New Boathouse Appeal with Zac Purchase

All are invited to join Goring Gap Boat Club  for an evening with  Zac Purchase Olympic oarsman  and the launch of the New Boathouse Appeal  on Thursday 21st March 2013 at 7.30. Open to non members.

Zac will talk about his Olympic experiences and GGBC committee members will provide a summary of the plans for a new boathouse.

Tickets in advance: £7.50 including wine and cheese. Contact  Sally Lightfoot at social@goringgapbc.org.uk for tickets.  Download a flyer here: GGBC boathouse appeal with Zac Purchase.

Site flooded again

I am sure that it will come as no surprise to learn that our facilities at Hardwick are again under a couple of feet of water. Irrespective of the river conditions, therefore, there will be no rowing this weekend.

We will update members as soon as conditions improve and we can access the site again.

 

Santa Row cancelled

We regret that due to the river conditions, the state of our site, and the weather outlook, we have no alternative but to cancel the Santa Row this year. Rowing also looks unlikely for Sunday – although we will probably check the conditions first hand on the day.

The Committee plans to arrange a fun event in January instead in order to kick off our rowing year. If this rain persists, we will also consider purchasing an ark to add to our fleet ….

Rowing again!

The flood waters have receded (although there are still some deep puddles). We cleared out the shed this morning and as we expected, there wasn’t any significant damage.

We celebrated by going for a row – and subject to the normal risk assessments, regular Saturday and Sunday sessions are back on. We look forward to seeing you on the river – but bring wellies or shoes you don’t mind getting muddy.

Flooding pictures

Matthew Crowder took these pictures of our site on Thursday – it may be some time before we can access the shed and start the cleanup.