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Sad news of the death of Peter Burdess
[newsimage=1]British Rowing has learned with great sadness of the death of Peter Burdess, a dedicated volunteer, coach, and rower at Durham Amateur Rowing Club of more than 60 years. Peter joined Durham ARC in 1950, and first started coaching for […]
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Leicester RC to join Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Leicester Rowing Club have been selected to join the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June, celebrating 60 years since the Queen’s coronation. Discovery, an Explore Rowing quadruple scull, will be crewed by Julie Paillin, Nicola Cheesman, John Wilson, Malcolm […]
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Diamond Jubilee Pageant rowing fleet revealed
A fleet of Explore Rowing boats will feature in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, celebrating 60 years since the Queen’s coronation. Stable Explore Rowing boats from Putney Town, Twickenham, Leicester, and Weyfarers rowing clubs will join a vast array of […]
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Weybridge Winter Head: Important Documents
The official Weybridge Winter Head website is back in action, so all the information you need about the first Thames-based race of 2012 can be accessed at www.weybridgerowing.org.uk/winterhead. Competitors can also find information about the 3000m head race via the […]
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British duo win epic Atlantic Challenge
Toby Iles and Nick Moore have won the 2011/2012 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, triumphing after one of the closest finishes in the event’s history. The Box Number Eight crew arrived in Barbados at 21:15 on Saturday, after rowing over 2500 […]
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Marlow RC teams up with watersports centre
Marlow Rowing Club (MRC) has teamed up with Longridge watersports centre to offer novices a new way to get involved in rowing. The club and centre have combined to offer a ‘development pathway’ into rowing, affording Longridge’s rowing newcomers the […]
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Sir Steve to row in Diamond Jubilee Regatta
Sir Steve Redgrave is set to make a dramatic return to rowing – taking up oars for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Regatta this summer. The five times Olympic gold medallist will form part of an 18-strong crew rowing a new […]
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New exhibition for People of the Thames
International photographer Jil Orpen uses pictures, sounds, and words to illustrate the impact of the River Thames on the people who live and work around it. Described as ‘a unique tribute to 21st Century people who work on, live near, […]
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Advice for the prevention of Weil’s Disease
British Rowing has been advised of several new cases of Weil’s Disease on the River Itchen, Southampton. Five people are thought to have contracted the disease after canoeing on the Hampshire river in November, though only one case has been […]
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Croatia lands 2012 Coastal Championships
FISA have announced the date and location for the 2012 World Rowing Coastal Championships regatta, which will be held in Rijeka, Croatia, from 19-21 October 2012. Rijeka – the third largest city in Croatia – boasts an idyllic bay and […]
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