Recreational rowing on the Thames. Beginners, new members and visiting clubs welcome.
Earlier this year when we were training crews for our regatta a reporter from the Henley Standard visited. The story was published a couple of weeks ago and is now on the Henley Standard website.
‘Club that teaches novices how to mess about right royally on a river’
A national “Join-In” event has been arranged for the weekend after the Olympics to capitalise on Team GB’s success, and to encourage people to give new sports a try through local clubs – https://www.joininuk.org/ .
GGBC is participating and, with the unprecedented success of our rowers at Eton Dorney, we hope we can encourage people to come along and give rowing a try.
We will be running rowing sessions between 9am and midday on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August. Anyone is welcome to come along and try rowing.
If you or any friends, relatives, or colleagues are interested in rowing, this would be a great opportunity to give it a try without cost or obligation.
Crew tickets have now either been sent to the captains or they are in the post and will arrive shortly. If you don’t receive your entry tickets please contact Nick as soon as possible on nickjbubb@aol.com or 01491 873624.
Regarding the weather outlook, if things are very wet on the day then parking may be rearranged further away so please can all rowers allow plenty of time to turn up for their race (10 minutes will not be enough) to avoid elimination on the day without even getting in a boat.
Dear Club Member,
As you are all aware, the Club will be hosting the annual Goring & Streatley Regatta which will take place on Saturday 21st July.
Building on the success of the recent Goring & Streatley Jubilee Pageant, the Regatta will add considerable momentum to our drive to raise our profile in the community, to generate funds and to secure a permanent home for the Club. Under the leadership of Ros Crowder, a core group of volunteers has ensured that all the necessary planning is in place and within a week or so of opening for entries, more than 40 of the 50 crew places had already been taken.
The real challenge – mobilising as many members as possible to volunteer a few hours to help out – now begins! Rest assured that there is a guaranteed job for everyone and even if you have not done so previously, please get involved. It is always great fun and you will be supported all the way.
We are calling for volunteers in 2 main areas:
1. Regatta Training
This years training sessions are being organised by Geoff Arnold who has asked me to pass on the following appeal:
The Challenge:
What we need:
Ideally we need
Support
For anyone interested in developing their skills as a cox, this is the ideal opportunity to learn without the pressure of coxing fellow members and in what should be fine conditions.
Even if you’ve never coxed before or are worried about the commands etc., we will be there to help and encourage. Remember that for all of us, this is about acquiring new skills, meeting lots of new people and above all, having fun! Geoff will be on hand to provide a briefing for Coxes and Session Managers new to regatta training on both Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June at 11:00 am and should also be on site for most training sessions.
Next Steps
All volunteers will receive:
2. Pre – Regatta Tasks and Regatta Day
In addition to Regatta Training, we will also need an army of volunteers to help in a variety of ways in the days immediately before, during and after the Regatta. Volunteers for these tasks are being co-ordinated by Stewart Cowen and include:
If you are able to help in any way please contact Stuart Cowen at stuartcowen@ntlworld.com. who holds the definitive list of all vacancies! No previous experience is required and all offers of help will be much appreciated regardless of whether it’s a couple of hours or a whole day.
With best regards,
Hugh
