Starters Youth Paddling Sessions

  • kayaking

  • 1 hr

  • Max 16 people

Start your paddling journey with us, in this weekly after school group!

Description

Starters After-School Club is for young people starting their journey in paddle sports, the instructor will give participants the opportunity to experience different types of paddling, giving them a firm grounding in the sport, to further develop them as paddlers.


Recommended for children aged 8+


You can book one session as a taster at any time or book a class pass to get a block discount.

Requirements

  1. Participants should be comfortable on and around the water, please let us know if you have any concerns surrounding this.
  2. The participants should be able to partake in physical activity for this period of time, please check with your doctor or call us with any concerns.

What to bring

Please ensure that you have clothes appropriate to the weather and a change of clothes for after the session including:

  1. Footwear - Covering shoes such as old trainers/wet boots - that you don’t mind getting wet (not flip-flops or wellington boots)
  2. Lightweight trousers or shorts
  3. T-shirt / Long sleeved garment
  4. Lightweight sweatshirt
  5. Windproof top and trousers
  6. Hat, sunscreen
  7. Drink
  8. Towel and dry clothing
  9. Any medication eg: Inhaler, EpiPen (ensure staff are informed of any medication that you drop your child off with).



Itinerary

We will work on different skills each session, aiming to develop a passion and enjoyment for the sport.

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    Wokingham Waterside Centre

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    Reading, GB

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From £10.00 per child
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    Free cancellation

    Up to 5 days in advance

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Upcoming availability

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Lovely location and a good experience for young people

Rachel Eden

Rachel Eden

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Fab facility visited as part of Beaver Scout trip for dragon boating! Staff are friendly, fun, and great with the kids. Great time had by all.

Mike Merrick

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Nice location, peaceful and pleasant view right by the riverside. Very nice place to have a sit out and picnic. Community centre halls and rooms are spacious with toilets. I attended an event here and it was a good ...

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Attended Maha Shivarathri event. They have multiple halls with kitchen facility, cloak rooms and seperate toilets for each genders. Out side atmosphere is, no words. The river along the centre with green grass and white ...

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Beautiful area. Nice place for an evening walk

Christopher DeSouza

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