Keep the date - Dame Katherine Grainger key note speaker at “Changing the Future” event
Posted: November 16, 2017
Dame Katherine Grainger will be the key note speaker at an exciting new event in January which brings together Scotland’s rowing community to celebrate its achievements and set a challenge for the future.
Aimed at everyone involved in rowing, be they athletes, coaches, club volunteers or officials, Scottish Rowing’s “Changing the Future” event takes place at the magnificent, newly-refurbished sportscotland Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre in Largs (20-21 January 2018).
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First place in GB Trials was the nicest of shocks for Somerside
Posted: November 13, 2017
Teenager India Somerside proved she is coming of age after partnering Lauren Gray to first place at this month’s GB Rowing Team 1st Assessment at Boston.
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Membership Consultation - Aberdeen
Posted: November 10, 2017
Scottish Rowing would like to remind everyone that the Aberdeen Membership Consultation will take place at the regional group meeting on Monday 13th November at 7.00pm in the TWMA Building, Broadfold House, Broadfold Road, Bridge of Don Aberdeen, AB23 8EE.
If you will be attending this session please notify Carol Ann Ellis at the Scottish Rowing office at
office@scottish-rowing.org.uk to allow us to manage numbers for the venue and refreshments.
Miki Lee Dale awarded sportscotland’s ‘Young Person’s Coach of the Year’
Posted: November 9, 2017
CLYDEBANK SPORTS COACH PICKS UP SPORTSCOTLAND AWARD ON NIGHT OF CELEBRATION FOR COACHES, OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS
One of Scotland’s leading coaches has been awarded sportscotland’s ‘Young Person’s Coach of the Year’ for his dedication to sport.
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Success for Stirling RC
Posted: November 8, 2017
Last weekend saw Stirling Rowing Club presented with two brand new Cox boxes as a result of their efforts in the newly launched 2017 Summer Sprint League.
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Membership Consultation - Edinburgh
Posted: November 7, 2017
Scottish Rowing would like to remind everyone that the Edinburgh Membership Consultation will take place on Thursday 9th November at 6.30pm in Team Room 1 at Peffermill Playing Fields, Sport and Exercise, University of Edinburgh, 42 Peffermill Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5LL.
If you will be attending this session please notify Carol Ann Ellis at the Scottish Rowing office at
office@scottish-rowing.org.uk to allow us to manage numbers for the venue and refreshments.
The future health of Loch Lomond comes down to a public vote – make yours count
Posted: November 6, 2017
Loch Lomond Rowing Club has sent out a plea to fellow rowers and community members to vote this month for vital funding which will impact its future.
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Battle lines drawn for Scottish Rowing Schools Indoor Championships
Posted: November 6, 2017
Scottish Rowing’s schools indoor league promises to end with the most thrilling climax when Ravenscraig hosts the 2017 Scottish Rowing Schools Indoor Championships in two weekends’ time.
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Higson is first rowing coach from Scotland selected for Performance Foundation Coach Support
Posted: November 1, 2017
John Higson, the lead coach of women’s rowing at Edinburgh University Boat Club and number two to Head Coach Colin Williamson, has become the first rowing coach from Scotland selected for the newly launched UK Coaching’s Performance Foundation Coach Support programme.
Described as an “18-month long journey” for 38 coaches from eight sports, the programme will be run by the UK Coaching Talent and Performance team in partnership with UK Sport. It is designed specifically to develop coaches working with talented athletes who have the potential to win medals.
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Strathclyde Country Park Water & Access Restrictions - 4th & 5th November 2017
Updated: November 2, 2017
North Lanarkshire Council have advised that the loch at Strathclyde Country Park will be closed to rowing on Sunday 5th November 2017 in the run up to the annual firework display taking place in the evening.
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