Clubhouse Extension Project: Invitation to Tender
Peterborough City Rowing Club has planning permission for 3 extensions to its existing facility at Thorpe Meadows. The first construction phase is to demolish an earlier extension to the west side of the clubhouse, which is subsiding and past its original life span, and build a larger multi-purpose function room in its place. The […]
Peterborough Spring Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough spring regatta was a massive success once again this year, with athletes travelling from as far as Northern Ireland to compete over Peterborough’s 1000 metre rowing course. Over the weekend Peterborough scullers took home an impressive 16 wins and 11 second places. Keely Watson and Claire Widdowson both got 3 pots […]
National Schools Regatta
By Sarah Watson 11 Peterborough crews competed at the National Schools Regatta at the weekend, one of them took home a medal. The competition took place on the famous Olympic Dorney lake, where junior crews raced over 1000 metres on the Friday, and 2000 metres on the Saturday and Sunday. On the Friday the crews […]
Nottingham Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough crews had a successful weekend at Nottingham returning with 5 wins and 1 second place. The event took place over 6 lanes at the National Watersports Centre’s 2 kilometre rowing lake, where on Saturday crews competed over 2000 metres, then on Sunday they competed over a shorter 1000 metre course. A […]
Kate’s Challenge 2023
We did it! 100k! Very tired but also very happy! On the Sat 13th May 2023, Kate Lindgren (aka “The Blind Sculler”), supported by her coach Pete Forrest completed a challenge of a lifetime by rowing 100km. Huge thanks to everyone who joined in and supported us as we could not have done it without […]
Lincoln Head
By Sarah Watson Peterborough rowers competed at Lincoln head at the weekend, where they picked up 6 wins and 4 second places. They competed across a 3500 metre course on the River Witham. Chris Elder and Joshua Seagrave had no competition in their pair, however they were still able to take home an award as […]
JIRR and Leicester Regatta
By Sarah Watson The Junior Inter-Regional Regatta took place at the weekend where 2 Peterborough crews competed representing the Eastern region, both crews qualifying for the A finals. The event took place over 1500 metres at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, where the fastest junior crews from all over the country took part, […]
Bedford Head
By Sarah Watson Bedford Spring Fours & Small Boats Head took place on Sunday where Peterborough crews raced down the 2000 metre course on the Great Ouse. Altogether the club achieved 16 wins and 7 second places. The oarsome foursome of Chris Elder, Joshua Seagrave, Joe Haracz and James Marshall won the Band 3 Open […]
Huntingdon Head of the River
By Sarah Watson There was success for city scullers at the weekend, where Peterborough crews competed at Huntingdon head, the majority of the crews who entered taking home a medal. Chris Elder took home 2 medals from the event in both the Open double and Masters A single. He joined forces with Joshua Seagrave to […]
Isle of Ely Head Race
By Sarah Watson Peterborough crews raced at the Isle of Ely Head on Sunday which took place over 5 kilometres upstream on the River Great Ouse. Despite the cold and wet conditions they did well to come away with 4 wins and 5 second places. Ella Darrington won the Women’s J18 singles event with an […]