Thamesmead

Saturdays 10am

The Sharks have switched to a Winter timetable and are now paddling at !0am on Saturday mornings.

Free Autumn half-term sessions.

Lesson, Coaching and Fun

The cost will be just £10 per session for two hours during the Winter timetable, with no up front costs or expensive kit to buy. Interested, then get in touch: call/text: 07481 564945 or email: thamesmead@thesharks.org.uk.

Our aim is to establish a paddlesports club, with recreational and competitive sections. This is a long-term project which will develop and evolve to suit the needs of the local community and so far we have had an amazing Summer. A big thank you to everyone involved.

The Future …

We will continue the sessions throughout the Winter months with a complete relaunch at Easter 2026, with a completely new programme of exciting opportunities, including:

Sprint Racing

We will use the fantastic facilities at Thamesmead to develop a Sprint Racing Team. We will be the only club in London, with our own dedicated Sprint Lake, so let us make the most of the opportunity!

Sprint distances are usually 200metres and 500 metres.

Marathon Racing

Using slime fast boats, like the sprint boats, Marathon Racing is taking things a bit further. For youngsters races start at 2k for under 12s; 4k for under 14s and 8k is entry level for everybody else, increasing to 21k for top level ranking events.

There are also some special even longer races, for those who really like a challenge, including the 125 mile Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, reputed to be the toughest canoe race in the World.

Slalom

We already have an active slalom team and will be looking to install permanent flat water slalom gates at Southmere in the near future, so we can get paddlers to try this discipline. We will also look at using other nearby sites to help us develop paddlers.

Wild Water Racing

The Sharks are already London’s top Wild Water Racing Club, just think how good we can be with the addition of paddlers from Thamesmead?

Canoe Polo

We will be looking at establishing a Canoe Polo Team at Thamesmead from 2026, we will invest in providing the equipment and infrastructure needed to bring this exciting game to Southmere.

And Much, much more to come …

This is just the start, we can get these activities up and running and over time we will add more, including from this Summer Open Water Swimming at Birchmere Lake.

After School Clubs

We will run after school clubs, we would like to link these with schools, so if your school is interested, please do get in touch. Call/text on 07951 770241 or email: Thamesmead@thesharks.org.uk.

Partnerships

The Sharks has built it success through working with partners, and we are very pleased to be working with Peabody Housing on this project, however, we are always looking for more partners, to help us grow, to reach more people and to excel. Can you help? Do you want to work with us to improve what we can offer? The Sharks are a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to provide affordable opportunities for people to have fun ad to reach their full potential. We need your help to succeed, so please do get in touch and help us build something very special in Thamesmead.

Call/text on 07951 770241 or email: Thamesmead@thesharks.org.uk.

Updated October 29th 2025