As of September 1st 2021 the Club’s Covid-19 rules have been relaxed including use of the gym and hall. The gym has been set up to accommodate all squad sessions and the hall is free to be used for circuit training and ergo sessions. Members are reminded to clean the equipment they use after their[…]
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[…]
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[…]
On December 1st MPs backed the introduction of the tougher system of Covid-19 tiers for England, announced by the Government on November 26th, which placed the north-east into the Very High alert level Tier 3 as the second national lockdown ended on December 2nd, having entered it in the High alert level Tier 2. As[…]
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of the Club on March 17th there have been joint meetings of the Management Committee and the Captain and Vice Captains of the Rowing & Coaching Committee which have focused mainly on the financial management of the club and preparations for a phased reopening following[…]
After 6 months without competition fifteen scullers from Duham ARC were among 111 starters in the Tyne Single Scullers Head on Sunday September 20th. Organised by Newcastle University Boat Club the time trial was contested in 3 divisions each over 3000 metres of the River Tyne between Blaydon and Newburn. The event was chosen as[…]