We are British Canoeing, the National Governing Body for paddlesports in the UK. Formerly known as the British Canoe Union, C ... anoe England and GB Canoeing, we now come together under one unified organisation. Our Vision 2020 for the sport is to be the first choice watersports for all. Behind our Vision are our clear messages: Do it – join over 300,000 households who go canoeing We aim to be the number one Olympic and Paralympic canoeing nation Our Mission is to help and inspire people to go canoeing To help us achieve our Vision 2020 we have five strategic objectives: Increase regular participation Internationally successful More and better places to paddle Raise our profile Strong governance and leadership with quality operations To help us achieve this we rely on a large number of volunteers who commit time, expertise and dedication across a wide range of roles, committees and groups. Without their commitment we simply would not be where we are and could not achieve our Vision 2020. read more