

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tame the Trent Descent 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Tame the Trent Descent
2026
Saturday 28th February
Welcome to the Burton Phoenix Canoe Tame The Trent race, a 14 mile event 
combining the Rivers Tame and Trent. Open to all, this is a challenging event, 
especially if weather conditions are poor.
Course: Starting at Elford Hall Gardens, Church Road, Elford, Staffordshire (B79 
9DA), downstream passing Chetwyn Bridge adjacent to the National Memorial 
Arboretum (including the memorial to the heroes of Operation Frankton, aka “The 
Cockleshell Heroes”) before joining the River Trent
Passing Catton Hall and proceeding under the Bailey Bridge at Walton on Trent,
continue on to Burton. Under the Leicester Line railway bridge, the Ferry Bridge and 
finally Burton Bridge before the finish, 700m further at Newton Road Park (DE15 
0TU), Burton, the home of Burton Phoenix Canoe Club.
The course is mainly fairly fast flowing grade 1 with a few small rapids. There can be 
swirls and boils along the way.
What Three Words references:
Start: ///galloping.dips.joke
Finish: ///tunes.cargo.planet
START: Many thanks to Elford Hall Gardens for accommodating the Event. Please 
take care and drive respectfully through the village. Park as directed by marshals.
Check-in by the car park. Payment online please.
Hot drinks will be available in the Bothy before the start, donations please.
Pass around the walled garden to the launch spot.
FINISH: Newton Road Recreation Grounds, DE15 0TU). Results and prize giving.PARKING: On the car park as directed by marshals.
Classes: Singles and doubles. Further prizes (ladies, canoe, etc) subject to numbers.
TIMETABLE:
Check in: NOT BEFORE 09:00am.
Briefing: 10:15
Canoe start from: 10:30
Kayak start from: 11:00
PRIZEGIVING: Once all races are finished and results are available.
ENTRIES: Entries open on 1
st February 2026 and close on 27th February 2026, at 
12:00 noon. Late entries can be made on the day.
Entry Fee: £15 per person. This includes a levy to Elford Gardens.
Please enter using the Wild Water Racing Entry system. Entries can also be paid here.
For Non Paddle UK members requiring an single event membership, please follow 
the link, https://paddleuk.org.uk/purchase-sem/ .
HAZARDS: Care should be taken around rowers, fishermen and other river users. All 
paddlers should be aware of oncoming paddlers and keep to the right of the river 
even though the Trent is quite wide, this is especially important after the start for 
paddlers moving down the river as lower divisions may still be on the start line.
SAFETY: Canoeing and Kayaking is by its nature an unpredictable sport and 
therefore inherently involves an element of risk. An entry into the event has taken 
this into consideration. The distance and time of year (wind, rain and cold) add to
the risk; please bear this in mind when assessing your own ability to safely complete.
All paddlers in must wear buoyancy aids.
All boats must have buoyancy that is sufficient to keep the boat and paddlers afloat 
in the event of a capsize.
Dress appropriately for the prevailing conditions. February can be cold!Numbered Bids for each boat provided.
RULES: The race will be run in accordance with the current Wild Water Racing rules.
PRIZES: For all races depending on entry.
NOTE: Burton Phoenix Canoe Club reserves the right without prior notice to alter any 
of these arrangements should the weather or other circumstances warrant.
If you have any access requirements or for any queries or changes to entries, please 
contact Bill Lawrenson at wjlawro@aol.com. 
The Canal and Rivers Trust and the local parks volunteers are fighting a battle against 
the spread of invasive plant species such as Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, 
Giant Hogweed and Floating Pennywort in the canal and river system in the 
country. Pictures on the CRT website show the effect that the spread of these plants 
can have on our waterways. To aid them in this will you please wash and dry your 
boat before coming to the Burton Phoenix race and again at home after the race 
before going on other waterways
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lichfield/tame-the-trent-descent-2026/200029695174005
- **Event Categories**: sports, workshops, trips-adventures, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029695174005?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lichfield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lichfield
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Elford Hall Garden
- **lat**: 52.693679915194
- **long**: -1.7290627261597
- **full address**: Elford Hall Garden, Elford,Lichfield, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Burton Phoenix Canoe Club (https://allevents.in/org/burton-phoenix-canoe-club/26554212)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Elford Hall Garden, Elford,Lichfield, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Burton Phoenix Canoe Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, workshops, trips-adventures, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tame the Trent Descent 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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