Runcorn Rowing Club

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Runcorn Rowing Club
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Runcorn Rowing Club Blade.jpg
Motto Latin: Validus ut Perago, lit.  'strong to the finish'
Location Runcorn, Cheshire
Coordinates 53°18′39″N2°42′44″W / 53.3109°N 2.7121°W / 53.3109; -2.7121
Home water River Weaver
Founded1894 (1894)
Key people
  • Ed Burrows (President)
  • Roger Franks (Chairman)
  • George Perrin (Captain)
Affiliations British Rowing
Website runcornrowing.com
AcronymRUN
Events
  • Spring Eights Head
  • Junior Regatta
  • Autumn Head

Runcorn Rowing Club is a rowing club in Runcorn, Cheshire based on the River Weaver. The club has access to 10km of rowable river from Weston Marsh Lock to Dutton Lock. [1]

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History

Runcorn Rowing Club was established in 1894 on land purchased from the Marquis of Cholmondeley. [2] [3] The club received funding in 2005 under British Rowings's 'Project Oarsome' which saw membership increase from 39 to 100 members. [4]

Club colours

The blade colours are royal blue with two white bars; kit: royal blue with white hoops. [5]

Facilities

The club has three boat sheds, the latest opened by Derek Twigg MP in April 2008. [6] A new club house was constructed in 2016 funded by the Sports Council and assisted by specialists from the consortium working on the Mersey Gateway Bridge. [3]

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1992 Women 2x [7]
1993 Women L1x [8]
1994 Women L2x [9]
1995 Women L1x
2007 Women J14 1x [10]
2008 Women J15 1x, Women J14 1x [11]
2010 Women 2x, Women L2x, Open J18 4x [12]
2012 Women J18 4x [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Runcorn Rowing Club" . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Runcorn Rowing Club - About" . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 McDougall, John (14 March 2016). "Runcorn Rowing Club's new boathouse becomes a reality". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Oarsome boost for Runcorn rowers". Liverpool Echo. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ↑ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.46.
  6. ↑ "The Boathouse Tour" . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  8. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". The Times. 19 July 1993. p. 20.
  9. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". The Times. 18 July 1994. p. 22.
  10. ↑ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
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