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Peter's Waterways Blog
Paddleboards This was first published in IWA West Riding's Milepost in September 2017, after a paddleboarding event in Sheffield organised by Canal and River Trust |
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Sheffield Basin hosted a Stand-Up-Paddleboarding event in August (it's just a name: kneeling or sitting is just as good). This was part of the national
#PlasticPatrol
clean-up and awareness initiatives.
The excellent earlier work of C&RT and local volunteers had them finding meagre picking of floating plastic detritus that day, and it was a brilliant introduction to an excellent new way of experiencing the waterways. Every Basin Should Have One! |
paddleboards moored in basin approach |
demonstrating paddling technique |
inviting sign |
showing safety anklestrap |
standing is fine ... |
sitting is fine... |
kneeling is fine. |