Erne Paddlers

Public benefits

2 PURPOSES 2.1 The purpose of the club is to: Promote amateur paddlesport to all interested people of Fermanagh and beyond, through offering opportunities for participation and skill development, and through providing resources. The direct benefits which flow from the purpose above include the development of physical and mental skills by the

participants in the sport, and the development of a healthy and active lifestyle through engaging with outdoor recreational pursuits. These benefits will be demonstrated through ongoing feedback from participants in the form of verbal feedback after events, and via social media and surveys. We will also track participation figures as well as the numbers of individuals who go on to take up full club membership after introductory come and try it/training days. This evidence will be presentable as a report at the Annual General Meeting. The promotion of the amateur paddlesport may potentially lead to harm in the sense of physical injury, although this is not frequent. This harm is outweighed by the benefits of improved physical, mental and social, skills gained by participants. Reasonable precautions would always be taken to minimise the possibility of such harm arising, for example by conducting proper risk assessments and safety briefing at all events, and maintaining appropriate coach to paddler ratios as recommended by the governing body. The charity’s beneficiaries are all the people of primarily, but not limited to, the County of Fermanagh who are interested in amateur paddlesport. Such people may attend events, or may join the club, which has an open membership. In the case of junior participants/members parental permission would be required for safety reasons.

What your organisation does

Erne Paddlers is a canoe club based in Enniskillen that provides paddlesport activities to its members and the public. We run introductory courses, come and try its, recreational journeys, progressive skills coaching, NGB proficiency, leadership and coaching awards and competition training and events in many paddlesport disciplines.