Canoe Focus Winter 2016 | Page 7

NEWS Paralympic event at Lee Valley Over 50 people took part in a range of watersports as part of a special Paralympic event at Lee Valley White Water Centre. Inspired by the Paralympic Games in Rio, and supported by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority’s Community Access Fund, the free event enabled people with a wide range of disabilities to get out on the water. Click here to read more State of Nature report In October a consortium of conservation organisations (including the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, and many others) released the State of Nature 2016 report. This gave details of the status of our wildlife in the United Kingdom, and made for sober reading for anyone who has an interest in our natural environment. Click here to read more Canoe Focus Winter 2016 Click here to see British Canoeing’s response to the report. 7