JIRR 2025

JIRR 2025 will take place on April 26th and Eastern Region intends to send the strongest possible team from clubs and schools, offering as many young people as possible the opportunity to show their ability at the national level.  Details of the selection policy and of the Trials event that we will be running on

EA Pollution Reporting service

The Environment Agency is inviting all users of rivers and waterways in the country to test their new water pollution reporting service – please see the message from the EA below and for details of the service and how to access it. While this is a ‘beta’ service, the subject is, rightly, a hot topic

Head of the East 2025 SAVE THE DATE

We are thrilled to announce the relaunch of Head of the East on March 2nd at West Norfolk Rowing Club. This will be a multi-Divisional Event over 4,000 (with a short course too), open to all boat types and racers J16 and above. Ideal prior to the major Tideway heads or for those aiming to

Director of Rowing – City of Cambridge RC

City of Cambridge are seeking to recruit a full time Director of Rowing to support the club’s ambitions for long term success and member engagement. The role will attract a salary in excess of £30,000 p.a. commensurate with experience. For further details and how to apply please see the advert here.

British Rowing Session Coach course

Places are still available on the BR Session Coach course to be held at West Norfolk RC, Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th July and Sunday 4th August, 0900-1700 daily. The British Rowing Session Coach course is a recognised Level 2 Award in Coaching Rowing Sessions. It is aimed at beginner coaches and is designed for individuals

Sport England February Update

Sport England have sent links to a number of useful resources that may be of interest to clubs. These include free workshops on environmental sustainability and training on carbon literacy as well as a chance to shape the future of the This Girl Can programme. Full details in the Sport England document here.

Eastern Region JIRR selection policy published

Eastern Region has published its selection policy for JIRR 2024 and announced the selection event at Peterborough on March 10th 2024. For more details see the Regional page here.

Beach Sprint Training

Mersea Island RC are offering an opportunity to learn the skills needed for Beach sprints on February 22nd and potentially the 23rd.  Sessions will last for 2 hours and will cover slalom and 180 turns and, if conditions permit, how to catch a wave.  There will be a chance to try at least 2 different boat types. (Singles, doubles, quads)

Lea Rowing Club – Safety Award

Congratulations to LEA ROWING CLUB for having been awarded a Safety Good Practice Award for 2023. These are awarded to the 12 British Rowing Clubs that submitted the most Incident Reports and also to the ten clubs that submitted the most reports as a proportion of their membership.  Submitting Incident Reports is a critical part of

Sharing Good Practice is BACK

Sharing Good Practice is back on SUNDAY 26TH March We are pleased to announce that our Sharing Good Practice Workshop is back! An opportunity for coaches to come together to discuss coaching practice, suggest ideas on the development of coaches and coaching across our region, meet the new Chair of ERRC, and hear from two