*IMPORTANT* As of Thursday 5th November all Hereford rowing club facilities including gym, bar, camping facilities and access to river will be closed to all members and public. The situation will be reviewed as guidance from British rowing and the Government changes. Please note that access remains in place for students from Hereford cathedral school as it remains part of their curriculum. If you have any concerns about activity at Hereford rowing club during lockdown please ring 01432273915
Further to our 2020 AGM please see changes to our Committee and club officials in the About Us section. If you would like to participant in running the club please discuss with any of us how you can help.
News and Events
December '19 Winner
14th December 2019
Contact
Norman
The Big FOW win of £250 goes to Mr F. V. Preedy, while the following December winners take home £20:
No. 37 W R Adamson
No 87 P Teague
No 90 Ms M.A.F Keely
November '19 Winners
30th November 2019
Contact
Norman
The Following three lucky people won £20 in our FOW prize draw:
No 99. Mrs C Judge
No 02. Mrs J A Hill
No 37 W Adamsom
WINE TASTING 22nd November
Fri 22nd November
Contact
Chris Preedy
Chris Preedy is proud to host yet another great “ Wine Tasting Evening” On Friday 22nd November 2019 at 7.30pm
An opportunity to sample “8” different wines from around the world with a tutorial on each.
Price: £12.50 per person (includes finger buffet) (Admission by Ticket only and Numbers limited to 50). (Tickets available from Chris Preedy (07939 227238) or from behind the Bar at HRC
HRC supported the Herefordshire School games this year by hosting an Indoor Rowing tent in the activity village. Thanks to Gideon Bramble and Lucy Meredith for setting up the ergos, and connecting them together through a TV display that allowed the kids to race against each other. Hundreds of children had the opportunity to try out rowing in a safe and fun way.
Take a look at the two page article in the HEREFORD TIMES, or on line in the link provided. Some great shots of our event including a mass photo of competitors in front of our club house, and a nice write up of the winners from the Herefordshire clubs - HRC, Ross and HCS.
Monmouth Regatta
25th May
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Jason
While the Juniors were at NSR, the masters represented HRC at Monmouth Rowing club.
On the Saturday we had Yvette and Linda (Mas E 2x) in a W 2x against Cardiff city who proved too fast for our ladies.
On the Sunday we had the following crews
Mark, Nigel, Jason, Mike P & Beth competed in a MasD4+ against Taunton (MasC4+), then Staines (MasD4+), then beat Avon County (MasD4+) in a brilliantly won event. This crew had only rowed once before, but the spirit of Korky was strong again, giving us our second victory in this boat.
Linda, yvette, Kath, & Karen in Mas 4x- took on the City of Swansea.
The Preedy’s in their Mas C 2x took on Taunton in a close heat, and then took on Bristol Ariel in a very close final, where the ladies were being closed down, but also nudged out of lan, but V kept her cool and the umpires moved BA back on course and the Preedy's maintained their lead to win.
National Schools Regatta
24th May
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Jason
Our J15 4+ with Jake, Henry, Alfie, Dan and Maisey performed out of their skins on the friday of the National Schools regatta. They achieved an amazing Silver medal position, with their qualifying time achieving a new course record!
Wins at Worcester Spring Regatta
18th May
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Jason
HRC masters rowing continues from strength to strength with another unbeaten performance at Worcester Spring Regatta. Not only did we win the three events, but we won "Korkies" first official race. The boat proved its speed, and the memory of Keith "Korky" Lawrence was enough to keep the opposition from getting close!
MasF4+ (Mike, Clive, JBL, JM and Lucy) beat Evesham E, and then Taunton E.
MasC4+ (Jim, Jason, Nigel, Mark & Beth) beat Warwick. KORKIES first win
I've created an "HRC STORIES" page in the ABOUT section. We want to use this to spotlight some interesting things about our club, its members, and its achievements. If you have a story you'd like to share, please drop me an email at
So, Click on the TAB in the ABOUT section to get to all the stories or click on the link in this item to link to a "Down Memory lane article" on Chris Henry.
May 2019 Winners!
13th May
Contact
Norman Matthews
All £20-00
No. 01 A Best
No. 59 Miss J L Williams
No. 34 D.E.N.B Jones
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