Canoe England Southern Region

A recent independent survey of adult participation has revealed that canoeing is the most popular and fastest growing watersport for the seventh year running.

The survey which is carried out annually and first conducted in 2002, was commissioned on behalf of; the Royal Yachting Association, the British Marine Federation, the Maritime and Coastguard Association and the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.

Of the twelve boating activities measured, canoeing has seen the biggest increase in participation with the survey demonstrating that 1,262,478 people over the age of 16 years participate at least once a week in canoe and kayaking.

These positive results back up fresh results released in December, from Sport England’s Ipsos Mori’s Active People Survey (3), which demonstrated an increase in participation of 45% between October 2008 and October 2009.

The survey showed that 62,900 adults take part in 30 minutes of moderate intensity canoeing at least once a week. Canoeing is one of four sports out of a total of thirty three (with Sport England targets) which has seen a dramatic increase in participation, the other sports are athletics, tennis and cycling.

Paul Owen, Chief Executive of the British Canoe Union comments -
'The survey confirms what we already know, that canoeing is a fantastic activity with numerous benefits and is enjoyed by so many, which is why it continues to be such a popular and rapidly growing sport and recreation. 'It is anticipated that more people will be introduced to canoeing through our national “Go Paddling” initiative that runs throughout the spring and summer.'

Sport England Satisfaction Survey

 

Over the next few months Sport England will be conducting their second annual sport satisfaction survey. The research aims to establish how satisfied you are with the quality of your sporting experience(s), including those within Canoeing.

Sport England has commissioned Ipsos MORI, a leading market research company, to undertake the research. Over the next month or so you may receive an email from Ipsos MORI, inviting you to take part in this year’s survey. It should take around 15 minutes to complete, via an email link, and if you choose to participate, you are guaranteed anonymity; you will not be identified in the results and nor will you be contacted for unrelated sales or marketing purposes.

If you are contacted by Ipsos MORI, to take part in the survey the British Canoe Union and Canoe England recommend you accept; the research will help to further develop Canoeing and identify areas of improvement for the next few years.  

If you have any questions or concerns about the research, you can contact sportenglandsurvey@ipsos-mori.com

 

This training is being provided for outdoor clubs and activity centres in Hampshire & the South West. It is designed for qualified and/or experienced outdoor instructors. A series of courses are on offer – Climbing, Canoeing and Sailing. For each course candidates must attend the Generic Disability Awareness training day, followed by the practical day/s specific to the course/s. You can attend one or all three of the practical days depending on your requirements.

Flyer and Application form Here

Canoe England is developing a programme of regional delivery of Coach Education courses aimed at Clubs and volunteers.   Through funding from Sport England for the Excel objectives we are now looking to recruit up to four BCU Course Directors to support this delivery through contracted work to deliver an agreed minimum number of courses each year.  

Candidates would be qualified to deliver BCU Level 1, Level 2 training and Assessments and/or the discipline specific modules.  Delivery will be on a regional basis to competition coaches in Team Central and Team South.  The total number of training courses and assessments for each team is likely to be 12 per annum.

How to apply
Applicants should send a relevant CV to Kate Clark, HR Manager, British Canoe Union, 18 Market Place, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8AP or email kate.clark@bcu.org.uk

Closing Date
Thursday 4th March 2010 

 

Job description available to download here