Posted on July 27, 2008 | Filed under The club
FAIR TRADE - A SHOW BY MIKRON THEATRE COMPANY ON MONDAY 4TH AUG 7.45 PM
Mikron have added ERC to thier tour around the waterways of the UK. The show is an interesting and amusing look at the story of the Co-Operative Movement. Tickets available at the club. £5. Tel. 01386 446131 or use the contact e-mail.
The club bar will be open from 7 pm.
Posted on July 8, 2008 | Filed under The club
The latest copy of Avon Calling is now available to download
Posted on April 14, 2008 | Filed under The club
The new Karndean floor is now being laid. This means that the Function room is off limits until the work is complete. The room will not be available until the evening of Friday 18th April. A reduced Bar service will be available from the kitchen - with limited seating in the Sun Lounge.
In the case of emergency the relevant fire exits should still be used.
Posted on March 17, 2008 | Filed under The club
Due to flooding the club is currently closed. The situation will be reviewed by Mark D and Rob F at 1pm Monday 17/3. An update will be posted here thereafter
Posted on December 1, 2007 | Filed under The club
The new club access system has arrived. After Christmas the old system will be disabled. (read more…)
Posted on July 30, 2007 | Filed under The club
Members of Evesham Rowing Club have begun cleaning up after their boathouse was completely flooded by the swollen River Avon ten days ago. The club, which also has squash and tennis facilities, has been significantly damaged. At the time the disaster struck it was in the very final stages of a 2-year, £500,000 lottery-funded redevelopment. (read more…)
Posted on September 9, 2006 | Filed under The club
Re-Opening Speech - Saturday 9th September 2006
Evesham Boat Club was formally established in the summer of 1863, with sixteen active oarsmen and eight non-rowing members. Edward Charles Rudge, the Squire of Evesham, was elected President, and became a lifetime benefactor of the Club. The members included three Reverend gentlemen who took their due place in mid-Victorian Society and in Rowing in particular. The boats and equipment were housed in timber boathouses leased from mine-host at “The Fleece Inn” on the banks of the River Avon and the sport was strictly for “gentlemen” under the rules of the Amateur Rowing Association. The Club grew steadily and was around the thirty-third Provincial Rowing Club to be formed, with local rivals at Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Hereford having been founded several years beforehand and many others that followed. The first Regatta was held in 1864 and was contested between the Clubs from Evesham and Tewkesbury. Transport was developing and the extended railway system gave scope for the movement of boats and oarsmen, transforming the genteel sport to one of fierce competition, using heavy boats rowed over long courses, with fixed seats and rowlocks. (read more…)
Posted on April 21, 2006 | Filed under The club
Evesham Rowing Club is putting the final touches to its new clubhouse as months of building work comes to a successful end.
The inside has been transformed during the winter into a top level sports facility with gym, weights room, new changing facilities and a fabulous function room overlooking the River Avon. (read more…)
Posted on January 6, 2006 | Filed under The club
A Wychavon District Council grant of £32,500 has been handed over to Evesham Rowing Club, marking the next stage in the £500,000-plus redevelopment at the club, which started two months ago. (read more…)
Posted on October 21, 2005 | Filed under The club
Work is about to start on a half million pound-plus development at Evesham Rowing Club. The first stage of the project is due to be completed by next April in time for the club’s biggest event of the year: Evesham Regatta. (read more…)