Blue Social Prescribing

Paddle boarding and Canoeing

The canal and river trust have both paddle board and canoe well-being sessions taking place at several locations around south Leicestershire. These short 5-week courses, are aimed at people who may be feeling anxious, stressed, isolated or for those who want to improve their physical health. The Canal and River Trust give people an opportunity to learn a new skill and socialise in a blue/green space, because life is better by the water.

Uptake for our activities is gradually growing and everyone who has attended them finishes with a combination of emotions a feeling of relaxed oneness to nature and the environment but also enthused and energised, often looking forward to their next opportunity to get back out on the water.

Below are the upcoming paddle board sessions. These programmes last for 5 weeks. Make sure to keep an eye on our website for future courses.

“Being on water is like being in a different world, with none of the speed/chaos of everyday life”

Craft Sessions

Join the Canal and River Trust for their Wellbeing craft sessions at Foxton Locks! Running in collaboration with Foxton Canal Museum, the free craft sessions will give you the opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills in a small, informal group session- all whilst enjoying the amazing local waterways. Sessions will run every Thursday 10am-12pm for 6 weeks starting on the 8th of June.

Booking Info

If you are interested in any of the activities above, you can fill in the self referral form below and email it to Sean Payne on sean.payne@canalrivertrust.org to speed up your referral.

Alternatively, you can email Sean directly on sean.payne@canalrivertrust.org and he will assist you with completing a referral.