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Programme of Talks 2006

A series of paddler's talks

Inspiring talks for canoeists by canoeists

Monday 16 th January 2006  Keswick Icebergs to Icecaps Sea kayaking in Greenland
Tuesday 17 th January 2006  Kendal      Doug Cooper PDF poster to download and display 70 kb use less colour ink

PDF2 another poster to download and display 301 kb use someone else's colour ink

Doug is Head of paddle sports at Glenmore Lodge, Scotland's National Outdoor Training Centre.  He is also a guide book writer and a top expedition sea kayaker who has fallen in love with the spectacular coastline and culture of Greenland.   Tonight he takes us on an entertaining northern odyssey, illustrated with some stunning photography.

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Doug Cooper
 

 

Monday 13 th February 2006 Keswick Nahanni - river of gold, river of dreams

PDF poster to display on your local noticeboard 90 kb

Tuesday 14 th February 2006  Kendal Sue Hornby 
A well known personality and popular speaker, Suzy has represented Britain in several canoeing disciplines and has also paddled down many of the World's great rivers.  Tonight she recounts a recent 17 day self-supported open canoe trip down the Nahanni river - a Canadian National Park and World Heritage Site.  Roaring rapids, spectacular canyons, the magnificent Virginia Falls (three times the height of Niagara), the beauty of wilderness camping, and of course those friendly, cuddly bears.

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Sue Hornby
 

 

Monday 13th March 2006  Keswick (venue t.b.c) Bashing the Becks PDF colour poster to display, locally 103 kb
Tuesday 14th March 2006   Kendal Stuart Miller PDF black and white poster, to display 143 kb
Keswick Mountain Guide and author of White Water Lake District Stuart Miller became involved in exploring the Lake District becks as a wet weather alternative to rock climbing. Join Stuart on a trip into this bizarre world of throwing oneself down rocky gullies surrounded by a lump of plastic and how this can lead to travel around the world to visit remote and beautiful wilderness areas.
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Notes

Keswick talks are on Monday evenings at the Labour Club Hall, central Keswick opposite the Pencil Museum.  

Bar open 7.30.p.m, talk at 8.00 p.m.

Admission on the door £5.00, students £2.50.
Tel 017687 73686 for more information.

Kendal talks are on Tuesday evenings at the Brewery Arts Centre, central Kendal. 

Talk at 8.00 p.m.  Café and bars open before and after.

Tickets  £5.00, students £2.50.

 

Information 01539 795090 www.breweryarts.co.uk

 

All above talks profits go to Cumbria Canoeists to fund and support access & conservation on local rivers & training of voluntary coaches.

 

Downloads

FLYER hand bill, download and print to hand out, contains information of all three talks. 85 kb

Doug Cooper PDF poster to download and display 70 kb uses minimal colour ink

Doug Cooper PDF2 another poster to download and display 301 kb use someone else's colour ink

Sue Hornby Talk Poster 90 kb to display in your town

Stuart Miller colour poster 103 kb

Stuart Miller black and white poster 143 kb

 

Rheged have some talks after Cumbria Canoeists talks have ended.

 

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Friday 31st March 2006 at 8.00 p.m.
Max Finkelstein - Canoeing a Continent; On The Trail of Alexander McKenzie
Alexander McKenzie was the first European to cross the North American
continent - 13 years before Lewis & Clarke. Modern day canoeist Max
Finkelstein spent three years retracing this pioneering route.
Ticket £11.00


Saturday 1st April 2006 at 8.00 p.m.
Jeff Allen - Paddle Japan on a Wing and a Prayer
In 2004 Jeff took to the notorious seas of the North Pacific in his sea
kayak to circumnavigate the Japanese archipelago. It proved to be a record
year for tornadoes, so he'll be telling of his adventures on mountainous
seas and amongst wild islands.
Ticket £11.00



For further details visit www.rheged.com. To book tickets call the dedicated
ticket line: 01768 860 090. The National Mountaineering Exhibition - and its
lecture theatre - is located within Rheged, just 2 minutes from junction 40
M6/A66 (Penrith); just follow the brown signs.

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Max Finkelstein

 

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Jeff Allen

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Last modified: January 27, 2006