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Paddle UK
Sport
Canoeing
Kayaking
Jurisdiction
National
Founded
1936 (1936)
Headquarters
National Water Sports Centre, Adbolton Lane, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG12 2LU
President
Dee Paterson
Chairman
Professor John Coyne CBE
Replaced
British Canoeing
(founded)
1887
Official website
paddleuk.org.uk
Paddle UK is a national governing body for canoeing and other paddlesports, such as Standup paddleboarding in the United Kingdom. Established in 1936 as the British Canoe Union, in 2000 it federalised to become the umbrella organisation for the home nation associations in Scotland (Scottish Canoe Association), Wales (Canoe Wales) and Northern Ireland (Canoe Association of Northern Ireland). In 2015 it took on the name British Canoeing and amalgamated the former BCU, Canoe England and GB Canoeing.[1] In March 2024, British Canoeing changed their name to Paddle UK.[2]
^"Abou British Canoeing". British Canoeing. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^"Paddle UK - A new chapter for British Canoeing". Paddle UK. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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