St Francis Paddling Club Turns Eleven on 16 March 2022!
by Richard Arderne
by Richard Arderne
It will soon be eleven years since the founding of the St Francis Paddling Club. So I thought it time to jot down a few lines about paddling in St Francis and our wonderful club. On 16 March 2011, MJ Pretorius and Chris Opperman (both now living elsewhere) persuaded us to form a club. I was somehow the first chairman, and Pete King the captain, a position he still holds! I was clever enough to find an excellent replacement after a few years, Clint Hempel. And a few years later Pete Mitchley took over …READ MORE