. It was evident by the 200 plus persons present that James will be sorely missed.