EBO Outdoor Adventure » Adventure

Help for Heroes Kayak Fundraising

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:04:09 +0000

We are proud to support Craig in his efforts to raise funds for Help for Heroes by kayaking around the UK.

For more info on Craigs efforts visit his facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110585229002664

National Governing Bodies in UK Adventure Sports. Are they good enough?

Webmaster — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:54:04 +0000

Many UK adventure sports have governing bodies that work to promote the sport, and provide recognised instructor qualifications that are portable.

However, if the governing body is not run well, it can hold back the sport it represents, and offer poor overpriced qualifications. In some cases the NGBs use membership money from small independent providers to promote their own activity days, which is our opinion a conflict of interest.

At present the NGB’s are a bit of a mixed bag, with some offering qualifications that are mapped to government guidelines, and other bodies who just want to take membership money and charge customers for out of date qualifcations.

If you are an instructor or activity provider, we would like to hear your thoughts, so that we can put pressure on those organisations that are not providing a quality service to their customers.

BCU Kayaking Courses Cornwall, Devon, Wales and Scotland

Webmaster — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:12:45 +0000

EBO have been running British Canoe Union (BCU) kayaking training courses in Cornwall for many years. More recently our kayaking training courses have also been held on the faster flowing waters of Devon. EBO now also run BCU kayaking training in Wales and Scotland.

BCU courses are ideal if you want to paddle recreationally or earn a living as a professional instructor as they are recognised throughout the UK.

You will normally start by undertaking your kayaking star awards and progress through through to the coaching qualifications.