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Water Access to British Canoeing slots at Lee Valley White Water Centre 3 April 2015 to 2 November 2015

Introduction

In addition to public paddling sessions that are available to book directly through the Lee Valley White Water Centre ([email protected]), British Canoeing have an agreement with the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) for access to the Olympic and Legacy channels which provides opportunities for the best athletes in Great Britain to access the water on a daily basis. The agreement covers Home Nation and committee activity at the same agreed rate. Home Nations are actively booking additional slots (dependent on availability) through the British Canoeing agreement and collaborating on sharing water, so in the first instance contact your Home Nation to find out availability. British Canoeing book water for elite athletes and there are limited opportunities to access this water on the terms outlined in the remainder of this document. For simplicity at the request of LVRPA the bookings will be coordinated through British Canoeing ([email protected]). It is important to stress that all bookings are subject to complying with the terms outlined in the agreement (such as safety cover etc).

rd nd Access Arrangement–3 April 2015 – 2 November 2015 (maximum boats on water – 23 boats) British Canoeing Home Nation Selection Qualifiers 2015

LVWWC access: daily access Season Pass LVWWC access: daily access fees paid by British Canoeing Access subject to pre-payment for each session

David Florence Ryan Westley Huw Swetnam James Bailey Michael Brown Tom Brady James Bailey Ciaran Lee Edwards Will Coney Fiona Pennie Zak Franklin Hannah Bailey Zac Allin Lizzie Neave Eilidh Gibson Hannah Burgess Chris Bowers Greg Pitt Mark Proctor Ciaran Lee Edwards Huw Swetnam Adam Burgess Etienne Stott Robin Vasey Tom Quinn Bradley Forbes-Cryans Rob Neave Joe Clarke Alice Haining David Bain Bethan Latham Sam Ibbotson Oliver Gilbert Kimberley Woods Zac Allin Paul Sunderland Mallory Franklin Steffan Walker Amy Hollick Jasmine Royle Tom Abbott Amber Maslen Matt Lister Hannah Bailey Rhys Davies Hannah Burgess Rachel Houston PRIORITY ACCESS PRIORITY ACCESS Sophie Ogilvie Adam Johnstone

The above table is subject to review after British Open and British Canoeing Annual Review process.

Athletes on the British Canoeing National Talent Squad, England Performance Squad and Super Regional Squads Programme may access Olympic channel water at a cost of £15 per session or at discounted rates for block bookings of 10 sessions or over, see payment structure below. Alternatively they may purchase an annual pass payable in monthly instalments of £62.50 per month which includes domestic squad training days.

Access will be subject to athletes having achieved at least two Top 10 results at a Div 1 at HPP and Teesside and appropriate bankside safety provided. Please note that in busy periods, priority will always be given to Selection qualifiers.

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Water requests/Booking Process for Home Nation Selection Qualifiers Athletes listed above may request access to sessions in writing by contacting [email protected] at least two weeks ahead of the requested time and payment made in advance.

There are several payments options to access British Canoeing Olympic Programme water:

Annual Pass (2 April 2015 – 31 March 2016) this allows unlimited access to water booked by British £750 Up to £3.75 per Canoeing subject to availability. (a minimum of 200 sessions available). session Summer Season pass* (2 April 2015 – 1 Nov 2015) this allows unlimited access to water booked by £400 Up to £5 per session British Canoeing subject to availability. (a minimum of 70 sessions available). Winter Season pass* (2 Nov 2015- 31 Mar 2016) this allows unlimited access to water booked by £400 Up to £5 per session British Canoeing subject to availability. (a minimum of 70 sessions available). 40 Session upfront Pass (40 sessions at a reduced rate no refunds for unused sessions) £300 £7.50 per session 20 Session upfront Pass (20 sessions at a reduced rate no refunds for unused sessions) £200 £10.00 per session 10 session upfront Pass (10 sessions at a reduced rate no refunds for unused sessions) £125 £12.50 per session Single session Fee £15 £15.00 per session Passes are not transferable (they can only be used by the purchaser) (Note that this rate will cover sessions of a minimum 60 minutes in duration) * Winter Pass – 5 months and Summer Pass 7 months reflects the proportionate availability of water

Payment must be made at the point of purchase by cash, debit/credit card or bank transfer payable to British Canoeing (receipts will be provided upon request). To arrange payment please contact [email protected] at British Canoeing, LVWWC, from 9am – 2.30pm Monday – Friday.

Assuming that a session has been booked in advance, athletes must register for each and every session by signing in at the LVWWC reception; anyone whose name does not appear on the British Canoeing Signing In Sheet will not be allowed access. All users signing in at the LVWWC reception may be asked for photographic proof of identity to verify their entitlement to paddle. Current National association membership is required to be in place at all times.

Boat Storage Athletes visiting the LVWWC may leave boats between sessions at their own risk in the designated British Canoeing trailer. British Canoeing offer boat storage in lockable stores from £100 per bay for any athlete who is part of a British Canoeing UK Programme, Talent Programme or members of the Lee Valley Paddlesports Club and £120 per bay for non-members. Athletes resident in Lee Valley are expected to rent boat bays for the appropriate number of boats. Boat storage is charged on an annual basis (1 Apr – 31 Mar) or for people joining part way through the year the annual charge will be charged pro rata for the period remaining to 31 March. Please contact [email protected].

The British Canoeing gym facility at LVWWC is only available to nominated individuals and is subject to induction.

Note – The British Canoeing Olympic programmes have full authority to determine when water is booked, based on perceived demand, staff availability and available financial resource. Athletes accessing British Canoeing water must respect that the gate configuration will be set by British Canoeing staff and sessions must be compatible with core users. Athletes accessing the water must comply with the rules of LVWWC at all times and conditions placed upon British Canoeing regarding the use of LVWWC.

British Canoeing reserves the right to withdraw access to its water slots for failure to follow the LVWWC rules or for abuse of the booking system.

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