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How to celebrate this weekend’s coronation and Bank Holiday Monday
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place on 6 May 2023
Safeguarding and Integrity update – Club Welfare Officer Briefings – sign up!
The Safeguarding and Integrity Team will be holding our first Club Welfare Officer (CWO) online briefings in May and we really encourage all CWOs, Assistant CWOs, or others acting in a similar capacity in clubs to attend one of the […]
Safeguarding and Integrity update – March 2023
Happy Easter, Ramadan and Passover from all of us in the Safeguarding and Integrity team, and we hope you are looking forward to getting stuck into what looks like is going to shape up to be an excellent year of […]
Medals for GB athletes at the 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships
26 medals, including 8 gold medals, were won by GB rowers at the hybrid event from 25-26 February
Coaches and rowers invited to participate in research on mental fatigue
A PhD student at the University of Derby wishes to recruit up to six coaches and athletes to participate in a qualitative study on the effects of mental fatigue on the performance and health of athletes
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Allianz Sports Fund open to affiliated British Rowing clubs
Clubs affiliated to British Rowing can apply for grants of up to £3,000
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Active Thames awards funding to 26 organisations
Active Thames, led by the Port of London Authority (PLA), has awarded £150,000 in grants to 26 successful applicants including several offering rowing activities
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Launch drivers trained at Ardingly RC thanks to donations
Six new volunteers have qualified as RYA II powerboat drivers to provide safety launch support to the club’s training sessions on the reservoir where it is based. Their training was funded by donations from Arnold Clark Community Fund and an anonymous donor.
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World Anti-Doping Agency releases 2023 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2023 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport.
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Fiona Rennie and Michael Williams recognised in the New Year Honours List 2023 for services to rowing
The New Year Honours List 2023 marks the incredible public service of individuals from across the UK
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Safety reminder: Cold water kills
Following the recent tragic deaths of children who fell through ice into a lake while playing, British Rowing has issued the following information to the rowing community.
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games ticketing is now open
Spectators have until 6pm CET on 31 January 2023 to register for the the draw offering access to the sale of ‘Make Your Games’ packs
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Sport England Active Together funding available for clubs
Sport England has teamed up with Crowdfunder to make £7.5 million of match funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector to recover, reinvent and build resilience following the pandemic
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New research insight into how rowing can be used to develop life skills
As part of a developing relationship with Warrington Youth Rowing and partnering projects, trainee psychologist and PhD student at Liverpool John Moores University Scott Whitfield has begun to shed light on how rowing can be used as a vehicle to teach young people skills which can be used beyond the boat
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