Welcome to our website.

Meridian Canoe Club is a BCU Top Club run by volunteers with a passion for paddlesport.

Meridian is one of the largest clubs in London and the UK, and competes regularly in the Olympic disciplines of Canoe Slalom and Flat water racing and is also very active in Canoe Polo, Surfing, Open Boating, White Water and other recreational flat water river trips.

This site has all the information you should need about our club, what we do and where we meet - and also a bit on how we go about doing it. If you need anything please look at the forum or else drop an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Experienced or not, we believe Meridian is a great Club to paddle with. We hope to see you soon!

We have now finsihed our GoCanoeing Taster Sessions for the year, but check back here regularly for 2015 dates. Ideal for Beginners and New Members its a great simple and quick way to introduce you to kayaking and the club. More details in our calendar or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions, or see our Club Objectives and New Members for more details.

We have also now finished our Beginners Courses. Once the schedule is arranged for 2015 it will be displayed here. Courses usually run for two days at Danson Park, with a river trip scheduled scheduled shortly thereafter for a fun day on one of the Medway or Thames rivers.

Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information or to register for future courses.

We look forward to paddling with you soon.

Meridian E top Div 2 North, but for how long.....

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goal Against	Goal Difference	points
1	Meridain E	18	11	5	2	67	47	20	38
2	Hull Mariners	13	9	1	3	33	20	13	28
3	Team Scotia	14	6	5	3	42	36	6	23
4	FOA Y	9	5	3	1	47	27	20	18
5	Derby Rammers A	8	3	2	3	14	18	-4	11
6	White Rose	8	3	1	4	28	22	6	10
7	Tees Tigers A	9	2	3	4	15	26	-11	9
8	Viking C	9	2	0	7	20	32	-12	6
9	FOA W	9	1	2	6	23	33	-10	5
10	Manchester Wildcatz A	13	1	2	10	18	46	-28	5

Meridian E have finished their 1st season in Division 2 North and are currently sitting at the top of the table now its left for the other teams to decide who will finish where and all Lewis Hammond, Connor Brasnell, Nathan Hammond, Jack Playford, Robbie Seamons and Jamie Grover have to wait...

Hull Mariners, FOA Y, Derby Rammers A and White Rose can all still catch Meridian E

Christmas Usk & Wye Weekend 2013

December 13-15th
Joe’s Lodge Talgarth
http://www.joeslodge.co.uk

This trip is a social trip with paddling, Many sections of the Usk & Wye are within easy distance and are Grade 2 -3 in normal water levels.
Anyone is welcome including non paddlers.
Cost including accommodation, 2 cooked breakfast & evening meal £35. There are 27 beds and these will only be secured by non refundable payment to Nikki or Ada.
Please ask if you want any more info or express an interest on the trips forum.

General Pool Sessions: Membership Survey Results

The results of the survey regarding use of the General Pool Sessions can be found here in pdf format.

As recently communicated in the Club E-Alert, the Committee has ratified the proposals on the final page, and the Thursday late General Pool Session will close, with Thursday 9 May 2013 being the last General Pool Session held. The Wednesday session will continue to be held, with charges reduced to £6/- members and £8/- non-members on the same date. All are welcome from Thursday to the Wednesday session.

The committee is currently evaluating what to do with the Thursday night pool booking, and is endeavouring to plan activity that delivers fiscal neutrality.

Derek Playford

Secretary - Meridian Canoe Club

LONDON INTERNATIONAL POLO 2012

Meridian fielded 5 teams in the2012 London International Polo competition, with the club organising a warm and sunny weekend. The weekend resulted in our ‘C’ team closely losing out to Viking in a thrilling close fought Div.1 final. Our ‘A’ team taking the 3^rd. Place. In Div.2 Meridian ‘B’ took the first place honours, with our ‘D’ team coming an unlucky 13^th! Division 3 saw our youth team fighting a nail biting battle, just losing out to Cardiff for 2^nd. Place in the division 3 final.

Well done to all those that took part and also a big thank you to the organisers and helpers for running such a great weekend.

Website Forum issues

Are now fixed.

YALDING AND THE MEDWAY

Had a conversation with EA engineers working on The Medway weirs. The guys warned us that after the work of installing canoe passes and other canoeing facilities, the EA will be undertaking a crack down on BCU / Medway licences. We would therefore suggest that if you are a BCU member and are paddling at Yalding you take with you your BCU card to avoid any further discussions. If you’re not a BCU member then its your decision if you choose to either paddle without a licence and enjoy a debate with the EA, or either join the BCU, or purchase a personal Medway licence.