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TONY CANNING

CHAIRMAN

TONY FIRST GOT INTO KAYAKING IN HIS TEENS AT BEWERLEY PARK OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IN NORTH YORKSHIRE IN THE 60'S. AFTER A LONG TIME AWAY FROM IT HE WENT ON A KAYAKING TRIP DOWN THE WANGANUI RIVER IN NEW ZEALAND WITH HIS WIFE DEB, ON THEIR RETURN HIS INTEREST OF ALL THINGS TO DO WITH WATER HAD BEEN REKINDLED, AND IS NOW A LEVEL 2 COACH AND IS ABLE TO ASSESS 1 & 2 STAR AWARDS.

HE IS PROBABLY SHEFFIELDS FIRST AND LAST CORACLE MAKER.

AS WELL AS BEING CHAIRMAN OF SCKC, HE IS A TRUSTEE ON THE UPPER DON WALK TRUST AND SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE BOARD OF THE SHEFFIELD RIVER STEWARDSHIP COMPANY.

TONY IS CRB VERIFIED.

JULIE PLUMB

TREASURER

DEBRA CANNING

SECRETARY

DEBRA HAS BEEN REGULARLY INVOLVED IN KAYAKING OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS. SHE'S A LEVEL 2 COACH AND IS EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE ENJOYS LEISURELY PADDLING DOWN RIVERS AND AROUND SMALL ISLANDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

DEBRA IS CRB VERIFIED.

STEVE CHEETHAM

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

SINCE STEVE STARTED KAYAKING IN THE 1970'S HE HAS ENJOYED MANY ASPECTS OF THE SPORT, ESPECIALLY RECREATIONAL PADDLING ON PLACID AND WHITE WATER IN THE UK, AND ON CONTINENTAL RIVERS DURING MOST SUMMER HOLIDAYS. AS A SLALOMIST HE HAS PREVIOUSLY REACHED DIV.1, HE PASSED THE ADVANCED PROFICIENCY TEST (INLAND) AND QUALIFIED AS SENIOR INSTRUCTOR (INLAND) IN THE 1980'S AND IS CURRENTLY A BCU LEVEL 3 COACH AND IS ABLE TO ASSESS 1,2 & 3 STAR AWARDS.

STEVE IS CRB VERIFIED

ADAM CAREY

PUBLICITY & INFORMATION OFFICER INCLUDING WEB DESIGN

ADAM STARTED KAYAKING IN 2007 AFTER A WHITEWATER RAFTING TASTER SESSION. SINCE ADAM BEGAN HE HAS GAINED BCU AWARDS UPTO 2* AND HAS ALSO COMPLETED THE PADDLESAFE AND UK SPORT CHILD PROTECTION COURSES - HE ENJOYS MILD WHITEWATER AND RECREATIONAL PADDLING BUT ALSO HAS OTHER INTERESTS IN THE OUTDOORS, AND IS AN AVID WALKER, CLIMBER & CYCLIST.

ADAM IS CRB VERIFIED.

KAREN CAREY

CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER

KAREN IS KEEN TO OBSERVE A SAFE AND WELCOME ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL YOUNG MEMBERS, BEING A NON PADDLER SHE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT THE WATERS EDGE AND HAS COMPLETED THE UK SPORT CHILD PROTECTION COURSE. IN BETWEEN A BUSY FAMILY LIFE SHE ENJOYS THE THEATRE AND HAS A PASSION FOR SHOPPING.

KAREN IS CRB VERIFIED.

KEVIN PLUMB

WELFARE OFFICER

KEVIN STARTED KAYAKING AROUND 2004 AS SOMETHING HE COULD DO WITH HIS KIDS. THE GIRLS SOON SURPASSED HIS ABILITIES AND TOOK UP SLALOM COMPETITION AND ARE BOTH CURRENTLY IN DIV 1.
KEVIN HAS GAINED HIS BCU 3* AND LEVEL 1 COACHING AWARD AS WELL AS UK SPORT CHILD PROTECTION AND COACHING DISABLED COURSES. HE IS ALSO A CUB SCOUT LEADER, NSRA CLUB AIRGUN INSTRUCTOR, ARCHERY INSTRUCTOR AND CLIMBING WALL INSTRUCTOR WITHIN SCOUTING, AND HOLDS A RYA LEVEL 2 IN DINGY SAILING. MOST OF HIS SPARE TIME GOES INTO EITHER SCOUTING OR KAYAKING (ESPECIALLY AS LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO HIS KIDS FOR SLALOM COMPETITIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY).

KEVIN IS CRB VERIFIED.

JOHN LEWIS

SLALOM LIASON

JOHN HAS TAKEN A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN SLALOM SINCE 2008 AND NOW COMPETES IN DIVISION 2 AT EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS TAKING PART IN OTHER RECREATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE SPORT IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS.

DAVID WRIGHT

TRIP CO-ORDINATER

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN ALL AREAS OF OUTDOOR PURSUITS FOR MANY YEARS, DAVID STARTED KAYAKING WITH THE CLUB IN 2009 AFTER A SEA KAYAKING DAY OUT WHILE ON HOLIDAY. ALTHOUGH HIS PREFERENCE IS FOR RECREATIONAL TRIPS DAVID IS GETTING THE FEEL FOR MOVING WATER AS PART OF HIS DEVELOPMENT AND HOLDS A BCU AQUATIC FIRST AID CERTIFICATE.

DAVE IS CRB VERIFIED.

JOHN GILPIN

TRIP CO-ORDINATER

JOHN IS KEEN ON ALL OUTDOOR PURSUITS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED PROFESSIONALLY IN THE ARMY AND WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. HE HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN NATURAL HISTORY, INCLUDING WALKING AND BIRD WATCHING. JOHN BECAME A MEMBER IN 2010 REKINDLING HIS ENJOYMENT IN KAYAKING FIRST TRIED MANY YEARS AGO. HE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN TOURING TRIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY. JOHN HOLDS A FIRST AID AT WORK CERTIFICATE AND HAS COMPLETED CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING.

JOHN IS CRB VERIFIED.

	TONY CANNING CHAIRMAN TONY FIRST GOT INTO KAYAKING IN HIS TEENS AT BEWERLEY PARK OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IN NORTH YORKSHIRE IN THE 60'S. AFTER A LONG TIME AWAY FROM IT HE WENT ON A KAYAKING TRIP DOWN THE WANGANUI RIVER IN NEW ZEALAND WITH HIS WIFE DEB, ON THEIR RETURN HIS INTEREST OF ALL THINGS TO DO WITH WATER HAD BEEN REKINDLED, AND IS NOW A LEVEL 2 COACH AND IS ABLE TO ASSESS 1 & 2 STAR AWARDS. HE IS PROBABLY SHEFFIELDS FIRST AND LAST CORACLE MAKER. AS WELL AS BEING CHAIRMAN OF SCKC, HE IS A TRUSTEE ON THE UPPER DON WALK TRUST AND SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE BOARD OF THE SHEFFIELD RIVER STEWARDSHIP COMPANY. TONY IS CRB VERIFIED.
	JULIE PLUMB TREASURER
	DEBRA CANNING SECRETARY DEBRA HAS BEEN REGULARLY INVOLVED IN KAYAKING OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS. SHE'S A LEVEL 2 COACH AND IS EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE ENJOYS LEISURELY PADDLING DOWN RIVERS AND AROUND SMALL ISLANDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. DEBRA IS CRB VERIFIED.
	STEVE CHEETHAM MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY SINCE STEVE STARTED KAYAKING IN THE 1970'S HE HAS ENJOYED MANY ASPECTS OF THE SPORT, ESPECIALLY RECREATIONAL PADDLING ON PLACID AND WHITE WATER IN THE UK, AND ON CONTINENTAL RIVERS DURING MOST SUMMER HOLIDAYS. AS A SLALOMIST HE HAS PREVIOUSLY REACHED DIV.1, HE PASSED THE ADVANCED PROFICIENCY TEST (INLAND) AND QUALIFIED AS SENIOR INSTRUCTOR (INLAND) IN THE 1980'S AND IS CURRENTLY A BCU LEVEL 3 COACH AND IS ABLE TO ASSESS 1,2 & 3 STAR AWARDS. STEVE IS CRB VERIFIED
	ADAM CAREY PUBLICITY & INFORMATION OFFICER INCLUDING WEB DESIGN ADAM STARTED KAYAKING IN 2007 AFTER A WHITEWATER RAFTING TASTER SESSION. SINCE ADAM BEGAN HE HAS GAINED BCU AWARDS UPTO 2* AND HAS ALSO COMPLETED THE PADDLESAFE AND UK SPORT CHILD PROTECTION COURSES - HE ENJOYS MILD WHITEWATER AND RECREATIONAL PADDLING BUT ALSO HAS OTHER INTERESTS IN THE OUTDOORS, AND IS AN AVID WALKER, CLIMBER & CYCLIST. ADAM IS CRB VERIFIED.
	KAREN CAREY CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER KAREN IS KEEN TO OBSERVE A SAFE AND WELCOME ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL YOUNG MEMBERS, BEING A NON PADDLER SHE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT THE WATERS EDGE AND HAS COMPLETED THE UK SPORT CHILD PROTECTION COURSE. IN BETWEEN A BUSY FAMILY LIFE SHE ENJOYS THE THEATRE AND HAS A PASSION FOR SHOPPING. KAREN IS CRB VERIFIED.
	KEVIN PLUMB WELFARE OFFICER KEVIN STARTED KAYAKING AROUND 2004 AS SOMETHING HE COULD DO WITH HIS KIDS. THE GIRLS SOON SURPASSED HIS ABILITIES AND TOOK UP SLALOM COMPETITION AND ARE BOTH CURRENTLY IN DIV 1. KEVIN HAS GAINED HIS BCU 3* AND LEVEL 1 COACHING AWARD AS WELL AS UK SPORT CHILD PROTECTION AND COACHING DISABLED COURSES. HE IS ALSO A CUB SCOUT LEADER, NSRA CLUB AIRGUN INSTRUCTOR, ARCHERY INSTRUCTOR AND CLIMBING WALL INSTRUCTOR WITHIN SCOUTING, AND HOLDS A RYA LEVEL 2 IN DINGY SAILING. MOST OF HIS SPARE TIME GOES INTO EITHER SCOUTING OR KAYAKING (ESPECIALLY AS LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO HIS KIDS FOR SLALOM COMPETITIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY). KEVIN IS CRB VERIFIED.
	JOHN LEWIS SLALOM LIASON JOHN HAS TAKEN A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN SLALOM SINCE 2008 AND NOW COMPETES IN DIVISION 2 AT EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS TAKING PART IN OTHER RECREATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE SPORT IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS.
	DAVID WRIGHT TRIP CO-ORDINATER AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN ALL AREAS OF OUTDOOR PURSUITS FOR MANY YEARS, DAVID STARTED KAYAKING WITH THE CLUB IN 2009 AFTER A SEA KAYAKING DAY OUT WHILE ON HOLIDAY. ALTHOUGH HIS PREFERENCE IS FOR RECREATIONAL TRIPS DAVID IS GETTING THE FEEL FOR MOVING WATER AS PART OF HIS DEVELOPMENT AND HOLDS A BCU AQUATIC FIRST AID CERTIFICATE. DAVE IS CRB VERIFIED.
	JOHN GILPIN TRIP CO-ORDINATER JOHN IS KEEN ON ALL OUTDOOR PURSUITS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED PROFESSIONALLY IN THE ARMY AND WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. HE HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN NATURAL HISTORY, INCLUDING WALKING AND BIRD WATCHING. JOHN BECAME A MEMBER IN 2010 REKINDLING HIS ENJOYMENT IN KAYAKING FIRST TRIED MANY YEARS AGO. HE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN TOURING TRIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY. JOHN HOLDS A FIRST AID AT WORK CERTIFICATE AND HAS COMPLETED CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING. JOHN IS CRB VERIFIED.