Bewdley Rowing Club

Bewdley Rowing Club

Location	Riverside North, Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Wyre Forest District, West Midlands, England
Coordinates	52°22′40″N2°18′55″W / 52.377859°N 2.315298°W / 52.377859; -2.315298
Founded	1877
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code BEW)
Website	www.bewdleyrc.co.uk

Bewdley Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at Riverside North, Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Wyre Forest District, West Midlands, England. ^[1] The club is open to all age groups and the blade colours are blue and gold; kit: indigo with a (quite broad) gold band. ^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1877 ^[3] although newspaper reports at the time state that it was the revival of the club. ^[4]

The club won the prestigious Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta with the Leander Club in 1983 and the Queen Mother Challenge Cup with the Maidenhead Rowing Club in 1984 and Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club in 1985. ^[5]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year	Races won
1983	Double Sculls Challenge Cup
1984	Queen Mother Challenge Cup
1985	Queen Mother Challenge Cup

British champions

Year	Races won
1979	Men J16 1x
1980	Men 4x [6]
1991	Women J16 1x [7]
1995	Women J18 1x

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.43.
3. "Club history". Bewdley Rowing Club.
4. "Bewdley" . Worcester Journal. 17 March 1877. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Event results". Friends of Rowing History.
6. ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
7. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.