Competitions and Clubs
Stratford upon Avon BC safety boat drivers complete rigorous training
After many months of delay due to inclement weather conditions, the club has recently commissioned a cohort of five ‘new’ launch drivers to their safety rota
Safety first at Newport RC
A matched-funding grant from the national charity RALPHH has enabled the Isle of Wight’s oldest rowing club to install weatherproof defibrillation equipment on to the exterior of its clubhouse
Fulham Reach BC shortlisted as Community Club of the Year in the Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2024
The Community Sport and Recreation Awards are a national-recognised awards programme organised by the Sport and Recreation Alliance
New club management webinars from buddle
buddle is the new name for Club Matters, the Sport England, Lottery-funded programme that provides free resources, support, guidance and workshops to grassroots sports clubs, groups and community organisations
The 2024 Gemini Boat Race trials races roundup
Eight crews from each university – men and women, openweight and lightweight – battled each other, and the conditions, as they sought to impress the coaches
Read MoreToyota Community Fund pushes the boat out at Stratford-upon-Avon
A grant from the Toyota Community Fund has helped the club buy a new double scull and a set of specially modified sculls for adaptive athletes
Read MoreLea RC’s ‘I Am a Rower’ exhibition now open at the River and Rowing Museum
The photographic collection aims to challenge and inspire a wider understanding of what it means to be a rower
Read MoreDocklands Head returns with a splash
Amid many other heads being cancelled at the moment due to strong stream and waterlogged boating areas, Docklands Head ran successfully at the London Regatta Centre in East London on 12 November 2023
Read MoreHenley Women’s Regatta appoints Naomi Ashcroft as Chairman
2002 World Champion Naomi Ashcroft replaces 2012 Paralympic Champion Naomi Riches MBE, who stepped down in July after two years in the role
Read MoreMixed ability rowers go paddling on the Po!
A group of British mixed ability rowers attended an international rowing event in Turin, Italy last week. Mixed Ability is the name given to fully integrated rowing – crews being made up of competitors with impairments and their able-bodied club colleagues
Read MoreBrits get bronze on the beach at World Rowing Coastal Championships
Charles Cousins wins bronze in Men’s Solo and in Mixed Double with Clare Jamison
Read MoreBrits at the World Rowing Masters Regatta 2023: “The best regatta I’ve ever been to”
Highlights and reports from British rowers who travelled to the Roodeplaat Dam near Tshwane in South Africa for the first World Rowing event on the continent
Read MoreDelivering free activities for children over the summer holiday
Julia Philipson, Development and Fundraising Manager at Fulham Reach BC, shares her experience of running a water sports-focused holiday activity and food programme
Read MoreSalts Healthcare gets Stratford adaptive rowers back on the water
The Birmingham-based company came to the rescue after the Stratford Herald publicised how the squad was unable to row as their safety boat’s elderly engine had broken down irreparably
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