🚨Provider Recruitment 🚨
The recruitment window closes in TWO WEEKS.
Apply now to become a certified Provider or Tutor, share your expertise and advance your professional credentials.
Applications must be submitted by May 31st.
Complete the application form today by searching "Provider Recruitment" on our website.
🔊International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. We would like to take a moment to celebrate diversity in paddlesport and reaffirm that our waters are for everyone.
Every paddler deserves to feel safe, welcome and respected - exactly as they are.
We’re proud to support LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport and to help build a paddling community where everyone belongs. 💙
#IDAHOBIT #InclusiveSport #PaddleScotland #LGBTQInSport
🛶Fairnilee Div ⅔ Slalom 🛶
Join the Pinkston Panthers at Fainilee Div ⅔ Race and Junior Pan Celtic Event for a weekend of high octane racing.
📆 23rd & 24th May
📍Fairnilee
Don't miss out on this thrilling weekend of racing! Secure your spot by booking on JustGo now!
🚨 The Big Paddle Clean Up 2026 is almost here! 🚨
Don't forget to get involved in this year's clean-up event, running from May 23rd to June 7th. It's a fantastic opportunity to protect the waterways we all love and the wildlife that calls them home.
Tag us in your posts to be featured on our social media!
#paddlescotland #BigPaddleCleanup
🏅 Head of Sport Engagement - Part 2 - Glasgow Kayak Club 🏅
Mark also visited Glasgow Kayak Club and observed the inaugural Lightning Games. He found the day incredibly motivating and noted the dedicated volunteers who worked to make the day a success. He would also like to thank the incredible bakers who made some delicious cupcakes to mark the occasion.
Thank you for being so hospitable, we are excited to continue progressing the relationship between Glasgow KC and Paddle Scotland.
#paddlescotland #glasgowkc #workingtogether
🛶 Head of Sport Engagement - Part 1 - Edinburgh Schools Kayak Club 🛶
Mark was in Edinburgh observing youth progression programmes in connection with Edinburgh Schools Kayak Club. He was inspired by the hard-working coaches who pulled together to help the young paddlers realise their potential.
Thank you to the club for being so welcoming, we look forward to seeing what we can achieve together over the coming months!
#paddlescotland #edinburghschoolskayakclub #workingtogether
🔵 Weekly Staff Update 🔵
Our team has had another productive week!
1️⃣ Looking over the Grandtully Rapids (taken by Mabel and Charlotte when preparing Big Paddle Clean-up kits)
3️⃣ The Marketing, Communications, and Commercial Committee
5️⃣ A sweet treat for Mark at the Lightning Games
Mark has continued visiting clubs and groups associated with Paddle Scotland and has been working closely with the Performance and Development Teams.
Adam’s focus this week has been on club expressions of interest for applications to the sportscotland Club Support Programme and looking at the next step of developing business plans for applications. He also met with Paddle UK to clarify Standards for Deployment.
The Operations Team have been working on event planning, collecting data for the upcoming audit and preparing the kits for those who have signed up for the Big Paddle Clean-Up.
The Marketing, Communications, and Commercial Committee, a board sub-committee which includes new Board directors Ailey and Laura, held its inaugural meeting this afternoon. The focus was on beginning a review of our long-term communication strategy and exploring how our communications can better foster connections with the community.
Look out for a series of reels coming soon that capture Mark's latest adventures!
#paddlescotland #staffupdate
The 2026 International Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe racing season is underway! 💪
This weekend marks the opening Paracanoe World Cup of the year with the ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup in Brandenburg, Germany, which will see Hope Gordon compete.
In the Sprint squad, Deborah Kerr returns after reaching the K1 200m A final in Szeged, Hungary, last weekend, the opening Sprint World Cup of the season. The Olympian also helped the women's K4 500m crew to victory in the B final alongside Emily Lewis, Zoe Clark and Kristina Armstrong.
Racing in Brandenburg began yesterday and continues through Sunday 17 May.
If you want to watch along, the livestream is available for members of the Planet Canoe YouTube. Follow @paddleuk for daily reports.
VACANCY: Head of Business Development
🚨 Applications close on Sunday 17 May 🚨
Paddle Scotland is hiring a Head of Business Development - a brand new senior role focused on driving commercial growth, expanding partnerships, increasing revenue opportunities, strengthening operational foundations and helping develop a sustainable future for paddlesport across Scotland.
This is a pivotal role that will help shape how Paddle Scotland operates as a modern, high-performing organisation, ensuring we have the systems, structures and financial sustainability in place to deliver our ambitions.
Learn more & apply at paddlescotland.org.uk/vacancy-hobd
#jobopportunity #hiring #paddlesportjob #workwithus
🌊 Junior and U23 Wild Water Racing European Championships 🌊
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make the Junior and U23 Wild Water Racing European Championships a success!
This exciting four-day international event will be held in Grandtully from Wednesday, August 12th, to Saturday, August 15th, 2026.
Volunteers will be crucial in supporting the running of the event and ensuring a fantastic experience for the young athletes and spectators.
If you are interested in being part of this prestigious event and supporting the future of Wild Water Racing, please email [email protected] for more details.
📆 Mark your calendars and join us for an exhilarating championship event!
#paddlescotland #wwr #grandtully
📢 Clean Sport Week 2026 📢
Paddle Scotland proudly supports UK Anti-Doping (UKAD)’s Clean Sport Week 2026.
This year’s campaign focuses on tackling misinformation surrounding Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs), sharing vital health information and celebrating the important role clean athletes play as role models for the next generation of paddlers.
We are committed to ethical achievement and encourage all members to engage with UKAD’s resources to help uphold and promote these values.
Built not bought. 100% me. 💙
#UKAD #BuiltNotBought #cleansportweek2026
🎟️ Subsidised Tickets for the 2026 Scottish Women’s Paddle Symposium (SWPS) are still available 🎟️
Apply now for a £95 discount on regular ticket prices, which can be applied to the remaining package ticket prices.
You are eligible to apply if you are a Paddle Scotland Full, Recreational, or Club Associate Member and are on a low income and/or from an under-represented group.
Be quick! We only have 10 subsidised tickets available, and once they're gone, they're gone!
To apply for and find more information about the available tickets, please search "SWPS Subsidised Tickets" on our website.
#paddlescotland #scottishwomenspaddlesymposium
