Shielbaggan OEC

2010 An Exciting New Year!

Kayaking at Duncannon

All at Shielbaggan OEC are very excited about 2010. We already have quite a large number of schools booked in for this year. For school groups who come to the centre will be offering a large range of both watesports and landsports. Most of the water sports equipment is all less than a year old.

A new service which is being o ffered in 2010 is a mobile service to schools. The service brings the outdoor activities to the school. The proposed activities included in the service are the centres new mobile climbing wall, a mobile low ropes course either archery or orienteering. Please contact Deirdre on 051389550 for more details.

This year will also see the introduction of sea paddling courses using the centre’s new fleet of sea kayaks. These courses will be run all-round the Southeast but mainly based from Bannow cottages. These courses will include beginners and intermediate as well a specialist courses focusing on such things as camping and photography. Other specialist courses will include whitewater kayaking, rock climbing and powerboating.

The Colligan Gorge Games will take place on 13 November. This will be the event’s third year and all the organisers at Shielbaggan are working towards ensuring that it will be even bigger than ever. A new event of this year will be a sea kayaking race on 25 September. This race will take place from Rosslare to Wexford over a course of approximately 20 km.

All in all we are hoping for an exciting 2010 and we are sure that no matter who you are that we have something to offer you.