New coracle event in Gainsborough/Constable country on the River Stour at Bures on the Suffolk Essex Border

Bures is on the B1508 between Colchester and Sudbury, and is a small picturesque town.

The event is to be held at the recreation ground about 1/4 mile out of Bures on the Nayland Road look for a car park and recreation ground on the right. The river is the far side of the ground. The river is slow moving and very pretty, about a hundred yards downsteam is Bures Mill (Not open to the public). Upstream is an easy paddle through Bures town and under the bridge.The format of the event is to be finalised, but as well as the usual races and water polo, there is space for a long distance race .The area is worth a visit, with Sudbury, Dedham and Flatford all on the River Stour.
Other interesting towns are Lavenham and Colchester and Ipswich