A lottery grant of £5,000 has enabled Wiltshire to set up its own canoe club, based at Melksham Adventure Centre.
The grant has enabled the Wiltshire (Youth) Canoe Club to buy 10 complete sets of canoe equipment and start giving lessons to young people.
The club has seven instructors six Army and one civilian lead by Staff Sgt Andy Lloyd and Sgt Calvin Roper and will meet on Wednesday afternoons.
It is for all ages and levels of ability, from beginners to more ambitious canoeists. They will eventually get a chance to compete in events like the Hereford to Monmouth Canoe Test or the Devizes to Westminster race.
Staff Sgt Lloyd has already coached a team of six people from Youth Action Wiltshire to take part in the Hereford event.
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