Cotswold Rowing Club
Cotswold Rowing Club was formed in late 2006 to provide a host club for the new Cleveland Lakes complex in the Cotswold Water Park between Cirencester and Swindon.
Cotswold Rowing Club
Cotswold Rowing Club was formed in late 2006 to provide a host club for the new Cleveland Lakes complex in the Cotswold Water Park between Cirencester and Swindon. The Cleveland rowing lake68a is currently 900 metres long with the extension to 1500 metres, by combining with lake68b, being planned for end 2008/ beginning 2009. he ultimate extension to form a 2Km course with a cooling down area, making a total 2.2 Kms, will follow once planning permission and funding have been obtained.
The Club would like to be rowing on Cleveland Lakes at this time but are constrained by Health and Safety issues related to the extended use of the site for gravel extraction and in-fill landscaping. However these activities are expected to cease by around end 2008, with some restoration work beyond that date. For these reasons the club has set up temporary arrangements with Waterland on lake 32 (Keynes Country Park).
Session times
The Club holds sessions on Thursday evenings from 6- 8pm and on Saturdays from 10am to Noon.
Scullers and other users can also use the facilities by prior agreement on weekday afternoons.
Facilities
The arrangements include boat storage, launch facilities off a beach, changing, shower and toilet facilities. Safety Launches are available but at extra costs and members need to be qualified in power boat handling up to RYA level 2 and undertake a familiarisation session with Waterland.
New members needed!
The Club needs to acquire more members, newer equipment, improve qualifications for both coaching and launch handling and conform to the requirements for Juniors/Schools training. Thus as many hands as possible are needed as well as sufficient funds to cover all the necessary costs for the start up as well as planning ahead for a new clubhouse and facilities at Cleveland Lakes.
If you cannot row at this time, just by joining and paying a subscription you will help the cause.
2008 Subscription levels
Full Members: £100 per year Junior Members: £50 per year
Associate Members: £50 per year Initial Joining Fee: £25
Students (over 18) already rowing, join the club and row free this summer.
Contact:Terry Hardie (Chairman) on 01793 752650 or thardie@lineone.net
Cotswold Rowing Club Open Day
13th June 2009
Following last year?s successful event Cotswold Rowing Club plans another Open day as above. All interested rowers can turn up and try out rowing whether experienced or not. Even the younger members will be taken for a paddle on the lake.
We will hold a barbeque afterwards and then organise a visit to the Cleveland Lake complex where we hope to row next year.
The Cleveland Lake complex will permit rowing over a course of 1500metres (Waterland is currently 600m of open water) and facilities and access are now in the planning and funding stage.
Eventually it is hoped to extend the course to the International standard of 2Kms.
Programme:
!0.00am onwards Rowing for all ? Experience rowing for the first time
All are welcome
12.00 noon onwards Barbeque and drinks.
2.00pm Visit to Cleveland Lakes for walk round.
Event takes place at Waterland Outdoor, Lakes 32, Spratsgate Lane, near Somerford Keynes,
GL7 6DF
Download documents
Chairman's newsletter August 2008
Cotswold Rowing Club membership form
