12 October 2016

Jim Farrell wins his first race for 15 years

St Neots Rowing Club’s newest member, Jim Farrell, entered his first race for 15 years – and won! Jim (60) joined the club in August, after spending the past few years living overseas. A regular rower in his you

15 August 2016

You wait two years for a win, then two come along at once at Sudbury Regatta

Our senior ladies were smiling as brightly as the weather after they won twice at this year’s sun-soaked Sudbury regatta. Ali Brown, Marlene Taylor, Sarah Davies and Dionne Page scooped the Don Cooke Memorial Cup

26 July 2016

St Neots celebrates best regatta ever

St Neots Rowing Club is celebrating one of its best regattas ever after many of its members achieved debut victories. Arguably the best performance came from Hannah Towns, who lost her novice status for both scullin

Cambridge Bumps success again for St Neots rowers

St Neots Rowing Club won the John Jenner Trophy for a record fifth time at this year’s Cambridge Bumps, and remains the only club not based on the River Cam to have ever won it. The trophy is awarded to the club t

1 July 2016

Historic day at Henley for St Neots rowers

The senior men’s eight crew at St Neots Rowing Club made history this week (on Wednesday 29 June) when it competed at the world-famous Henley Royal Regatta. There are no records of a men’s eight from the club ever

14 June 2016

An eventful day for St Neots at Peterborough Spring Regatta

Four crews travelled to Peterborough on 5 June to compete at the Peterborough Spring Regatta, taking on clubs and universities on the one-kilometre rowing lake. The day started with our WNov 4+ of Ali Young (cox), T

St Neots girls push UK’s elite all the way at National Schools’ Regatta

St Neots Rowing Club duo Louise Shorten and Olivia Hooper put in a strong performance at the National Schools’ Regatta on Sunday 29 May. Competing for the last time at the annual event in what is arguably the most diffic

7 April 2016

Boat naming ceremony to mark special anniversary and special young men

Members past, present, young and old gathered at the club recently for a special and poignant boat naming ceremony. Two singles and a coxed four were doused in Champagne as their names were revealed: one to mark a club

30 March 2016

St Neots men record highest Head of The River finish for 37 years

The club’s top men’s eight recorded its best finish at the Head of the River Race since 1979 – and it was the first time the crew had ever rowed together. They completed the four-and-a-quarter-mile Boat Race cour

16 March 2016

First attempt win for beginners at Cambridge Winter League

Some members of our 2015-16 beginners group have tasted victory at their first attempt at competitive rowing. Nearly the entire group entered this year’s Cambridge Winter League, and both the women’s and men’s