Bedford Rowing Club

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Bedford Rowing Club
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Location Bedford, England
Coordinates 52°08′03″N0°27′53″W / 52.13408°N 0.464844°W / 52.13408; -0.464844 (Bedford Rowing Club)
Home water River Great Ouse
Founded1886 (1886)
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - BED
Website www.bedfordrowing.co.uk
Events
List
    • Bedford Eights and Fours Head
    • Bedford Small Boats Head (Spring)
    • Bedford Amateur Regatta
    • Bedford Quarts Sprint Regatta
    • Bedford Small Boats Head (Autumn)

Bedford Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club in Bedford, England, founded on 15 March 1886. [1]

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History

Despite Bedford Regatta having been founded in 1853, there is no record of any rowing clubs in Bedford until 1886. [2] at a meeting chaired by the Mayor. It was minuted that:

  1. That it be advisable that a Rowing Club be formed in Bedford.
  2. That it be called the Bedford Amateur Rowing Club.
  3. That amateurs only, as defined by the rules of the Amateur Rowing Association, be eligible to become members.
  4. That a Committee be elected by the meeting to draw up Rules for the Club & amount of subscriptions.
  5. That all members be swimmers.

The original minutes are held in the Bedfordshire archives [2] and a copy is on display in the Club. The colours are maroon, white and blue. [3]

Current activities

The club regularly competes across the UK at all levels and has a broad membership base, from complete novices and juniors through to senior oarsmen and veterans.

Competitions

The club hosts three Head Races each year as well as a popular Sprint Regatta:

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1972 Men J18 1x [4]
1977 Men J18 2x [5]
1991 Men 2-, Men L8+, Women J18 2x, Women J16 2x, Women J16 4x [6]
1992 Men L2x [7]
1994 Women 4+ [8]
1995 Women 4-
1996 Women 4-, Women 8+, Women L2- [9]
2011 Open J15 1x [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Notes" . Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 31 July 1886. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Minute book containing the minutes of the public meeting, 15th Mar 1886, Bedfordshire County Council Archives. Date deposited: December 1965". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ↑ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.43.
  4. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
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