The Paddler's Podcast | Inspiring environmental stories from paddlers

Welcome to the Paddler’s Podcast created by campaign supporter, Olympic gold medal winner, and climate change campaigner, Etienne Stott.

Enjoy inspiring stories of everyday paddlers making a difference to English and Welsh waterways.

With a diverse range of subjects planned, The Paddler’s Podcast is a great way to get ideas for how you can support Clear Access Clear Waters.

The Paddler's Podcast - with the Clear Access, Clear Waters campaign

Olympic gold medal winner and climate change campaigner Etienne Stott introduces The Paddler's Podcast. There's so much being done to make sure you can take your canoe or stand up paddleboard in rivers and waterways across the UK. We'll hear inspiring stories of the people who are making big differences to the environment to help others and you'll find out how you can get involved.

This week Olympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott leads a chat about paddling and mental health and wellbeing.

We’ve 3 guests who are helping to make a real difference in improving mental health. Learn how they’re doing it and how you could get involved. There’ll be some great tips for individuals and clubs.

The guests are:

Lynne-Marie Dale – A British Canoeing qualified Paddlesport Coach based in Yorkshire. Lynne’s also the Paddlesport Officer for Blackdog Outdoors, which is a national volunteer organisation doing great work promoting and using outdoor exercise for better wellbeing.

Darren Johnson – A SUP instructor who’s helped to grow the Fylde Coast SUP Group. It’s a group that predominantly operates out of the coastal fishing town of Fleetwood, striving to improve mental health.

Sarah Coombes – A SUP instructor and founder of the Blue Therapy Active group located in a little corner of Essex, which shares its love of the sea and encourage people to have fun outdoors.