About the Wokingham Waterside Centre

Wokingham Waterside Centre is a magnificent and exceptionally well equipped water activity Centre that is set on a particularly beautiful stretch of the Thames.

The aims of this Centre are:

  • To provide accessible and well presented canoe / kayak coaching and courses and prestigious conferencing facilities to all members of the community at affordable prices.
  • To enable everyone to experience the challenge and excitement of water sports in a safe and beautiful environment.

This booklet provides information about the Centre, the programme of events and courses for 2009, how to make bookings and how to contact us.

Safety

The Centre is approved by the British Canoe Union (BCU) and aims for extremely high standards in safety. All equipment, which complies with the latest British Safety Standards, is regularly checked and any damaged equipment replaced. The Centre operates a rolling equipment replacement programme. Participants in water activities are issued with the necessary safety equipment. Qualified coaches supervise all organised Centre activities and the Centre is subject to inspection by the BCU.

A strict "staff to participant" ratio is maintained that complies with national governing body recommendations. The governing body for canoe and kayak activities is the BCU.

Insurance

Wokingham Waterside Centre holds a Comprehensive Public Liability Insurance policy and this is available for inspection.