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Red boards and no rowing!

The flooding on the Thames this year is not as bad as it was this time last year, but unfortunately it’s still too high and fast flowing for us to row, so Saturday and Sunday rowing is currently suspended.

Hopefully levels will drop faster than they did last year.

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Santa Row Sunday 22nd December 10am – 12am

Sadly – due to river conditions, we’ve had to cancel this year’s Santa Row.

Santa row
Santa row
For the last row of the pre-Xmas season, we have  a morning of delight and delectation planned for you!
The wine will be mulled, the pies will be mince,  the rowing will be novel (backwards, blindfold, carol singing….and much  more).
But that’s not  all……………………………. there will be competitions, great company  and a good excuse not to go Xmas shopping!
All you have to do to join in is wear your santa  hat (or reindeer antlers, or flashing lights, blingy christmassy tinselly  creations) .
We would love to see you there to wish you good  cheer and to celebrate another year of rowing with GGBC.
To make catering easier, please let Sue know if you can come – but if you’re not sure and just want to turn up on the day, that’s fine too.

Date: Sunday 22nd  December
Time: 10am til  midday
Dress code: Santa  Hat

Rowing in winter can be fabulous:

Winter sculling2 Winter sculling
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Looking back – rowing and canoeing summer event

One of our fun events this year was a joint boating outing between Goring Gap Boat Club and kayakers from the Dolphin Club. We swapped boats and all had a go at something different.  Some of us went swimming too!

Kayakers waiting to have a go at rowing in an eight
Kayakers waiting to have a go at rowing in an eight
Explaining where the blades go
Explaining where the blades go
Getting into the boats for the first time
Getting into the boats for the first time
The boats set off
The boats set off
Always helps to have some food on board first
Always helps to have some food on board first
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GGBC Annual General Meeting

The AGM is this week on Thursday 28th at 7-45pm at Goring Social Club, and will include the following –

1/. How the boathouse planning application has developed over the last 12 months, and its current status

2/. The current membership figures and breakdown

3/. A quick review of rowing activity over the last 12 months, including L-2-R courses and squad rowing

4/. A brief review of the Regatta

5/. Confirmation of our current fleet, any acquisitions and disposals over the last year, and any procurement or maintenance priorities

6/. A summary of fundraising activity in 2013 and plans for 2014

Please come along to the Social Club at  1 High St, Goring, Reading, Oxfordshire RG8 9BA

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Rowing through Mapledurham lock

Going through Mapledurham lock

scull in mapledurham lock

Images from our November row down to Reading – didn’t quite make it as far as Caversham Bridge – and it was a bit cold waiting to go though the locks – but it’s nice to be reminded how nice it is to row on a stretch of river with more moorhens than supermarket trolleys.