***1St Birthday Party!!! - Saturday 18Th September 8.30Pm Starting In The Duke Of Wellington, Upstairs

[dean]

Hi All,

 

We've decided to have our 1st Birthday Party exactly one year after our first meeting. It falls nicely on a Saturday night!

 

We will start at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday the 18th of September in The Duke of Wellington, UPSTAIRS as usual, but this time we are going on a Mystery Pub Crawl. We will stay in the Duke for the first hour or so before heading off into the abyss that is SOHO. Make sure you arrive on time to avoid losing us.

 

Anybody who is new and has not yet met any of us please do come along whether you have experience in rowing or not. We've received a lot of emails from people in the last few months who are interested in getting involved but we have not had a social for a while because we have been focussed on getting on the river. This is a great chance on our first birthday to all meet up.

 

The past year has seen quite rapid growth. Our group on GLRF now has 43 members, dwarfing any other groups on the site (If you haven't joined yet please do!). There are about 10 of us who have been rowing regularly and we have been lucky enough to have the support of several volunteers who have been coxing and coaching us on the water with more interested in helping out. We are now in a position to expand the amount of rowers we have however these, for now, will be experienced rowers who want to change club or have not rowed for a while but want to restart. The crews are quite mixed at the moment but with more members we hope to establish crews based on ability so that rowers of all levels can start to train, improve technique and move towards competing effectively. Recreational rowers should also be accommodated but without losing sight of the fact that we are a rowing club that wants to be recognised as strong on rowing. Based on this I'd like to ask everyone whether new to rowing or not, to please complete and return the attached form.

 

In other news, London is in the process of launching a bid to host the 2018 Gay Games. Anybody interested in getting involved in the bidding process, specifically from a rowing angle, please let us know and we will keep you posted on further developments. Manchester is also bidding to host the 2015 Euro Games so it seems as though British Gay sports will be raising its profile in the coming years and we hope rowing will have its place and play a significant role. Again though, this all depends on the level of interest and the amount of commitment people are willing to give.

 

See you all on the 18th and please RSVP.

Edited May 14, 2015 by glrfcentral