Just back from a week kayaking amongst the snow in the area around Fort William.

Would you be interested in volunteering to help provide safety cover for this event? This is a great chance to practice your white water safety and rescue skills, so if you can help out throwlining for a few hours or would like to spend two full days live-baiting, we'd love to hear from you.

Providing White water safety and rescue cover for the BUCS slalom event

You can expect free tea, and if you can help for a whole day or more there's also free camping and party tickets. As always, you can take time out to compete yourself, so there's no reason you can't get stuck in!

The dates of the event are 13-14 February 2010, and there's loads of information about the event itself at http://www.bucsslalom.org.uk/

Meeting the needs of all NGBs, and aimed at walkers, climbers and paddlers, this 2 day outdoor first aid course is ideal anyone who works or plays in the outdoors. At only £80, it's also a bargain, with discounts available for group bookings.

23-24 January 2010

All the info on this and future first aid courses is at http://www.rockmonkey.co.uk/outdoor_first_aid_courses.php

16 hour outdoor First Aid Course

Introduction to whitewater kayaking courses are running at Kirkby Lonsdale, Friday 29 or Sunday 31 January 2010.

All the info's at

http://www.rockmonkey.co.uk/whitewater_kayak_coaching.php

Contact Will on 07941 645 520 for more information.

Big thanks to the boys and girls who came down to the Washburn for the 2009 BUCS WWR, organised by the Friends of Durham University Canoe Club.  Once again the whole event was great fun, and Rockmonkey would like to thank everyone who donned their warm clothes and spent the weekend helping swimmers out of the water, and recovering gear for various clubs.  We couldn't do this sort of event without the dedication and professionalism of these guys – big love to all from Monkey towers.

See you all at the BUCS Slalom next year…

We will be providing the white water safety cover for the BUCS kayak and canoe river race at the Washburn again on 28-9 November 2009. If you have white water safety and rescue experience or qualifications, you can join in the action and receive the bottomless FREE TEA! If you're interested, please get in touch.

White Water Safety and Rescue Teams at River Race