Osterley News

31st August 2021

Another Week, Another 508 people

A new weekly high In the seven days culminating with the Bank Holiday Monday, we had 508 different people coming to try paddling with The Sharks, we had though we had done well with 412!

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31st August 2021

September Osterley Sessions

Saturday and Sunday in the Park We will continue our Saturday and Sunday sessions every weekend during September

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21st August 2021

Golden Anniversary

Where else would you go? To Celebrate your Golden Wedding Anniversary, with your extended family, the best place is obviously Osterley Park, so you can have a family picnic and go canoeing.

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27th July 2021

Osterley Summer Holiday Sessions

Wednesday Sessions through the Summer Holidays We have added Wednesdays in at Osterley during the Summer Holidays, giving you even more opportunities for fun

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30th June 2021

London Youth Games 2021

Saturday 31st July We are looking for paddlers interested in taking part in the kayaking events of the London Youth Games. In slalom or Sit-on-Top racing over 50 metres. If you are available contact us, soon 07951 770241 or email canoeing@thesharks.org.uk.

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4th April 2021

Osterley 2021

Recreation and Family Fun Sessions 2021 The National Trust’s Osterley Park, is the ideal place for a day out with the family and a chance to kayak on the lake in boats that are ideal for beginners, for families and so much fun. For more information call 07951 770241 or email: osterley@thesharks.org.uk.

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6th January 2021

Principles of Training

How to Improve your performance Our Slalom Coach, Rick Moore has written the following information in order to help our paddlers, get fit, stay fit and generally improve their performance.

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2nd January 2021

Paddle Pal

You are not Alone, you don’t need to be Alone We have a solution, we have set up a WhatsApp group called Paddle Pal, where you can make arrangements to paddle with someone in keeping with current Covid-19 restrictions regulations.

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26th October 2020

That Was Osterley 2020

1,547 Thank Yous That is the number of people we had in our somewhat truncated season at Osterley Park this year.

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13th September 2020

Thank You

To all our Staff The past few months have been a trying and testing time for all of us, The Sharks were up and paddling within days of the lockdown lifted at first with experienced paddlers and then gradually introducing other socially distanced sessions.

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23rd August 2020

Our Barn and The Sharks

Our Barn paddling with The Sharks Another great day of fun with Our Barn who joined us for a paddling session at Osterley Park.

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19th August 2020

Osterley From the Sky

Google Earth Picture of Osterley Park See us kayaking on the Lake in the Park, our family fun sessions have been caught by Google Earth

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25th April 2019

Great Easter Holidays

Lots of Paddling, Lots of Fun During the School Holidays we had over 350 people on the water at different venues on different projects. The Sunny Weather Brought the crowds to Osterley Park where we had 221 paddlers.

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3rd July 2018

Canoeing For All

Our Barn and The Sharks A great time for all when The Sharks and Our Barn came together for an evening’s canoeing at the National Trust‘s Osterley Park.

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26th September 2016

Sport England Award for The Sharks

What can we say? Sport England have presented The Sharks with an award for being the best sports satellite club in London for our work at Osterley Park.

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15th August 2016

Inspired

We are now recognised as inspiring by the BBC website. The Metro newspaper have described our canoeing sessions in Osterely Park as awesome.

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12th May 2016

102 Not Out – A new Sharks participation record

In Sunday May 8th we had 102 participants at Osterley, bringing the total of paddlers we have had this year to over 250...

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20th December 2015

Paddlers End of Year Report

This has been a fantastic year for The Sharks with record numbers of new paddlers. The challenge is to make them regulars who progress into our competitive ranks.

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30th October 2015

Havelock / Osterley Results

Congratulations to paddlers who took part in this week’s Wavehopper race at Havelock and Osterley Park.

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28th September 2015

Sharks weekend Osterley sessions make the Sunday Times!

The Sharks are running canoeing sessions at Osterley Park in partnership with the National Trust.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Support Rick – Red January

31 January 2022

Get Active Every Day! To raise awareness of the impact of physical activity on mental health Rick Moore, our slalom coach, has joined the Red January Challenge to do at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day!

Southampton Wild Water Race

12 February 2022

Saturday 12th February A sprint Wild Water Race, suitable for novices. You do two runs of teh course and your fastest run counts.

Stone Mini-Slaloms

13 February 2022

Sundays 16th & 30th Jan, & 13th Feb A really nice series of events to hone up your slalom skills in a friendly competition at a really nice club.

Barrow Wild Water Races

05 March 2022

Saturdays Jan 15th, Feb 5th, & Mar 5th Why not have a fun day out in Barrow on Soar, near Loughborough, paddle a different river, get some new experience? Suitable for all standards and all boats.

2022 Paddling at Harlesden

27 March 2022

Sundays at 10:30am Our regular Sunday sessions at Harlesden will resume on Sunday 2nd January at 10:30am, with evening sessions being available from April

Sessions at Harefield 2022

27 March 2022

Sunday 10:30am Harefield Slalom sessions resume on Sunday 9th January at 10:30am, meeting at Rickmansworth Sailing Club, Troy Lake, WD3 9YB. For more information call 07951 770241 or email: slalom@thesharks.org.uk.

Frost-Free Fingers

29 March 2022

Cost Effective Paddle Mitts No more cold fingers when paddling, just follow the simple instructions from Rick Moore, on how to make your own cheap Paddle Mitts

Dress Warm for Winter Paddling

29 March 2022

What to wear for Winter paddling Paddling in cold weather is no different to doing any other activity, it is about wearing the right clothing, check our latest video from our super model Rick Moore.

Southall Sessions 2022

26 April 2022

Tuesday 5:30pm & Saturday 10:30am Tuesday evening sessions at Southall will resume for experienced paddlers on Tuesday 4th January 2022. We will commence Saturday sessions as soon as possible, but have a couple of logistical matters we need to clear first.

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Sessions at Harefield 2022

Southall Sessions 2022

2022 Paddling at Harlesden

Stone Mini-Slaloms

Southampton Wild Water Race

Barrow Wild Water Races

How Many Medals did we win?

December 2021