Rowing @ King's

Keep up to date with conditions on the Dee:

Current River Levels –

http://rloi.naturalresources.wales/ViewDetails?station=4173

Tidal Chart –

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/ShowPrediction.aspx?PortID=0462&PredictionLength=7

 

A final reminder to purchase your tickets for the Rowing Club Ball 2020. Tickets can be purchased through classlist (parents and supporters) or through Ewan Weetch (for pupils)

As of 2 March, the club moves onto the summer planner. This now means that the J15/J16 girls on Monday, and the J14s (Tues-Thurs) are now at the boathouse after school. All boathouse sessions now finish at 6:30pm as a majority will now be on the water.

Two years ago, September 2016 we posted the following photograph of the landing stage after a Saturday morning practice. Two years later, we’re a single use plastic free club and proud of it.

Please remember to do your bit, and keep the club single use plastic free…”Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/05/plastic-free-day-can-inspire-people-around-world-fight-sustainable/

 

 

 

The King’s School Rowing Club is a single use, plastic free zone. The athletes and coaches are committed to improving the environment for all river users.

Please click here to see further details: Single Use Plastic Free Zone – KSRC 2018

June – August Rules, 2018:

1. All athletes & coaches are asked to not bring single use plastic to the rowing club (we will be running a 50p charity fine from the start of September for any plastic at the club)
2. All athletes are encouraged to pick up any plastic at the club and recycle it, water bottles should never be left on the landing stage.
3. The first few weeks of plastic free will focus on the transition, every athlete is expected to invest in a reusable water bottle and name it.
4. It is hoped that over the next few weeks that the athletes will take ownership of this initiative and it will be self regulated from the start of September.
5. Plastic bags are banned from the club.

As part of the river community it is essential that all club members understand their responsibility to the river & ocean ecosystem. We will therefore be starting our campaign against single use plastic on the 9th June at the rowing club. The launch will be on the 9th June, with the club going completely single use plastic free on the 10th June.

In the build up to the event we will be running a daily run of educational information through our twitter feed to ensure that every athlete is fully informed behind the reasoning for this change. The senior exec. will also be supporting the event.

to make a start, some introductory reading can be found here: http://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

 

All club members should make them themselves aware of the following information from British Rowing with regards Weil’s Disease. There are hand hygiene dispensers both upstairs and downstairs in the club and should be used straight after an outing.

All pupils should read the following:

http://www.britishrowing.org/news/weils-disease

As of the 1st January 2015 the anti-doping policy and rules for rowing have changed. It is essential that all J15s and above are fully educated on the subject and fully aware of the rules and regulations. The club will fully support all athletes in this area.

• http://www.britishrowing.org/competing/anti-doping
• http://www.britishrowing.org/competing/anti-doping/managing-inadvertent-doping-risks
• http://www.britishrowing.org/competing/anti-doping/your-responsibilities
• http://www.100percentme.co.uk/athletes/