Paddle UK

Today marks a new chapter in our story. We’re excited to share that we have rebranded to Paddle UK. Our new name and branding has been inspired by the changing demographics of our evolving membership, and allows us to represent all paddlers across the UK more inclusively. In this very exciting Olympic and Paralympic year, we look forward to inspiring and supporting every paddler and each member of our community, whether competing or taking part for leisure. We look forward to sharing more of our branding with you in the coming weeks! #PaddleUK Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gs_avxiX

Do you know a suitable candidate for the role of chair to our Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG)? Our IAG plays a crucial role in supporting our equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. From leading our strategy to raising leadership awareness and developing inclusion resources for the paddlesport community. The chair is responsible for overseeing the overall delivery and effectiveness of the IAG. We're seeking a candidate with experience in chairing roles and a understanding of the barriers faced by under-represented groups. You'll support us to address inequalities in our sport and create a more inclusive environment. Find out more and apply by 31st May 👉 https://orlo.uk/Hy5F1 #EDI #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion #Chair #Sport #VolunteerOpportunity #SportJobs #JobsInSport

We're seeking members for our new Aquatic Safety and Incident Management Technical Group 📣 The group will provide advice and support related to first aid, incident management, and aquatic safety specific to paddlesport activities. You'll help develop specific guidance and support, as well as provide updates on regulatory, industry, and technical developments within the scope of first aid and incident management. Find out more and apply by 10th June ➡️ https://orlo.uk/cdciR

As paddlers, we can make a real difference to the health of our waterways by following these three simple steps every time we paddle. You'll help stop the spread of invasive species ⬇️ ⁠ ✅ Check: Inspect your craft, equipment, and gear for living organisms, leaves, and parts of the plant⁠. ⁠ ✅ Clean: Use a high-pressure washer or soapy water to wash your craft. On some waterways, there are specifically installed ‘check clean dry’ stations. Keep an eye out as you paddle. In case there isn't one, bring a cloth and a bottle of water with you.⁠ ⁠ ✅ Dry: Make sure everything is completely dry before moving to another waterway. If it’s a warm sunny day, leave your craft out in the sun to dry - along with your kit.⁠ ⁠ By following these steps you'll be helping to stop the spread of invasive species from one waterway to another 🌿 #INNSweek #invasivespeciesweek #invasivespecies #checkcleandry #paddlerscode

The countdown is on! Only #100DaysToGo until the Paralympic Games in Paris 💯🇫🇷 Who’s getting excited?

Invasive Species Week is just around the corner, and we're excited to share we've partnered with Bio Mate to tackle invasive species in our waterways 🌊🌿 The partnership will promote the Check, Clean, Dry message and encourage paddlers to be biosecure 🌿 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eCPBvDdu Mud Mate UK #InvasiveSpecies #INNS #INNSWeek #Biosecurity

Pollution in our waters, rising temperatures, and increased flooding are already directly impacting when, where, and how our community participates. We support Sport England's #EveryMove strategy look forward to playing our part in delivering the action plan. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eT2aZkJX

Movement is so important for our mental health 🧠🌊 Here are just a few reasons why paddling is so good for us this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💙 Last year we commissioned Sheffield Hallam University to undertake a literature review into the physical, mental and economic benefits of blue space. They found that paddling has significant mental health benefits. Read more about the findings here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaZR7gPu

Building a safer future in paddlesport. We're proud to launch our Standards for Deployment Policy today. The new policy is crucial to building a safer culture and environment within paddlesport. It will ensure that anyone supporting paddlesport activity is appropriately trained, qualified, and competent to do so. Volunteers and paid employees will be supported to adhere to an agreed set of standards and attain the required training and qualifications. Learn more about the policy: https://orlo.uk/T5Fy2

Last year, two National Lottery funded events piloted using an online platform to measure the environmental footprint of their event.   To ensure that the pilot with IslaTRACE replicated as many event types as possible, we worked with the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester and Canoe Slalom World Championships at Lee Valley to cover Paralympic and Olympic sport, indoor and outdoor venues, plus city centre and regional locations. Colleagues from the events reflect on their experiences and share their tips for measuring environmental footprints at sporting events.   Richard Stacey-Chapman, Events and Competition Manager at Paddle UK has these top tips as any events team looks to measure their footprint: 🌊 When building your events staffing structure, ensure someone has the responsibility for sustainability and data collection to avoid key data being missed 🌊 Make the time to understand the data collection requirements so that you can build them into wider team plans 🌊 As many of our events work with multiple organisations, you will also need to engage your stakeholders as early as possible and share your requirements with them so they are able to collect the required data as they progress   Katie Chapman, Event Director for the World Para Swimming Championships also shares her advice:   🌿 Use your event project plan and budget to create a sustainability action plan including steps you can take to reduce environmental impact and what data you will need to collect across all areas of the event planning. Prioritise the high impact areas initially based on volume or budget. 🌿 Include sustainability and carbon footprint measurement KPI’s in tenders to ensure your suppliers understand what is required from the start. If your suppliers are already on board, then have the conversation about what retrospective actions can be taken.     🌿 Set up a sustainability working group to include experts from the local authority and venue to ensure sustainability measures are championed and to gain support with data collection, much of which will come from the venue, i.e energy and waste.   Environmental sustainability is an important part of our new Major Events strategic framework, Making Live Sport Matter (https://bit.ly/3QsshPM). Over the next year, our team wants to work with the sector to:   👉 Continue to measure the environmental footprint of major events. We are interested to hear from measurement platforms and providers for phase 2 of this work. 👉 Provide sustainability training through our knowledge transfer programme. 👉 Collectively explore ways to work differently and carry out pilot projects to reduce the carbon emissions on processes and items that all events use.   Follow the link to read more about UK Sport's Environmental Sustainability strategy and the Team of Tomorrow, and the progress made in the year since the launch ➡ https://bit.ly/441t3cj