Posted on March 13, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
Evesham’s junior women rowers are the best in the country having trounced all-comers at the National Schools Head on Thursday 9th March with a fantastic win in the Junior Women’s coxed four. (read more…)
Posted on March 12, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
Conditions on the day were terrible with torrential rain and strong gusts of wind for most of the morning making the 3,200 metre course seem twice as long. (read more…)
Posted on March 8, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
Crews from Evesham Rowing Club brought home the medals again this weekend. Two junior boys crews blazed down the Worcester Head of the River course in winning times and there was a surprise win for the men’s veteran C crew too. (read more…)
Posted on February 21, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
Two of Evesham Rowing Club’s top junior girls are celebrating gold wins in two very different events. (read more…)
Posted on February 8, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
Evesham Rowing Club’s Junior 14 boys were on record-breaking form again last Saturday at the Wycliffe Big Head of the River. (read more…)
Posted on February 2, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
Evesham’s Junior girls were on top form at Stourport Head of the River on Sunday coming home with three wins and two second places. (read more…)
Posted on January 10, 2006 | Filed under Rowing
The annual Pudding Races (or should that be Puddings Race) attracted enough rowers for four junior and four senior crews with some competitive rowing over the 350 metres. Thanks to those who helped to organise a fun (but very chilly) event!
Posted on December 5, 2005 | Filed under Rowing
The venue last Saturday was Wycliffe Sculling Centre, near Gloucester. The Wycliffe Small Boats Head, rowed on the Gloucester Berkeley Canal was unaffected by the heavy overnight rain which made the Avon at Evesham unrowable last weekend. (read more…)
Posted on November 29, 2005 | Filed under Rowing
Despite their heroic row the Bedford men did not topple the Pinsent-Redgrave time, which still stands as the overall course record. A sub-15 minute time from Chadbury Lock to Evesham Rowing Club has only been achieved once before in the history of the Evesham Head of the River - back in 1994 by a duo called Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave. Last Saturday it was the turn of a Senior 3 Men’s crew from Bedford Rowing Club to go sub-15 over the 4,000 metre (2.5 mile) course. The Bedford men set a record breaking time of 14.53 minutes for a coxless quad, over a minute faster than the nearest time of the day, set by a Senior 3 coxed four from RGS Worcester. (read more…)
Posted on November 22, 2005 | Filed under Rowing
Last weekend’s British Indoor Rowing Championships, at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena, attracted nearly 3,000 competitors including 31 hopefuls from Evesham Rowing Club. The effort paid off with the club bringing home two gold and three silver medals. (read more…)