Copies are available from behind the bar, or from Nigel Burton at 60 Holme
Chase, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0BZ.
Weybridge Rowing Club 1880s-1980s by Nigel Burton was published in November 2011 after more than
10 years of painstaking research.
The book tells the story of the Club's
first 100 years or so, starting with its foundation in 1881. It contains an
unexpected amount of detail about the early years, thanks to extensive coverage
of the Club's affairs in the local newspapers. It then traces a story of
fluctuating fortunes, through tragedy and hardship, but also a fair amount of
rowing success. The points of interest include two world wars, the Golden Age of
the 1920s, the Olympic Games, the Great Depression, and various periods when the
Club punched well above its weight on the regatta circuit. The book includes the
personal reminiscences of Vince Boveington (stroke
of the Olympic four), Cyril Spreadbury (late 1930s), and George Kenyon (Second World
War).
It is a hardback edition, with dust jacket, containing 194
pages and 60 photographs.
It costs £13, plus £4 for
p&p if you would like it to be sent by post. Cheques should be made payable
to Weybridge Rowing Club.
Nigel can also be contacted via: book @
weybridgerowing.org.uk
Some
notable dates and occasions are listed below:
1881 |
Foundation of Weybridge Rowing Club |
1907 |
Resurrection |
1910 | Relocation The club moved to its current site beside Thames Lock. |
1919 |
First Women Members |
1921 | NARA afflliation The club joined the National Amateur Rowing Association (NARA) which was set up as a rival to the ARA which in those days did not permit manual workers to compete in its regattas. |
1924 |
Weybridge Rowing Club crew represents Great Britain in
the Paris Olympics |
1926 |
Amy Gentry founds Weybridge Ladies Amateur Rowing
Club |
1933 | Bankruptcy avoided The club just survived the Great Depression. |
1939-45 |
Weybridge Rowing Club survives the War |
1948 | First appearance at Henley Royal
Regatta The club's eight reached the quarter-finals of the Thames Challenge Cup. |
1956 |
Foundation of the Weybridge Silver Sculls |
1960 onwards |
Success for Weybridge juniors |
1983 |
Re-emergence of women at WRC |
1991 |
Foundation of Weybridge Veterans Head |
2000 |
Foundation of Weyfarers |
2004 |
Weyfarers hosts FISA Recreational Rowing Tour on the
Thames |
2004 |
Weybridge Rowing Club awarded "Clubmark" status |