Remenham Club

As listed in the Card of Arrangements, the AGM will commence at 11:45 on Sunday, 27th June, followed at 12:30 by the Club Party.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the recent passing of Den Shelton of Staines Boat Club and emeritus vice-president of Remenham Club. Den rowed in a very successful SBC 8+ in the 1950s and served on Remenham Club’s committee for many years.

This year’s dinner will be in London RC on Friday, April 23. Tickets are £36, more details from Rupert Hare, or from the poster.

On a fine day on the Tideway, the Remenham Challenge was re-invigorated on a course from Chiswick to Hammersmith. Congratulations to Molesey for their men’s crown and to Thames for their win in the women’s section. A report will follow … [Results] and [Photos (from Birdman)] The winners – Molesey BC (warning 2.6Mb file) – [...]

As you will already know, the Remenham Club has decided to reinstate the Remenham Challenge as a separate winter head race between the Founding Clubs. This will be held on the Tideway on Sunday 24 January 2010 at 11:30, over a downriver course from Chiswick to Hammersmith.

Remenham Club will be awarding a prize to the fastest men’s and women’s crew from a Founding Club at the 2009 Fours Head. The prizes will be awarded at Vesta RC, Wednesday, 9th December. [details]

There is now a new membership application form and Direct Debit form, which can be found here. Please use these forms for all future applications (as of October 2009). The changes are: we have decided to impose a minimum age for new members of 18 years, so the form now says this and asks for [...]

The minutes from the 2009 AGM are available here.

And there are more photos.

Supermarine Spitfire TA805 was built at the Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory in late-1944 and after being accepted by the RAF was put into storage until after VE Day when in June 1945 it was transferred to 183 ‘Gold Coast’ Squadron at Chilbolton near Andover in Hampshire wearing the Unit’s ‘HF’ codes. The Squadron was tasked [...]