North Avon Canoe club is affiliated to the sports governing body the British Canoe Union (BCU). This organisation along with the Welsh Canoeing Association (WCA) and Scottish Canoe Association (SCA) represent the sport in Government and help negotiate access to the UK network of rivers and waterways.

We recommend club paddlers with their own boats should join the BCU. Amongst the wide range of benefits they provide, the 3rd party insurance and the waterways license needed to paddle on the Bristol Avon are particularly useful. Club members and those using club kit, will receive some of these benefits under the club's affiliation.