Broxbourne Rowing Club

JUBILEE PARTY TICKETS – ON SALE

Becky Bishop — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:51:49 +0000

The Jubilee party tickets will be on sale Saturday morning. BBQ, music, rodeo bull, games, face painting and fancy dress competition!

Look for Becky, Jo and Eleanor under the tv in the clubhouse. Tickets are £10 adult and £5 under 10.

Jubilee Party tickets on sale

Becky Bishop — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:19:19 +0000

Don’t forget your cash or cheques tomorrow morning! Jubilee tickets on sale – BBQ, music, rodeo bull, face painting and much more!

AGM Today at 11am

Rosie Sanderson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:08:17 +0000

All club members should have received an email with information about today’s AGM. We are still looking for candidates for the following roles…

Management committee: All of the posts are up for election at the AGM, apart from the post of Captain. The current treasurer, Anne-Marie Bright does not wish to be nominated again due to pressure of work. The House and Grounds officer, Andy Kelly, would also be keen for someone to take over from him. The role of venue hire co-ordinator is also up for grabs as Penny cannot carry on the role. Venue hire co-ordinator is a co-opted role on the committee.

Please can all club members consider if they could do these important jobs, or if they know someone who could be persuaded to do so.

The main jobs of the Treasurer are as per the rules, in summary:

receipt and payment of all monies on behalf of the club
maintaining records of the accounts of the club
submitting a financial report and budget to the AGM

If you’re interested in taking over any of these roles please speak the current holders of the role and/or Russell for more information.

Restricted Gym Access – L2 Coaching Course

Craig Allan — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:55:45 +0000

The level 2 coaching course will be taking place in the gym on Sunday 29th March and Saturday 5th May. The gym will be closed for training on these days.

Jubilee Family Fun Day

Eleanor Broe — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:15:25 +0000

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee there is going to be a ‘Jubilee Family Fun Day’ at the club on Monday 4 June 2012, from 2pm onwards.

There will be games during the day and music in the evening, as well as a ‘Jubilee’ themed fancy dress competition with prizes.

The bar will be open and we are planning to have a BBQ – so fingers crossed for a lovely sunny day!

Tickets are £10.00 per adult, and £5.00 for children under 10. Tickets will be on sale from this Saturday (28 April 2012) at the club.

Please contact Eleanor Broe, Jo Perryman or Becky Bishop for any more information or to buy your tickets!

Save the Date!

Eleanor Broe — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:23:31 +0000

The next social event will be a Jubilee party on Monday 4 June 2012 – save the date!

Only 3 Saturdays until the FIRST SOCIAL OF 2012!!!!!

Eleanor Broe — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:22:43 +0000

Don’t forget the FIRST SOCIAL OF 2012 will be a pub quiz on Saturday 24 March 2012. It is sure to be a fantastic evening and a great way to celebrate the HORR/WeHORR/Masters HORR results.

Jo, Becky and I hope to see you there.

Trent Head

Graham Everitt — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:58:12 +0000

The eights racing season has begun frustratingly late for Broxbourne’s men’s squad this year, with the cancellation of both Peterborough Head and Bedford Eights & Fours meaning legs weren’t tested until what is usually the mid-season marker race on the Trent in Nottingham.

Trent Head Video

The first race was in the just-formed eight. With Rob Alexander and Chris Heathcote returning to the Senior Men’s squad after sojourning to the Masters squad for a few years, the crew had a more heavyweight look to it than it has had in recent years when populated by lightweights. With only a few outings under their belts the crew made the most of the warm up with a few good bursts, and then span on the marshall’s call ready to find out how they stood up to the opposition. The row was a robust start to the HORR campaign, with the 6k course acting as a good test of legs and lungs. The crew placed 8th overall and second in their category just a few seconds behind the winning crew.

In the third division the HOR4s club record holding quad took to the water again, ready to race strong opposition from Trent and Nottingham University. Another strong row saw them win their division with a time that was the fastest of the division and which placed them 11th fastest boat of the day overall. An IM2 coxed four containing Chris’ Sheppard, Turnbull and Heathcote and the contrasting sinewy Robin Mould also performed well with a 3rd place in category, 15 seconds off of an impressively drilled winning boat from Nottingham University.

After a long day of driving and racing the crew returned to the club pleased with the results. With some good scalps of other provincial crews and the feeling of plenty of speed yet to come in the eight, the squad now looks forward to racing at Kingston and on the Tideway in the coming weeks.

First Social of 2012!

Eleanor Broe — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:33:19 +0000

The first social event of 2012 will be a pub quiz on Saturday 24 March. There will be food and the bar will be open. All squads are welcome and it would be great to see everyone there. Please contact Eleanor Broe, Jo Perryman or Becky Bishop for further details.

Trial Of New Tidal Flow System This Saturday

Craig Allan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:04:43 +0000

We will be testing a new tidal flow system this Saturday. The river will be closed to club members before 8am on Saturday morning. Anyone wishing to participate in tidal flow must attend a safety briefing at 7.50am in the club room. Crews will be given numbers at the briefing and only crews with numbers will be allowed to boat. Matt Stallard and Martin Tate will be acting as marshals. Anyone attempting to boat without a number (having not attended the briefing) or failing to follow marshal’s instructions will be excluded from future tidal flow sessions.

The river will be open to other crews from 9.30am as usual.