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Get Involved at the Paralympic Regatta
Spectators at the London 2012 Paralympic Rowing Regatta will once again be able to have a go at rowing for themselves at Eton Dorney’s Get Involved tent. More than 5000 people had a go at indoor rowing during the Olympic […]
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London 2012 inspires novice rowers in Boston
Boston Rowing Club is one of hundreds of clubs across the UK enjoying the nation’s unprecedented interest in rowing. The Lincolnshire club’s recent adult rowing taster day proved so popular that two more taster sessions have already been arranged for […]
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Royal Chester rower carries Paralympic Flame
June Jarvis carried the famous flame at Ellesmere Port on Saturday (25th August), as part of a series of events held in the North West to celebrate the London 2012 Paralympic Games. June was part of the Royal Chester RC […]
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Sad news of the death of Geoff Carney
British Rowing is sad to report the death of Geoff Carney this morning (Friday 24th August). A member of HSBC Rowing Club, Geoff was a familiar face at Richmond Amateur Regatta and several Thames and Tideway Regattas for many years. […]
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Bewdley RC’s Explore Rowing launch a splashing success
The weather held off and the sun came out for the launch of Bewdley Rowing Club’s new Explore Rowing boats, with Club members, sponsors and British Rowing staff coming together to celebrate on Sunday (19th August). Recent participants from the […]
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Olympic legends drop in on Barnes Bridge Ladies
On Sunday 19th August, a ‘Battle Bus’ of sporting legends arrived at Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club as part of Join In Local Sport – a nationwide grassroots campaign to encourage community sport. Team GB’s golden boy Mo Farah joined […]
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Gig rowers race for SCT coach
Crews from Mounts Bay, Cape Cornwall and St. Ives gig clubs did battle in a one-off rowing event in July, marking the end of SCT Coach Phil Pring’s time working in British Rowing’s Western Region. Glorious sunshine and the impressive […]
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Grosvenor celebrates Learn to Row graduates
On Wednesday (9 August 2012), more than 30 graduates of Grosvenor Rowing Club’s latest Learn to Row course took part in a Splash and Dash Regatta – celebrating their successful completion of the eight-week course. Four boats took to the […]
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Learn to row with London Youth Rowing
London Youth Rowing (LYR) have places available on their Summer Rowing Course for beginners for weeks beginning 13th & 20th August. Penny Cuthbert, Development & Training Manager at LYR says; “We have already run one week’s course which was hugely popular […]
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Alternate Athletes support Team GB
Jo Cook, Emily Taylor and Adam Freeman-Pask make up three of the five ‘spares’ or ‘Alternate Athletes’ – as their official accreditation describes it – in the GB Rowing Team at Eton Dorney. “Obviously I wasn’t expecting to be a […]
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