Recent News from the Region Got some worthy news from your club? Share your story with us. Recent NewsNotes from Chairs’ Forum 26 March29th March 2020Below is an overview of the considerations from the Chairs’ forum 26 March 2020. Short Term Considerations: Is your club fully secure and closed down. Are you considering regular checks. Have fridges and water heaters been emptied and turned off. Do you need to place rat and mouse traps. Are boat hatches open. Are there Read More... Good Friday Row 202025th February 2020Good Friday Row What is it? This is an annual social row over 37km along the Trent from Nottingham to Newark with a lunch time picnic stop at Ferry Farm. When will it take place? The Good Friday Row will take place (not surprisingly) on Good Friday! 10th April 2020. The start is planned for Read More... Flood Damage 202025th February 2020Have you sustained any damage from the recent floods? Following the recent floods, as a region we would appreciate you sharing any damage that you have sustained at your club, to the building/facilities or other, or if you have had to cancel any events as this will be on the agenda at the next Chairs’ Read More... NWSC Open for All this Winter29th November 2019NWSC Winter use Read below for a note from Jack at NWSC for use over winter. Dear All. With the river levels increasing on a yearly basis, it seems there is some struggle with gaining river access around the UK, with many crews confined to the clubhouses because of the swollen rivers. The NWSC has Read More... Competition Framework Review16th November 2019Phase 2 Working Group The information below is taken from British Rowing and for full details, view the Phase 2 Working Group page.The National Competition Committee (NCC) is currently looking for several volunteer members to join the new project group to deliver phase 2 of the Competition Framework review following phase 1’s implementation of the Read More... Member Survey30th October 2019BR Membership Survey 2019 Why is British Rowing conducting the survey? British Rowing is currently conducting a survey of current and former members, and anyone with a connection to the wider sport, either now or in the past. This is part of a project to increase the number of British Rowing members so that more Read More... British Rowing 2019 AGM Minutes30th October 2019AGM Draft Minutes Draft minutes from the British Rowing Annual General Meeting are now available to read, they can be downloaded as pdf for your ease. Further information and a link to a video recording of the AGM can be found on the BR site... Club Safety Audit1st October 2019Club Safety Audit 2019. The 2019 Club Safety Audit is now open for completion. The British Rowing Club Safety Audit is an annual process that helps clubs identify opportunities for safety improvements within their operations. It is also a requirement for all British Rowing clubs to complete the audit as part of their affiliation to Read More... Coaching Course13th September 2019Level 2 Club Coach Course . After a long period of time, we have have managed to get a L2 coach course booked in for the region and the associated pre-requisites of Capsize training. What is it? The Club Coach course qualifies you to prepare, deliver and review consecutive coaching courses to develop the skills Read More... Lincoln Beginner Head22nd August 2019Lincoln Beginner Head, 2019. Please find a short message from Paddy looking for comments on the Beginner Head at Lincoln For the past few years the University of Lincoln Rowing Club has been trying to run a head race aimed at beginners but unfortunately it has not attracted many entries and did not run at Read More... Regatta London20th August 2019Regatta London 2019 What is it? Regatta London is a challenge row along the river Thames. All eights, coxed fours and coxed quads are welcome to enter – fine or stable shells. The row will cover 14 miles along the Thames from BR HQ, Hammersmith, to the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich and being joined Read More... Masters’ Train Smarter Row Faster Workshop.25th February 2019MASTERS TRAIN SMARTER ROW FASTER WORKSHOP Newark Rowing Club, Farndon Road, Newark, Notts. NG24 4SE Monday 25th March 2019, 19.00 – 21.00 This free workshop is being organised in response to requests by masters rowers for information on coaching and training, specifically for masters rowers. The workshop is designed for masters rowers and their coaches Read More... East Midlands Success at Home Internationals.26th July 2018Congratulations goes to the Nottingham rowers at the Home Internationals. They are an inspiration to rowers in clubs across the region and maybe encouragement for others to go for it next year! After a successful trial at the London Docklands, 10 rowers, a cox and coach all travelled to Cork for the annual Home International Read More... East Midlands Juniors at BRJC1822nd July 2018Last weekend, 20-22 July, saw the annual British Rowing Junior Championships take place at the NWSC in Nottingham where the region was well represented. Over the weekend, juniors took part in a range of skills sessions and side-by-side racing depending on their age and boat type.... Volunteer Coach Awards 201818th July 2018Nominations Now Open! It is that of year where we recognise those who have made positive contributions to all aspects of rowing but may have gone a little unnoticed. Now is your chance to nominate your ‘unsung hero’ within the rowing community, that person who has gone above and beyond or made an outstanding contribution Read More... Great Coal Row 201725th May 2017Recreational rowers from the East and West Midlands and throughout the Thames Valley are today packing their lycra, their boats are loaded, riggers taped up, blades gathered and tide tables checked, all ready to travel south for the inaugural Great Coal Rows this weekend. Southampton Coalporters ARC are hosting their first recreational event with two Read More...
