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British Rowing Member Prize Draw – November 2025
We have a £50 M&S E-Gift Card to give away in this month’s exclusive British Rowing member prize draw
Pairs Head wins and Henley photo-finishes: The races that shaped Greenbank Falmouth RC’s Tim Wilkinson
Fresh off a third-place finish at Scullers Head, Tim Wilkinson chatted with Fergus Mainland about some of the moments that have shaped his sculling career
Behind the success: How the Coach Development Opportunity propelled Heather McDermott’s coaching
Learn all about what Tynemouth RC’s coach Heather McDermott achieved as part of the Coach Development Opportunity
Boosting confidence in coaching: A look into Coach Development Opportunities at British Rowing
Satellite Coach for the East Midlands Hannah Ferris looks back on the opportunities and learnings she took from last year’s Coach Development Opportunities
Hannah Vines: “To be a high performing coach is very different to a high performance coach”
During British Rowing Coaching Week, Fergus Mainland chatted with Hannah Vines all about Dorney BC to shine a spotlight on Child-First Coaching
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Marsaili Heatley: Ensuring everyone has the ability to row
She was nervous to apply, but Marsaili now encourages others to follow in her footsteps after getting stuck into British Rowing’s Assistant Coach Training
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Mary Lack and Duncan Strachan awarded Royal Humane Society Testimonial for bravery
The two members of Warwick BC have been recognised after saving a man’s life in the river
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Weathering the storms: How the Sport England Movement Fund provided a crucial winter training fix for Bedford RC
Fergus Mainland spoke with club President Hugh Maltby about how the fund has helped the club level up its facilities and about some of the exciting work going on in Bedford
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Rainy with a chance of crabbing: A tale of the Nottingham RC Coastal Mixed Quad
Nottingham Rowing Club made their mark at their first ever British Rowing Beach Sprint Championships – Lucy Holgate recounts their fateful race.
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Insight into Coach Development Opportunities: What you could get involved in for British Rowing Coaching Week
Learn all about what Warwick BC Junior Head Coach Liz McEvoy achieved as part of the Coach Development Opportunity
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All roads lead to Fulham Reach BC: Ashley Ntumba’s coaching origins
Ahead of British Rowing’s Coaching Week, Fergus Mainland sat down with Ashley Ntumba to find out how her British Rowing Assistant Coach Training shaped her journey to coaching on the tideway
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Lancaster John O’Gaunt RC opens its doors and its heart to refugees
Fergus Mainland spoke with Lancaster John O’Gaunt RC about their efforts to use rowing to integrate refugees and asylum seekers in the community
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British Rowing Member Prize Draw – October 2025
We have a British Rowing mug to give away in this month’s exclusive British Rowing member prize draw
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Tynemouth RC making waves with Learn to Row courses
Fergus Mainland caught up with Sam Daniell to hear about the impact of the Learn to Row support scheme as well as the British Coastal Championships on the club
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