Affiliated to Christchurch Sports Council, Christchurch Rowing Club and The British Canoe Union
The Committee Members
Please note that committee members are unpaid volunteers who provide their support to SCC because of their dedication to canoeing and love for the sport.
  • Chairman
    Rich Hampson - The chairman is responsible for the overall running of the club. Richard has been paddling for 10 years and owns more boats than he has garden space to dump them. He likes lots of white water, quite a lot of surf and a little sea kayaking. From time to time he attempts to do some coaching.
     
     

     

  • Secretary
    Sue Johnson - The secretary attends committee meetings, takes minutes and helps organise events. Sue has been kayaking since 2000 and is a trainee level 2 inland coach. Her main interests are sea, flat water and medium grade white water.
     
     

     

  • Treasurer
    Barrie Viles - The treasurer operates the club account, chases people for money and reports on the club finances at the AGM. Barrie is relatively new to paddling and enjoys paddling on rivers and the sea, and has occasionally been encouraged onto white water. Barrie (known as Baz to his close friends) also enjoys the social side of the sport.
     
     

     

  • Membership Secretary
    Russel Miller - The Membership secretary is responsible for the registration of new members and the administration of current ones. Russel's main interests are Whitewater, surfing and Playboating.
     
     

     

  • Training Officer(s)
    Chas Couchman- The training officer(s) is responsible for the coordination of the club training programme. Chas is an obsessive whitewater paddler with a lot of experience on rivers in this country and abroad. He has also been known to dabble in Surf kayaking and Sea Paddling.
     
     

     

  • Communication Secretary
    Josh Pritchard - The communications secretary is responsible for the running and maintenance of the website and forums and helps the other committee members with the running of the club. Josh is an enthusiastic white water paddler and playboater.
     
     

     

  • Equipment Officer
    Nigel Pritchard - The equipment officer is responsible for the maintenance of Club kit and its distribution on club evenings. Nigel enjoys whitewater, surfing and also Club evening paddles.

 

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  • Events and Social Secretary
    Lee Renton - The role of the Social secretary is to organise social events for the club. Lee is an active whitewater paddler who also enjoys surfing and play boating.
 

 

  • Non-Committee Members and Coaches
    We have a number of people within SCC, many of whom are former committee members, that devote their time and experience to making the SCC a better club. 

 

 
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