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Pendeen Juniors

U16 Newquay Championships August 2014.

Back Row: L -R: Coutrney, Debbie (coach & Cox) Jess, Sam

Front Row: L-R: Josh, Joe, Steven.

Lined up with their oars: Jess, Courtney, Steven, Debbie (coach & cox) Josh, Sam, Joe.

The crew above finished 6th overall in the final race, out of 22 other clubs. All Newquay heats are timed and Pendeen did particularly well in winning their heats above bigger clubs.

Result table below;

U14 Tamar Lakes Championships 2014

U14 Plate Winners

Back Row: L-R: Sam, Lucus, Jess, Nathan, Charlotte

Front Row: L -R: Debbie (coach & cox), Courtney.

At this event our U14's won the Plate competition at the CPGA Championships held at Tamar Lakes.

We only formed our Junior section in June 2012 so to win a plate two years later was a brilliant achievement. All the crew were complete novices and had completed their first competitive season in 2013 with only an U14 crew, winning two event trophies.

In 2014 some of the previous years U14's moved up to U16 age group. The U16's crew also had a massive achievement this year by reaching the final of the CPGA championships at Newquay in August.

The juniors train on a Friday after school U14's @ 5pm and U16's @ 6pm at Newlyn harbour. The club always welcome children to come and have a go. Starting age is around 11 but as children grow differently the club set a presidency of them being able to manage/handle an oar by lifting and dropping the oar in & out of the pins.

For further details please contact Shirley Pitts our junior coordinator on the email link below.

U14 Hayle Championships 2015

Our crew below came 14th out of 30 crews. Well done all.

L-R: Katie, Jordon, Lucas, Tom, Charlotte & Jess. In front: Debbie (coach & cox).

We are very proud of our Juniors - Time for an Update

U14 Juniors WIN at Rock 2013

PENDEEN YOUNGSTERS TRIUMPH AT ROCK 2013

Pendeen Pilot Gig Club took Avarack to the Rock Gig Club regatta at Daymar Bay on Sunday 2nd June. The weather and sea conditions were glorious enabling a great day of racing with 29 gigs present from as far away as Bristol.

Highlight of the day was the Under 14s race with a field of 9 gigs. From the start the Pendeen youngsters Joe, Jess, Josh, Stephen, Courtney and Sam, coxed by their coach Debbie Sedgeman, started to pull ahead leaving much of the pack far behind, finishing in a fantastic first place and raising their oars in triumph after crossing the line.

In the other races Pendeen also had very encouraging results. The first race the Ladies Veterans saw the club's crew recover from a disappointing start when the flag was dropped before all the gigs had reached the line, rowing strongly to finish 13th. The mens veterans crew also suffered the same problems on the start but recovered well to finish 9th.

The Ladies and mens B races were held in two heats due to the number of gigs present. The Pendeen ladies rowed an excellent race passing several gigs to finish 4th in their heat. The mens B crew including new rowers John and Dixie also had a good race finishing 8th in their heat.

The mens A was in contrast rowed in one large heat with the Pendeen crew rowing strongly to finish 14th. Overall the club was placed in 12th place for the event out of the 29 gigs present, a very positive result against some much bigger clubs.

JUNIOR ROWING

Fridays U14 @ 5pm and U16 @ 6pm.

Friday afternoon rowing has now begun to establish itself again, apart from one day with particularly bad weather, when we decided to cancel, and we look forward to more of last year's juniors returning. A number of juniors have rowed through the winter on Sundays, which has given them time to strengthen their stroke, so we will be looking out for a good result at our race meeting. As Sunday rowing has been well attended, we would like to invite any juniors who have already rowed on Friday to come along for more practice at these social rowing sessions if they wish. It is important to remember that during the summer Friday, as stated above, is the 'Training' session and should therefore be given priority, but if for any reason this time is difficult please talk to a member of the club.

If you have any questions or queries please use the email facility on this page to contact the club.

Safeguarding @ PPGC

SAFEGUARDING @ Pendeen gig Club

Every person who takes part in gig rowing has the right to do so in a safe and enjoyable environment, free from judgment and abuse. The abuse of children, young people and the vulnerable can occur in any environment e.g. home, school and sports clubs. People the child know and trusts commit the majority of child abuse. Children also disclose abuse to people they know and trust. This could be a member of our club. Having an awareness of following good safeguarding procedures applies to all rowers, coaches, volunteers and anyone involved in rowing within PPGC. All of these people have a duty of care to safeguard the welfare of children and prevent their abuse.

The Welfare Officer is expected to attend a Safeguarding Awareness course when they commence their term of office. This will be refreshed within the CPGA guidelines of every 3 years.

If you have any concerns regarding safeguarding please approach the welfare officer or any appropriate adult within the club, all matter will be dealt with confidentially, please use the email link below.

Our safeguarding policy is available under the club policies tab.

For further help & advice please visit the Childline website following the link below;

https://www.childline.org.uk/?

Always remember you are not alone;

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1439/tough-to-talk-hating-what-you-see-poster.pdf

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1438/listen-to-your-selfie-party-poster.pdf

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1436/listen-to-your-selfie-internet-poster.pdf

Reach out for help there are people who will listen;

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1440/tough-to-talk-keeping-it-all-in-poster.pdf

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1439/tough-to-talk-hating-what-you-see-poster.pdf

For the CPGA safeguarding policy please follow the link below;

https://www.cpga.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CPGA-Safeguarding-Policy-April-2016.pdf