Heidi Walsh is quickly becoming one of the world's most renowned whitewater kayakers. This young Brit has become one to watch as she throws huge flips in her freestyle kayak, drops off giant waterfalls in her creek boat, and shares her knowledge and passion with others in any kayak she…
Happy New Year from Paddle UK. It’s the start of a brand new year, which means opportunities for more paddling. Plus a great time to start thinking about new years resolutions. January is all about new beginnings and it’s a great time of year to set out your goals and…
Adventurer Ed Pratt has completed a solo mission to travel the length of the River Thames from source to sea. He recorded a daily video about his trek on Youtube and raised about £22,000 in funds and awareness for The Rivers Trust. The Trust’s mission is to improve the health…
Geoff Potts is a well accomplished paddler already, holding a multitude of qualifications and credentials. But he decided he wanted to push himself in a physical challenge, and with it raise some money for a well deserving challenge. Check out his report on completing the Great Glen challenge in under…
On the 8th June, three of my freestyle friends and I set off from Beeston Weir on an epic 24 hours paddling around the Trent Loop. This was all to raise money for three very worthy charities, British Heart Foundation, Olive Tree Hospice, and Watersafe UK Search and Rescue Team.…
New Year's day was when Anthony Ing and Chuck Norris (A.K.A Chuck) set off from Liverpool dock. Leaving the west coast of England, with the east coast firmly in their sights. This epic paddle of 160 miles is with the aim of raising money for Suicide Prevention UK, a charity…
BBC presenter and naturalist Steve Backshall, and his partner Tom McGibbon, have set a world record for the fastest time to paddle the length of the River Thames. The world record, achieved in a double kayak, concluded after 20 hours and 29 minutes and involved navigating the river throughout the…
East of England Paddlesports is the largest Paddle UK affiliated online group with over 12k members, we aim to promote safe paddling and encourage grass roots paddling of all types in a safe and responsible way. Every year, we aim to raise money for a charity by doing something paddling…
The summer is a perfect time to take on a paddling challenge as the days are getting longer, and the weather warmer. Challenging yourself to a distance, time, or number of laps paddled is a great way for you to raise some money for amazing charities. However, it is not…
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