Broxbourne Rowing Club

Starting to row at Broxbourne

If you would like to try rowing with us, please come to the club at 9.15 on any Saturday or Sunday morning and ask for Noelle Stallard, Craig Allan or me (Chris Moody).  The club is usually busy then because it is the tea break between the early and mid morning outings. But any of us will be happy to talk to you about rowing and quickly show you around the club while we drink our coffee.

We run separate courses to introduce adults and juniors to rowing.  You need to talk to Noelle Stallard about the courses for juniors.  The adult courses start in October, January and May and run for 5 consecutive weekends.  To get a feel for rowing you should attend on at least 4 weekends.

You must be able to swim 100metres in light clothing and you must let us know about any medical condition that might be brought on by exertion.

If you decide that you would like to do the next course for adults we will ask you to fill in a Prospective Member form, an application for Silver membership of British Rowing and make a payment (we need either cash or a cheque) to Broxbourne Rowing Club.  The payment is £70-00 which covers the £24 that we will send to British Rowing with you application form and £46-00 for the Learn to Row course at Broxbourne.

When we have your forms and payment we will give you a numbered receipt.  We have to limit the intake for each course to 12 people so we will only issue 12 receipts.

The beginners’ sessions will run from 9.30 to about 12.00 on Saturdays and Sundays.  If you can come on both days you will have the benefit of more practice.  The first outings will not be very energetic so bring enough clothes to keep warm.  We will row if it rains so bring a change of clothes.

At the end of the course we hope that you will decide to join our rowing club.  If you do, the £46-00 Learn to Row fee will be deducted from your first year’s subscription.

The next course will start on the 12^th and 13^th of May.

Chris Moody

The October Learn To Row course is now full. The next course will be in January.


We are considering running a weekday course later in the year. Please contact us if you are interested.

Fifteen people had their first rowing outings at Broxbourne last weekend. Crista, Penny, Steve, Eleanor, Susi, Jen, Deborah, Ian and I coached, coxed or sat in boats with them. And we had offers of help from Amanda and a couple of juniors. Thank you everyone.

The next beginners course starts on May 21st. The usual team of coaches will be there but they need help. Please try and help out for one or more of the eight sessions. I’ll put a sign-up sheet on the notice board. Speak to Chris Moody to find out how you can help out.

The learn to row course is becoming increasingly popular and unfortunately the May course is now full. But do not fear, the next course will run in September. If you already have rowing experience and are interested in joining the club contact our captain.

Just a reminder that the next learn to row course will start on 21st May. For more information about the course and how to sign up, see the learn to row page.