GGBC – Learn to Row – Course starts

When:
27/04/2019 @ 9:30 am
2019-04-27T09:30:00+01:00
2019-04-27T09:45:00+01:00
Where:
GGBC Boathouse
Lower Basildon
Reading RG8 9NL
UK

Goring Gap Boat Club, Preparing for Spring …...........we've now been operating from our new boat house at Lower Basildon since early January. It has been a fabulous start to the New Year, and we continue to proudly welcome both new and returning members to our new facilities.
Now getting ready for Spring please see here upcoming dates for your diary:
 Go Row sessions start on Sunday 3rd March, and subsequent first Sundays of each month where all are welcome (over 16s) to try out rowing on the Thames.
 Mad March Dash on Sunday 17th March, come and see us in action competing against clubs from the surrounding area. Friendly time trials and skills assessment.
 The Boat Race (Oxford & Cambridge) on Sunday April 7th, a social gathering (hopefully at the Catherine Wheel, Goring) to cheer on this magnificent event.
 Learn to Row course will start on Saturday 27th April and end on Saturday 18th May.
 Open Day on Saturday 15th June, local community event to celebrate our new boathouse
 The Regatta – the event of the season, Saturday 20th July, a family day out with full schedule of racing, stalls, bar, food, music and fairground.
Keep an eye on our website for more details on the above https://goringgapbc.org.uk.
Additionally, off the back of the stupendous support we have had from the local community and volunteers during our journey so far, we also wanted to put a call out to anyone who is able to donate of their time during this next stage of our development and invite you to join our Boat Maintenance or Bank Maintenance teams.

Boat Maintenance: In the same way that we’ve mobilised volunteers to build our boat house, we take great pride in the way we keep over 40 rowing boats on the water throughout the year. Behind this achievement sits a small team of club members who over the years have developed their skills to work fibreglass, carbon fibre and wood repairs.

Bank Maintenance: Likewise, now that we have a larger piece of land to manage, we are ready to welcome volunteers who wouldn’t mind rolling up their sleeves to help develop and maintain our beautiful riverbank and grounds.

Both teams are voluntary, meet weekdays and/or weekends according to individual schedules and if our Boat Maintenance team is anything to go by, are not all work and no play. The social aspect of Goring Gap Boat Club being integral to all that we do.

If you would be interested in trying out either of these teams for size, or just want to come down for an informal look around to see what we are all about, please email David sitemanager@goringgapbc.org.uk.
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