Bewl Bridge Rowing Club

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Bewl Bridge Rowing Club
Location Bewl Water, Bewlbridge Lane, Lamberhurst, Wadhurst, Tunbridge Wells
Coordinates 51°04′35″N0°23′09″E / 51.076376°N 0.385951°E / 51.076376; 0.385951
Founded1977
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - BEB
Website www.bewlrowingclub.co.uk

Bewl Bridge Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Bewl Water, based at Bewlbridge Lane, Lamberhurst, Wadhurst, Tunbridge Wells. Rowers aged 12 and upwards of any ability are allowed to join the club. [1] [2]

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History

View of Bewl Water from the boathouse in 2003 Bewl Bridge Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 84593.jpg
View of Bewl Water from the boathouse in 2003

The plans for rowing on the reservoir were announced in November 1975 by the Greater London and South East Regional Sports Council, following the construction of the reservoir by the Southern Water authority. [3]

The club was founded in 1977 and the boathouse is situated on the Northern side of the Bewl Water reservoir. Out of the 770 acres of open water, 660 was set aside for water sports of which one section was rowing. [4]

The club's first significant success was the that of Andrew Rudkin reaching the Double Sculls Challenge Cup final at the 1979 Henley Royal Regatta. [5]

In recent years the club has had success at the 2021 British Rowing Junior Championships and 2023 British Rowing Junior Championships, which included winning three gold medals. [6]

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
2021 Open J18 1x [7]
2023 Open J16 1x, Open J16 2x [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome". Bewl Bridge Rowing Club. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sports Boom on new lake?" . Maidstone Telegraph. 7 November 1975. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Pick your sport at the new water spot" . Maidstone Telegraph. 25 February 1977. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Finalists at Henley" . Kent & Sussex Courier. 13 July 1979. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "Race Information results". Row results. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.


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