Committee appointments for 2021/22
The 2021 Annual General Meeting took place on July 15th. For the second year Covid-19 dictated that it was a virtual meeting held via Zoom. It was also the first AGM under the Club’s new governance as Durham Amateur Rowing Club 1860 Limited. Annual reports were presented and the Chairman thanked committee members for their[…]
Juniors return to Nottingham for Championships
With temperatures soaring to 31 degrees two Durham ARC crews joined others from around the country as they converged on the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham on July 18th for the last of the three days of competition at the 2021 British Rowing Junior Championships. Like most competitions this year the Championships was significantly affected[…]
Amended Covid-19 rules effective from July 19th 2021
The UK Government confirmed that Step 4 of changes to the Covid-19 Roadmap will take effect from July 19th, and as a result the Club rules have been amended. We have kept in mind that Covid cases in our Region are very high so some current rules will stay in place to ensure members’ health[…]
Tyne to host bicentenary celebration on August 1st
The Northern Rowing Council, along with Tyne ARC, Tyne United RC and Gateshead CRC is organising an event to replace the cancelled Great Tyne Row on August 1st. This is the 200th anniversary to the day of the first formal recorded rowing race on the Tyne. The race was put together to mark the coronation[…]
Classics by the River to return on August 16th
Classics By The River returns to Durham Amateur Rowing Club on Monday 16th August 2021 – 6pm-9pm 1860 Bar & Kitchen and Durham ARC are pleased to announce Classics By The River is returning to the banks of the River Wear in Durham City. After a short break due to Covid, this year’s event is[…]
Covid woes continue as England Expects
St George’s Cross flies over the clubhouse as July heralds fresh hope of an upturn in fortunes, not only those of the England football team but also renewed optimism about an end to Coronavirus restrictions. However, although the move to Step 4 of the roadmap for the release from lockdown measures has been confirmed for[…]
First Annual General Meeting of Durham ARC 1860 Ltd on July 15th at 7pm
The Annual General Meeting of Durham Amateur Rowing Club 1860 Ltd will take place at 7pm on Thursday 15th July 2021. Following postponement of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions until at least July 19th it has been decided to conduct this year’s AGM online via Zoom. Zoom call details below – Topic: Durham ARC AGM[…]
Matthew medals at BUCS
After the disappointment of defeat in the Lightweight Boat Race in May there was elation for former DARC Junior Matthew Edge winning gold in the A final of the Championship Lightweight Pair at BUCS Regatta at the National Water Sports Centre at Nottingham on Thursday. Representing Cambridge University Boat Club Matthew and crewmate Cameron Mackenzie[…]
Gerry Sharpe 1952-2021
We were shocked to hear of the death of Gerry Sharpe on June 21st. He had suffered a cardiac arrest after taking part in a swim in the Lake District on June 12th, and died later in hospital. Gerry’s father was a prominent member of Chester le Street Rowing Club and Gerry joined him as[…]
Regatta season gains momentum at Durham, Nottingham and Tyne
The curtailed 188th Durham Regatta became the first rowing competition to take place in Durham since Durham Small Boats Head in February 2020, and was the first Durham Regatta to take place since 2018. Durham ARC had 24 entries on Saturday June 12th and 25 on Sunday June 13th, and achieved wins in 6 events[…]
1860 Bar & Kitchen
The transfer to the new company Durham Amateur Rowing Club 1860 Limited continues and the 1860 Bar & Kitchen will now cover all of the club’s drinks and catering activities. In addition to the Beer Garden we have also opened a Coffee Shop which will be open seven days a week from 10am until 2.30pm[…]
Hexham Regatta 2021
Five trailers and 24 crews headed to Hexham on Saturday, June 5th, bringing to an end what was, for most, an enforced break from competitions over the previous 18 months. Coming the week before Durham Regatta, Hexham Regatta is always very popular with college rowers, and this year was no exception, with 48 entries from[…]
Bill Parker 1934-2021
Tributes in memory of Bill Parker have been flooding in following his death on June 4th at the age of 86. Bill had been ill for some time and passed away peacefully in his sleep. Bill’s connections with the club stretch back a long way. His contribution to the club and rowing across the region[…]
GB senior debut for Hope at World Rowing Cup in Sabaudia
The Great Britain Rowing Team is looking beyond the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and ahead to Paris 2024, by sending a talented, young ‘Project Paris’ squad to race at the World Rowing Cup III in the coastal town of Sabaudia in Italy from 4-6 June 2021. Hope Cessford is selected in a squad of 32[…]
National Schools Regatta 2021
In January it was decided that because of Covid restrictions the 2021 National Schools Regatta (NSR) would be divided into two parts, the weekend of May 29th and 30th being part 1 for J16 to J18 athletes held on the 2012 Olympic course at Dorney Lake, while part 2 is scheduled to be a Youth[…]
New Elvet Bridge to reopen in October 2021
Durham County County Council has announced that New Elvet Bridge will reopen in October 2021. The bridge has been closed to all traffic since July last year to allow essential repairs to be carried out to make it structurally sound. Major progress has been made and the central span of the bridge has now been[…]
May Bank Holiday Bonanza
The 1860 Bar and Kitchen at Durham ARC will have extended opening hours and a series of special events in the Beer Garden this weekend (May 28th to 31st). Friday 28th May • Beer Garden open 1pm – 9pm • Walk-ins welcome, subject to availability Saturday 29th May • Beer Garden open 1pm[…]
Matthew selected for Lightweight Boat Race for a second year
Matthew Edge was selected for a second successive year in the Cambridge University Men’s Eight for the Lightweight Boat Race, which this year, because of the Coronavirus pandemic and closure of Hammersmith Bridge was raced over a shorter than usual course on the Great Ouse at Ely on Sunday, May 23rd. Lightweight men need to[…]
Easing of restrictions continues
On May 10th the Government confirmed that the planned further easing of Covid restrictions will go ahead on May 17th 2021, allowing the majority of the indoor economy to reopen. Trading The beer garden and caravan site have been trading well and bringing in funds over the past 5 weeks, and adult Learn to Row[…]
Regatta season makes cautious start
A month into the relaxation of lockdown measures most members are enjoying the return to rowing and the gym has reopened for personal exercise, while the beer garden and caravan site have resumed business and are starting to bring in much needed income. The summer regatta season traditionally starts in April following the Boat Race.[…]
Beer Garden to reopen on April 12th
Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed today that the move to Step 2 of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead as planned on April 12th, enabling shops, gyms, hairdressers and beer gardens to reopen. We are therefore very pleased to confirm that after the success of our beer garden last year we will[…]
Rowing to return from March 29th
British Rowing has given the go-ahead tor rowing to return to clubs from Monday, March 29th. A lot of work has taken place in the background to develop procedures to make this possible and to ensure the health and safety of members. Crew boats of all sizes are allowed to go afloat from Monday –[…]
City Regatta falls to Covid-19 for a second year
A year into the Covid-19 pandemic it has been decided that the 2021 Durham City Regatta will not go ahead. Restrictions to travel and accommodation will remain in effect on May 8th and 9th when the regatta was due to take place. Coupled with the risk of unrecoverable expense another consideration is that most people[…]
Virtual events to the fore as Lockdown 3 continues
Last weekend would have seen the first of the 2021 Tideway Heads contested on the River Thames, had the lockdown and the closure of Hammersmith Bridge not construed otherwise. The Women’s Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) therefore took place on Saturday, March 6th in a fashion never previously witnessed, which saw over 600[…]
Silver for Roger at World Rowing Indoor Championships
Roger Stainforth of Durham ARC rounded off another successful indoor rowing season with a magnificent silver medal-winning performance in the finals of the 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships held between February 23rd and 27th. The Championships attracted 935 finalists from 63 countries who over the preceding three months had come through five Continental Qualifiers to[…]
Roger wins at Canadian Indoors
Without leaving home in Durham, Roger Stainforth continued his preparations for the 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships by sealing victory at the Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships on Saturday, February 6th, recording a time of 7.35.9 for the 2km distance in the Masters 75-79 age group event on his Concept2 Model C ergometer. The Canadian Championships[…]
Durham Virtual Small Boats Head
As no rowing events are allowed to take place during the lockdown the 2021 Durham Small Boats Head, due to run on Saturday, February 6th, has had to be cancelled. In its place the Club organised a free to enter Virtual Small Boats Head on the same date, to which members, friends and families were[…]
Mick Downworth 1967-2021
Members and friends were shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Mick Downworth on Saturday, January 16th at the age of 53. Mick joined Durham ARC from one of the early Learn to Row courses under the Explore Rowing scheme in 2012 along with his then wife Carol. He quickly embraced the sport[…]
Club closure for Lockdown 3
The Prime Minister announced on the evening of January 4th that nationwide restrictions in light of rising numbers of Covid-19 cases will come into effect immediately. The club is therefore now closed in order to follow the Government’s National Lockdown rules. All access to the club building and boathouse will be closed and the key[…]
2021 starts in Tier 4
In response to a rapid rise in infections attributed to the spread of a new variant of Covid-19 the Prime Minister announced the introduction of a new Local Alert Level Tier 4 (Stay at Home) on December 19th 2020. The next UK Government review of Tiers on December 30th moved the whole of the North[…]