February 3, 2012
The 2012 Wycliffe Big Head has been cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions.
With temperatures well below freezing, the Gloucester Berkeley Canal had this morning (Friday) frozen to the North and South of the Wycliffe Sculling Centre boathouse.
Organisers had posted...
Six months into Sport England’s Sportivate Olympic and Paralympic legacy project, and 33,000 young people have taken up sport in their own time.
Sportivate aims to get hundreds of thousands of 14 to 25-year-olds taking part in sport over the next four years by offering them a pathway into sports clubs and venues...
Entries for the Women’s Eights Head of the River (WEHoRR) close next Friday (February 10), leaving one week left for crews to submit their entries via British Rowing Online Entry.
WEHoRR entries are set to close earlier than usual this year, with organisers are expecting a flurry of late entries this weekend.
The annual...
February 2, 2012
The first of three drop-in sessions for residents to view and discuss traffic concerns ahead of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic rowing events at Eton Dorney takes place this evening (Thursday 2 February), at Windsor Racecourse.
Up to 30,000 spectators will arrive at Dorney Lake each day between Saturday 28 July and Saturday 4...
Entries have opened for the 2012 Cornish Indoor Rowing Championships (CIRC), which will take place on Sunday 18 March in Newquay.
The annual event - now in its 13th year - sees juniors and seniors battle it out on Concept 2 indoor rowing machines at the Newquay Sports Centre.
Seniors will cover 2km in male and female...
February 1, 2012
The newest rowing club in the East Midlands region, Devil’s Elbow, is offering free taster sessions in March and April.
Based at the confluence of the River Trent and Soar in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, Devil’s Elbow was founded this year and has already signed up for Explore Rowing accreditation....
January 31, 2012
The nomination process has begun for the 2012 Thomas Keller Medal, awarded ‘for an outstanding career in rowing.’
The Thomas Keller Medal is FISA’s most prestigious accolade, and can be awarded to anyone up to five years after their official retirement.
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Rowing club representatives from across the North gathered at Durham Rowing Club on Sunday, for the Northern Region British Rowing Club Development Conference.
More than 50 regional and university rowing clubs sent representatives to the day-long conference, which included presentations and...
Environment minister Richard Benyon has announced that more than £1 billion will be invested in the UK’s waterways over the next 15 years, securing the future of the new Canal & River Trust charity.
The Canal & River Trust – which will be officially launched later this year – is tasked with preserving waterways in England...
January 30, 2012
Over 130 schoolchildren gathered at Newquay Tretherras School, Cornall, on Friday 27 January for the Cornish Indoor Rowing Championships (CIRC) – one of the first events in the 2012 Cornwall School Games.
Participants in school years 7-13 competed in the event, which was organised by the Cornwall Sports Partnership and British...