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European Surf Rowing Championships 2009
On Saturday the 5th September 2009 the 3rd European Surf Rowing Championships were held on Tolcarne Beach, Newquay, Cornwall and attracted crews from France, Holland and the UK. Surf conditions were perfect with a 3 – 4ft wave giving crews the chance of […]
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Thames RC 150th Anniversary
Thames Rowing Club is holding the second of a series of reunion lunches to mark its forthcoming 150th anniversary. This one is for all those who were active at Thames during the 1980s and 1990s. It will be held on […]
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Claires Court School BC row from Oxford to Maidenhead
Over the weekend of the 26th and 27th September the boys of Claires Court School Boat Club took on the challenge of rowing from Oxford to Maidenhead in a fleet of 3 coxed quads. Over the two day adventure the […]
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Local school children take the lead in building an eco-friendly rowing club
On 29th September 2009, the students of Bradfield School in the north of Sheffield hosted the launch of a unique school project following an education workshop with the City of Sheffield Rowing Club. Children were asked to design a new […]
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Joan Filkins
British Rowing is sad to report the death of Joan Filkins of Weybridge Rowing Club. Known to many as ‘Filk’ Joan began her long association with rowing with the Savings Bank Ladies RC. There will be a Service of Thanksgiving at […]
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RGS Worcester BC welcomes back Cambridge cox in triple boat launch
RGS Worcester Boat Club marked the arrival of new Chief Coach Joe Lyons with a row-past and a boat-naming ceremony on Saturday 26th September in which three boats were given the traditional treatment. Former Alice Ottley pupil and Cambridge cox […]
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Guidance on Transporting Rowing Boats
On behalf of members, British Rowing has been talking to Mick Giannasi, Chief Constable and Head of Roads Policing, about the complexities of the legislation that applies ‘to the carriage of oar-propelled racing boats on vehicles, including trailers’. In association with ACPO […]
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Dame Alice Harpur School tackle the Boston Marathon
On Sunday 20th September 18 girls from Dame Alice Harpur School took part in the Lincoln to Boston Marathon. This is a gruelling 31 mile row and can take between 4 to 5 hours to complete. All the girls […]
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Staines Boat Club names a new safety launch
On Sunday 20th September Staines Boat Club named a new safety launch after Alan Choules. Alan was one of the crew of the The Ashes VIII during the accident at Penton Hook Weir on Sunday 25th April 1971. Following the […]
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Sir Steve Redgrave opens a new Upper Thames club house
Which is the only rowing club that actually sits on the Henley Royal Regatta course? No it’s not Leander or even Henley Rowing Club both of which are upstream of the finish, it is in fact Upper Thames Rowing […]
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