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Executive Committee Members
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Chairperson
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Drew
Milroy
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Drew has been a member of
Stirling Canoe Club since 1991. During this time he has held a number of
positions on the committee: Club Secretary Oct 1993 - Oct 2001, Pool
Secretary Oct 2004 - Oct 2005. He has been the Chairman since Oct 2005. In
2002 Drew was granted Honorary Club Membership. Most Sundays Drew can be
found boating on local and not so local rivers, depending on rain fall.
Also an occasional sea and surf paddler, he has been known in the past to
have participated in canoe polo and slalom.
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Vice Chairperson
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Niall
Williamson
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Although I've only been paddling
for a few years, I'm always willing to try something new and will not turn
down a challenge, especially on a river. My interests lie in river kayaking
and also canoe polo. I hope to see you at both!
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Membership Secretary
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Fiona
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Fiona has been the Secretary since October 2004. In the warmer months Fiona can be found paddling
various local lochs in kayaks, doubles and open canoes. She also enjoys
venturing out onto the odd river. However, Fiona cannot tolerate the cold
and can be found indoors or at Bannockburn pool in the winter...
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Secretary
Gavin Sheddon
Gav
joined the club in Sept 2004. He loves white-water kayaking; any river
will do! Gav is married with children, however this doesn’t hold Gav
back – he’s out on the water every Sunday. He graced the international
paddling secene in 2008 by paddling in the French Alps and enjoying his
first foreign swim......
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Treasurer
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Graham
Newport
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Grahams origins are
obscure. All that is known is that after being found orphaned in a dark mysterious
forest (date unknown) he was raised by oak trees, before carving a dug-out
canoe from a fallen cousin and setting sail to fufil his dream of joining a
coppice. Some say he eats only soil and is deciduous....all we know is that
he is Graham of the Forest....
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Non-Executive Committee Members
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Stores
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Chris Tickner
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Chris
has been kayaking since birth and started boating throughout Scotland
once his umbilical cord was cut. After a recent hiatus to produce the
next generation of Tickners he plans to return to the world of
kayaking and rule the stores with a rod of iron!
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Pool Man
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James
Wardlaw
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Jim has
been in the club since March 2005, and has previously looked after the
store before becoming Poolman.....a role he occupies whilst waiting for
Gordon Browns job to become vacant.... Three years ago, he went along
to a pool session for the Scouts at Alva Academy, where he was waiting
on his son - "there is a spare boat if you want to try it?"... He
recently undertook his first grade 3 river trip, where he gained Gavin
Shedden's position as the clubs chief (UK) swimmer. His plans for world
domination started that day.....
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Child Protection Officer
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Jean
Campbell
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Jean has been a member of S.C.C
since 2002. In October 2004 she took up the role of CPO. Jean has
become a very keen sea paddler. She is delighted more members are taking up
this branch of the sport. She is hoping to go on some expeditions next year
around the west coast
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Sea Paddling Officer
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Willy
Gardiner
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Willy
has been a member of Stirling Canoe Club since January 2001. He is
responsible for the development of sea kayaking within the
club. His main interests are sea kayaking & white water
kayaking; with his favourite river being the Etive. Away from canoeing
he likes tinkering around with cars, DIY, swearing at VW vans
.......and dreaming about the Etive again & again & again......
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Coaching
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Chris
Redmond
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Originally from Northern Ireland,
Chris moved to Scotland in 2002 to study Environmental Science at Stirling
University. He has been paddling for around ten years, and is
currently a level three inland coach. He is relatively new to the
polo scene, but has obtained his Grade four referees assessment. In 2005 he
played for the University team which came second in Division 2. He
has now switched to the Stirling Canoe Club team, who are far superior in
age and skill alike. This is his first year in the committee and as
polo secretary aims to get a new fleet of boats and encourage more women
into the sport to get a team together.
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Web Monkey
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Tony Davis
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Recently deported from
England, Tony joined the S.C.C Committee to aid his asylum application. His
role on the committee is nebulous; as is his paddling style, which has
"evolved" over the last 6 years. He has been up-side-down in a boat
in India, Nepal, Costa Rica, France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. He
dabbles in surf and sea paddling, but is unable to grow enough facial hair
for open boating. He knows nothing about computers......he really feels the cold...
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Last modified 20th Janr 2008
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