Bewdley Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:	Bewdley Rowing Club
Location:	Riverside North, Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Wyre Forest District, West Midlands
Coordinates:	52.3779°N -2.3153°W
Founded:	1877
Affiliations:	British Rowing (boat code BEW)

Bewdley Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at Riverside North, Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Wyre Forest District, West Midlands.^[1]

Club colours

The blade colours are blue and gold; kit: indigo with a (quite broad) gold band.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1877 and is open to all age groups.^[3]

The club won the prestigious Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta with the Leander Club in 1983 and the Queen Mother Challenge Cup with the Maidenhead Rowing Club in 1984 and Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club in 1985.^[4]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

width=70	Year	width=400	Races won
1983
1984	Queen Mother Challenge Cup
1985

British champions

width=70	Year	width=400	Races won
	Men J16 1x
	Men 4x^[5]
	Women J16 1x ^[6]
	Women J18 1x

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
2. https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Handbook-2020-v2-PJI-Page-57-Removed-compressed.pdf The Umpires' Handbook
3. Web site: Club history. Bewdley Rowing Club.
4. Web site: Event results. Friends of Rowing History.
5. Web site: "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12. Times Digital Archives.
6. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.