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Ross Rowing Club
British rowing club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ross Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wye, based at The Ropewalk, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.[1] The Ross Regatta is held over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
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History
The club was founded in 1870 with the club's first headquarters being at the Hope Public House.[2] The first boathouse was built in 1908 costing £400[3] and by 1909 the club had grown to 120 members and had plans for tennis courts and a bowling green.[4]
In 1947 and 2009 respectively, the club won the West of England Challenge Vase. A new clubhouse was built in the late 1970s and a new boat store was built in 1985.[2]
The club has produced national champions in 2013 and 2018.
The clubhouse was damaged and closed following consecutive floods in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and cost the club significant funds to repair the damages. The clubhouse re-opened on 4 June 2022 and subsequently Ross RC received a Sport England grant of £75,000.[5]
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Honours
National champions
References
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