Macclesfield Canoe Club

Next Month we are planning to paddle in North Wales on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September these will work as day paddles but I’m planning to camp on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th. The paddling is planned to be around the Lleyn peninsula, we’ll confirm venues depending on the weather. I’ll confirm my ...

We have been in touch with CRT who have had someone on site investigating. Their position is that there has been no sewage spillage but that there is some organic matter in the canal, which is possibly what sparked the original report to us. Organic matter is a broad category which could include ...

We have had notice from the rangers at Brereton (Cheshire East Council) that they have temporarily closed the lake to watersports as there is a suspected blue-green algae bloom. So our Thursday night session is cancelled, from previous experience this closure will last for several weeks. We will ...

Dear members We've had reports of a potential sewage leak that may have affected the canal towards Macclesfield. At the moment we've been unable to confirm this and continue to investigate. In the meantime, we are advising the following precautions: Avoid swimming in the canal If you're on the water ...

We’ll be running a Sea Kayak trip on Sunday 5th July

Venue: Anglesey

Forecast: Fine but windy

Let me know directly if you’d like to join us (numbers may be limited depending on the make up of the group).

Best Wishes
Alan Tonge

We have too few coaches to run our kayak session on 6th July, please accept our apologies. You can still book a canoe or race boat.

Back to normal on 13th.

Club “Sea” Paddle - Sunday 4th January 2026. For those of you that would like to blow away a few cobwebs at the weekend, Nikki and I have been planning this Sunday’s club Paddle. It would be great to get out on the sea, we have the Wyre estuary at Fleetwood, or Hilbre Island at West Kirby in mind. Ho ...

December Sea Trip We are planning our monthly club sea trip for this Sunday (7th December), given the short days and the windy forecast out west, we’re aiming closer to home than usual, Hilbre Island or the Wyre Estuary (Fleetwood) are top of the list. Let me or Fraser Kerr know if you plan to join u ...

Brereton Saturday Morning Sessions We’re off to a late start this season but our monthly Saturday morning catch up and cobweb busting sessions will start again this month! This is a 2 hour paddle at Brereton in your own boat (you can borrow a club boat if you can arrange collection and t ...

October - club sea kayaking trip. Hi all as suggested we postponed last weekends paddle and will paddle off Anglesey this Sunday 12th October. I’ve emailed those of you that contacted me last weekend separately, but subject to experience and possible cancellations I can accommodate additional p ...