We work closely with British Canoeing and with our insurance broker Marsh | Bluefin Sport to provide our clubs and event organisers with the latest guidance on Event Safety. Click the link below to find detailed advice from British Canoeing or read on for our detailed event planning guidance for Wales.
Please note: These guidelines apply to public events and not to club events organised by clubs for their members only.
Canoe Wales supports our affiliated clubs, discipline committees and event partners with event safety planning advice and public liability insurance through Marsh | Bluefin Sport. We're committed to ensuring that paddlesport events in Wales are safe, fun and welcoming opportunities for people to enjoy being on the water.
To ensure the safety and well-being of all event participants, we require all organisers of public-facing paddlesport events held under our insurance to follow these event planning and safety guidelines:
This course prepares Event Safety Officers with the knowledge needed to follow all Event Safety Management Protocols at public-facing events. These courses are usually held 1-2 times a year in Wales or on request to coaching@canoewales.com. British Canoeing also maintains a list of open courses in England.
If it is not possible for the Event Safety Officer to complete the training course in advance of the event, they must contact coaching@canoewales.com at least six weeks before the event for support with preparing your event safety plan and risk assessment, which must be signed off by Canoe Wales prior to the event.
After the event, you should send a list of names, ages and postcodes for all day members along with their payment to the Canoe Wales head office. There is a template form you can use to collect fees as participants arrive on the day of the event, or you can incorporate this into on online event registration process, as long as you are able to provide the required information after the event.
Yes, our membership regulations currently allow for Club Associate members of Canoe Wales to compete in entry level competitions held in Wales without purchasing a day membership or On the Water membership. They must be a Club Associate member of a club with current Canoe Wales affiliation and they must be representing the club at the event. Entry-level competitions include Division 4 Slalom events or similar.
Please note that different rules may apply for events held outside of Wales.
Guidance on how to prepare your plan can be found on our Safeguarding page in guidance document SPC-G10 Paddlesafe Events. There is also excellent guidance on the NSPCC website, including their interactive Safe Sports Event tool.
You can find information about both safeguarding courses and upcoming course dates on our Safeguarding page.
If it is not possible to complete the Time to Listen course in advance of the event, s/he must contact the Canoe Wales Lead Safeguarding Officer for advice and guidance at least six weeks before the event at safeguarding@canoewales.com.
You can find more information about our public liability insurance on our Insurance page, where you will also find contact details for Marsh | Bluefin Sport if you have a specific question that you can't find the answer for.
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