Scarborough and District Canoe Club

Meet t'team

The committee is made up of the following elected but unpaid members. We all want to be paid lots of money but suspect it is never going to happen. In the meantime we just work for free and get very wet both internally and externally.

Chairman: John Devine aka Grandad

Grandad. Reindeers'ss grazing, check. Sledge stored, check. 364 days to play, check.

A retired member, prone to ocasional 'senior moments', Grandad holds the current club record for time taken to get launched (longest, that is.) He's a newcomer to kayaking, and we are all in awe of his 'paddling' skills. He can, however, successfully roll a sausage (pictured here at the club's Annual General Meeting and BBQ.)

 

Membership Secretary: Anne Raper

 

After several attempts, spanning a period of some twelve months, we have finally persuaded Anne that her life will be much enriched by the pleasures of secretarial work for the club.

Treasurer: John Vinten

A founder member of the club, John Vinten will probably have to be carried kicking and screaming from the club in a box (that is if he is ever in this country for long enough). Actually, if you ask him where in the world he's paddled a kayak, you'll be in for a fascinating tale.

Equipment Officer: Martin Stirling

Martin Stirling - Flounce with Style.

Former Chairman with bags of experience. If you ever get into difficulty see him in the pub after the event for a full review.

Instructor Liasion Officer: Jason Rapper

Jason is one of our most enthusiastic younger members and his energies, dogged determination to cartwheel and exemplary attitude to being left stranded on the slipway by the club's crew of sad old .....'s in last year's Boxing Day Raft Race do him great credit!

Canadian rep: Julia Dunstone

It seems that open-boaters do sometimes prefer to paddle ingognito, but here you see the preparation of a packed lunch which is probably quite similar to those used by them.

Why not volunteer to work as a committe member?

Helping the club to run efficiently provides everyone with opportunities for enjoyable paddling . Some members have given up their time for many years in this way, and those of us who are benefitting from their hard work, and guidance are very appreciative of all they have done. To take on committee work involves attending a few meetings during the year but you don't have stand up and say clever things! Our approach is as informal and enjoyable as we can make it and new volunteers are essential if the club is to continue to function. Help spread the work load! Pictured below our long-standing treasurer explaining to the assembled Annual General Meeting why he'd needed the holiday in France.

© Nik Stanbury 2008