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A nice little project
10th December 2014
As anybody who has done it knows, maintaining an old wooden boat can be a very time-consuming business, especially when that boat gets used by all and sundry, many of whom are not, shall we say, experienced boaty types. Despite a thorough overhaul and re-fit about five years ago, 'Juppy', one of...
Scullers Head - December
6th December 2014
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Christmas Party and Waddle details now available
18th November 2014
Our invite to the Barnes Bridge Ladies Christmas Party has arrived and this year it will be held at Dukes Meadows Golf Club on Saturday 13th December from 7pm. Price is £45 per person which includes a welcome drink, 3 courses and half a bottle of wine. Plus dancing 'till late. You...
Fours Heads - November
1st November 2014
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Safe as 'ouses
29th October 2014
As reported by the skipper in his recent weekly log, it appears that we have won the annual PLA safety award - again! This time we are sharing the prize money with Furnivall RC (congratulations also to them) but it's still enough cash for a couple of new pairs of sculling blades, a hull...
Henley Lunch - October
25th October 2014
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Coupling-up
19th October 2014
As Cygnet & Barnes Bridge legend, Vic Reeves once said "The boathouse really was a marriage bureau at times". Back then it was St. Georges Ladies, these days it's Barnes Bridge Ladies but I'm sure he'd be delighted to see that some things never change. So very much in time honoured...
Rhine Marathon - October
4th October 2014
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It's Rhine Time!
2nd October 2014
It's time to lay out your lederhosen, bring on the bratwurst and hunker down for 42km of hardcore marathon rowing. Cygnet and Barnes Bridge Ladies are once again making their annual pilgrimage to Dusseldorf this weekend to visit their friends at RG Benrath with what is perhaps the largest...
New Generation
28th September 2014
Cygnet and Barnes Bridge Ladies today introduced new civil service entrants to the boathouse. Met by a warm Captaincy welcome, the recent grads were shown round the boathouse facilities and took part in a rowing tank session and team ergo games. The morning was rounded off with bacon...
