Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club
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Diary 2005
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19th Dec. Pulling boys - along |
Sunday saw a couple of mixed (ability ?) 8's going out, with 4 beautiful girls and 4 lads per boat. 3 short races were held, with Tina's cheating lot winning the 1st and the 3rd races, with Dave's playing it straight crew winning the all important 2nd race. Neither crew ever got more than 1/2 a boat lead, so all very exciting, and a bit nail biting for the coxes due to a very low tide. Elsewhere @ the weekend, pods of scullers went out along with various crew boats. A good end to another great year. Merry Christmas everyone xxxxx |
17th Dec. Feedback loop |
The diary has had some feedback on the journalistic style deployed in this publication. The polite summary would be "tabloid in its content". So readers, as this is an insult on your taste as well as our inability to write deep, meaningful and informative copy, we need some help (no surprise !!). This diary is owned by you all, so feel free to write in with stories, jokes, photo's etc, and we may publish your work. Auntie Theresa would like to start by asking us to remember the children at this very special time of year, and think about all those less fortunate than ourselves, especially the old and infirm who feel the cold any may not have enough money for heat and food. If anyone has any pictures of children or old people, send them in and we will put them up on the site. |
12th Dec. Sharing is good for you |
We are also happy to see that Annabelle and Nick have already started sharing Annabelle's car when travelling to the club for early Sunday morning outings - well done to both of you, setting a really good example. What is even more amazing is that they do not actually live that close to each other, and Nick does not even have a driving licence. I hope Annabelle knows this and is not being taken advantage of ??? A quick story from our Paramedic cox - called out to a patient early on Saturday morning. After racing through the early morning mist, lights flashing, vaulting up 2 stairs at a time to get to the patient, he introduced himself and asked the patient what appeared to be the problem today. The patient (a young lady) replied " All the boys think I am fat and ugly". This particular ailment was not covered in his intensive 20 week course, so he resorted to lying "of course you are not" etc etc. He hopes this ailment does not turn into an epidemic, as the ambulance service could be swamped. He told his
colleague about this particular patient hoping to get some advice from a
more senior Paramedic. He was told he should not have lied, as the patient
will now think she is cured, and when she next goes out and is told the awful
truth, she will call out another ambulance and make a complaint..... |
7th Dec. Morticia |
and the rest
of the Addams
family. Which one is Lurch..... |
7th Dec. attention seeker |
"Wyatt was very impressed with the speed at which a 'proper' (i.e. not a pre-tied clip on) bow tie could be done up: "That's marvellous! Where did you learn to do that?" " Years of practice Nick, years of practice… Practice doing what exactly, pulling ropes, pulling pints, pulling men
? - well the first 2 anyway. Very little evidence of her on Sunday morning
cooking breakfast. Just coz we are not all young and German, she ignores
us. Strangely, since she moved in (!!!!) with Stu, we see a lot more of
him about the boathouse. |
6th Dec. Poppy popped out a bit (version2) |
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6th Dec. what a ball |
Well, last Saturday evening saw the 2005 Snow ball. It was organised (mostly) by Poppy - so a big thanks to her, and all the unsung heroes who helped out in various ways. In chronological order: Annabelle
claims another victim - more later.... The big
conversation piece over dinner was the set of cards produced by a very
brave Cygnet that had a profile of each and every Cygnet member. The
specific item, entitled Number of BBLRC dalliances caused
much debate, denial and utter shock in some cases. Two that spring to mind
are Mike Collier, listed as 1 - WRONG (its 2 at least). and
Nick Bates listed as 0 (but one Benrath) - also WRONG, more later. Overheard quote of the evening: Bill (made up name) - I think I want to go home now. Reply - so, you will be wanting the car keys then. Most improved BBLRC member of the evening goes to
Claire S in the much admired red dress. In true BBLRC style, she
later spent a considerable time in the toilet, then asked Steph to
"take me home" - in the "I am utterly wrecked and want to
die" sense, not the Nick Rowett "I want to have mad monkey sex
with you" sense. Tess, any comment ? |
27th Nov. 3 (or 4) non blondes - you decide |
| On the Sunday, after outings and various Cygnet committee
meetings, the annual pub quiz was held - hosted by TAMMY. Food was also
presented mostly by Poppy, but with numerous helping hands, too many to
mention (or remember..). Luckily, the French man was absent, so only a few of the answers were contested, including one about Palestine from a Mr Gourevitch, like he should have any special knowledge about the history of the region, I ask you. The quiz masters answer is final said Tammy - "you can not re-write history" shouted out a competitor. Some people, its not like its important. Once all the answers were in and the points were added up, the winning
team was announced as The 3 Non Blondes, its members
were Annabelle, Sarah
R (sporting new straightened hair), Neil P
and Nick B. Nick Wyatt who fancies himself as a brainiack, will
be borrowing the club razor blade once the other Nick has finished with
it. |
26th Nov. psychopath head race |
| Well, to do the full head course, in
winter, in a single !! - just not right is it.
Our Lady entrant, Bryony (who ? - well, she is a bit like Keyser Soze, but much nicer...) raced, and amongst those she beat, was a very popular and indeed senior figure in the Cygnet committee structure (ie, above M Collier), our own Mr N Wylie. He seemed in good spirits about it when spoken to on Sunday morning on his way to the toilets with a razor blade. Well done Bryony. Photos here.
click next > a few times, lots to look at. |
26th Nov. hard men |
Something tells me they knew someone was watching !!!! |
23rd Nov. For your favourite Cygnet ? |
Maybe not...... looking good !! There is actually some good stuff on sale as well. |
23rd Nov. She is back in..... |
Posted on the Cygnet website today, a list of the ball attendee's sorted by "sexiness", "intelligence", "fitness" and "rowing ability".
Now of course, the source data is not complete, as it does not include
such obvious candidates as Tammy & Esme (both unfortunately
unavailable for the ball) or indeed a good number of the new novices who
are, to quote an off the record conversation in the "boys locker
room" (gay !) - hot. However, data issues aside, after a considerable
period of absence from the infamous list of the most bla bla bla BBLRC
ladies, it appears Annabelle
is back in at the unofficial number 2 spot. |
22nd Nov. No lycra required |
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On Sunday, the very new novices, being without their usual cox to herd them around, decided on a bit of self management. So, Jemma took charge and organised a bunch of them to turn up at the club at the usual outing time. So far so good. Then, in traditional BBLRC style, they headed off to the Old Ship for Sunday lunch....
On a serious note, 2 of them admitted to being accountants (we really do need to design an application process that weeds out such people), and one admitted to designing and fitting prosthetic limbs, maybe she should become a VP in Cygnet, a target rich environment ? And finally, in true BBLRC style, as they were leaving, a nice young
man asked if he could have the table. Of course, no problem, and one of
them even stayed behind to make sure he settled in o/k. Just finishing my
wine she said limply.... |
19th Nov. Hairy ladies in the showers ? |
It has been reported that the clubs resident sex pest, whilst on his post outing rummage in the ladies changing rooms, discovered a lot of water in the shower cubicle. So, thinking this was just the excuse he needed, he went into the showers and unblocked the waste pipe by removing a massive clump of soapy hair. To prevent men entering the showers, follow these simple guidelines: When water stops going down the waste pipe, take the plastic top
off, remove all the hair, put the top back on again. |
19th Nov. Rhiannon is right, we are in the wrong club.... |
After outings on Saturday, Rhiannon was boasting about how many "boyfriends" she has had (over 8 she claims, and she is only 23 - so that's more than one a year since she was "allowed" to have So, Google was fired up, and her name popped up on this
web site. It is strangely addictive, some of the boys may like
to have a look at this years secretary..., although by contrast, the
Chairman actually looks like, well, a Chairman. |
17th Nov. Essential reading before the Snowball, you have been warned... |
Say what you mean, and mean what you say ?? |
15th Nov. I am sure none of our ladies would do such a thing ?? |
No wonder Tebbers "current" man sold his quickly.......
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15th Nov. Small things bother.......... |
Sent into the diary by someone who should be working. Dave, Dave, Dave… The new website is, as I've said, fantastic, however the frequent apostrophe misuse is causing me great pain. Attached is a humourous (that should be humorous I think - ed ???) cartoon to assist with this problem. No need to thank me - I'm just glad to be of help! Lots of love, The Grammar Guru x P.S: If you're going to blog lies and scandal about me never having made you tea, then you're going to have to be prepared for revenge, natch! ;o) (natch ? - explain...)
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13th Nov. 2 Heads, Four Play, Stroke Me Gently & Rocky |
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All in one weekend. Saturday saw 3 BBLRC crews heading out, the Elite coxless 4 in Rocky, (elite without a cox ??? - ed.) followed by two WS3+ coxed 4's in SMGII and Four Play.
All crews reported being very happy with their races and times. There was even a "lady" in a Cygnet boat, none other than ex Captain and web mistress, Es. So impressed that a lady of such high calibre would climb into their boat with them, these young and very inexperienced oarsmen presented her with a bunch of flowers for her efforts, along with a packet of cigars ? At the time of writing, none of them have yet managed to sleep with her. Back on dry land, the catering effort was in full swing with a great number of very willing helpers, so thanks to everyone who pitched in. There were some great muffins and cookies, allegedly, home produced. There were also some truly awful muffins, we are investigating where they came from. Theresa (ex captain and long suffering girlfriend of the Cygnet web master) received a mysterious phone call asking her to urgently go next door and look in the basement of Emanuel boathouse for a couple of boxes with timers on and flashing LED's and report back. Err, o/k, seems odd, better ask a cox for advice. Dave was found and sent in to look for these boxes, with Theresa hovering outside, cowering behind the strong wooden doors. Two boxes were discovered (part of the radio net apparently), and once
the plug was put back in on the "dead one" - all was o/k. Ali's crew (Vet C 4+) won their category, as did Jackie Darlings Vet C quad - first 2 wins of the "new" season. Quote of the day by Dave on an assertion that he is a bit tough on new novices - "no, that is not true, we both play different roles, Tina plays hard cox and I play soft cox". Bar Mistress got up early, came down the boathouse and cooked breakfast for the 18 German men who were staying in the Shed. She has never even made me a single cup of tea in all the time I have known her - funny that. Annabellism's (soon to be a regular feature). 1) She did not realise that MAA have perfectly usable loo's, often
better to wait a minute or so...
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10th Nov. Go on - go home, see if we care...... |
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8th Nov. Why does my bum hurt on this seat |
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As with many questions asked by BBLRC ladies, there is no easy, or indeed right answer, however, putting the actual seat on the right way round may help a bit.
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8th Nov. Animals in the bar |
It appears that we now have 2 Giraffe's in the bar, although the latest one is genetically modified and comes with Ambilight technology as well as a "chiller" facility, whatever that means.  Allegedly, the new "Husky Lovetube" or whatever it is called, can dispense cocktails as well as beer, or so Mike is trying to convince the Bar Mistress. Lets see shall we. Initial User Acceptance Testing has taken place at the weekend, and both Giraffe's have been accepted into service and will be flood tested this weekend after the 4's Head. |
4th Nov. Poppy is the best user of e-mail - official ?? |
Last night Poppy won a really big National Marketing Award at posh-doo on Park Lane. The award was for 'Best use of e-mail' and it was against all the huge advertising and marketing agencies, so it was good for little old Cancer Research (who employ Poppy) to win. Next year, BBLRC will be entering the "best use of a spreadsheet" category. Cygnet, come on, rise to the challenge, what category will you chose ? |
3rd Nov. Spot the difference. |
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Have you spotted any difference - no, well to be honest, it is hard to see in these small photo's, but in picture B, the 2 erg's on the left have a bit of sweat around them, as Dave (cox) and Katy (lovely new person, not racing in the 4's Head) have just done a 5K erg test as requested..... |
31st Oct. Lessons from Annabelle ? |
| Received today via e-mail... Hi Dave Hope
to see you this Sunday though. Very keen indeed. Cynthia
(and on behalf of Bridget too) went to play golf !! - need to sift these people out sooner. |
31st Oct. Old Boiler |
The Burco hot water boiler, an integral part of the infamous catering set up, and arguably the most used piece of kit in the BBLRC inventory, stopped functioning at the Pairs Head. We must have a new one, said a senior BBLRC official (bit of a pattern forming ?). They even conned the Boathouse Chairman, Mr Le Fleur, into authorising the money for a new one. The maintenance fairy (who ?) visited and replaced the faulty connection and boiling can re-commence forthwith.
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31st Oct. User error ??? |
When taking the launch out, follow 2 simple rules: 1) ask a man for instructions first 2) if no man available, do not go afloat launches have a thing called a "kill switch" - make sure it is connected, otherwise it does what it says on the can - it kills the engine, leaving the crew red faced and having to paddle back to shore.
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There are others in charge of this site now, beware !
If you do something, see something or hear something, let us know, and we will tell everyone else.
Run by BBLRC, went without a hitch, even though Big Mike had a menial job to do, involving a megaphone. We suspect, as always, Marj did it for him.
Best example is ex-Barnes Bridge Ladee Lorna Norris. Having started as a complete Novice at BBLRC in 2000, Lorna won her Novice Pot at St. Neot’s in 2001, coxed by our very own Davina (and I’m sure he’ll tell you all about it if you ask him.
Just 4 years on, she has just won Bronze in the
lightweight quad at the World Championships in
It's that time of year again, the election of the captaincy. After a very successful (and let's face it quite time consuming year) the captains decided to stand down.
A relatively small club that has taken great strides over the last year in terms of training, fitness, actively holding events to include Cygnet, make money, have fun etc This has paid off. BBLRC is a great place to be. In the departing speech Tammy reminded us of some great achievements. Here the highlights:
Women's Henley Regatta - BBLRC entered a 4+ with Helen, Jo, Bea and Annabelle. It started off with a squad of 10 competing for seats. Tina took the lead on coxing this crew, organising coaching, water training, land training, seat racing in May and much much more besides. The crew won in the Met at S3 4+ level prior to Henley. Their opposition for the first race at Henley was a crew they’d beaten at the Met already – they scratched at Henley, giving our ladies a bye. Unfortunately our girls were just pipped to the post in their second heat against the crew who came 2nd overall. A really great achievement for those involved and for BBLRC to be represented so well at Womens’ Henley.
On the horizon - plans to refurbish the ladies’ changing rooms, purchase new lockers, have a really good clear out and upgrade the sink area as well as plans to plans to seek some sports funding.
(full speech available in the member's section)
A big thank you to Tammy, Tina, Elizabeth and Caroline for doing a sterling job.
Congratulations to the newly elected Captaincy
Emma Bryce - Captain
Stephanie Jackson - Deputy Captain
Elizabeth Allen - Vice Captain
Davina (David) Gledhill - Novice Captain
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To Tania, Annabelle, Bea and Steph for their qualifying win at S3 4+ at St. Neots. Same goes for Theresa and Chris who gave a sterling performance in the mixed double.
To Elizabeth, Lous, Emma and Tammy for their qualifying win at S4 4+ in Maidenhead, Tammy's home turf..
To Helen, Annabelle, Bea and Steph for their win at S2 4+ in Maidenhead, but more impressively at Peterborough Summer regatta.
and finally to Tebbers, Annabelle, Claire and Steph for their qualifying win in S3 4+ at Oxford Town regatta.
Above all though congratulations to Tina who coxed all of those races. (Tall order for Davina to follow next season ...)
To Tania, Steph, Claire, Mary and Dave (cox) to their hardly fought and well-deserved qualifying win at S3 4+ at Molesey last weekend. Somehow someone forgot to take the ARA cards along never mind a camera - surely no indication that they didn't expect to win?? So Dave missed out on his obligatory bath in the river - fear not - we'll make sure you get it at St. Neot's next weekend!!!
As Poppy and Dave F, our respective Social Secs and proud organisers of the event point out:
"Oh yes. Rowing requires all sorts of muscle groups, so how better to develop them than running with an egg in a spoon, over obstacles, attached to a crewmate, in a sack?"
So plenty to look forward to this Sunday 17th afternoon. The fun starts at 12noon at the boathouse, with elite competitive nonsense taking place on the Duke's Meadow football pitch. It's also hoped that there will be some boat-namings either at the start or end of proceedings, followed by the obligatory barbecue at the boathouse from 4pm.
There will be a small charge for all this fun on the day. Please let them know if you'd like to take part so that they have some idea of numbers (and can sort out the complicated repechage system for the heats of the S2 "carry your cox" event).
"To provide further incentive to compete I am willing to make a wager that no boy will get within 5 minutes of me and no girl will get within 15 minutes (and I might stretch that to 25 minutes for Mike." [Nick Wyatt, Cygnet]
So what is this all about? The Rower's Revenge triathlon is exactly what it says on the tin - a triathlon for rowers, ie the swimming has been replaced by an erg:
4k ergo
25k bike ride
7.5k run
You can either do it all on your own (let's face it - not an attractive prospect for some of us) or - and that's quite fun - you can do it as a team!!!! You enter as 2 or 3 and do one bit each - preferably working to each others strengths!! We all try and train together which turns the ordeal into something akin to fun... Interested? Tempted? Unsure? Have a look at their website if you want more info. Once you've decided let us know !!
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Apparently there was plenty of action to be seen between Cygnet/BB Novices (doing their bit for interclub relations and making their captains proud)
... one BB lady going back to Tideway Scullers .... 1 young Cygnet doing his bit to further the good relations between Benrath and Cygnet...and finally, scuffling was heard behind the Emmanuel wall and a couple of bodies writhing around in the mud were spotted - they know who they are! [The rest of us will have to keep guessing for the time being - ed.]
and from the horses mouth...
"As for tit bits...... BBLRC ladies took over the dance floor in the infernos tent I by this point was sobering up so other bits before were a little hazy...... I'm sure someone will have something to say about my recycling efforts!"
"Saturday there was lots of tea and cakes and race fixing...... with only Dave not winning anything!"
It appears that the first "Bake-off" competition was won by Steve Keating for his 'deliciously moist muffins, creatively fusing rhubarb and white chocolate'. (Still waiting to see the photographic evidence!). And we thought that Tammy's muffins were unbeatable. Really Ladeez, a bit more effort next time, pleeease!!
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Well
done to Helen, Bea, Jo and Annabelle. After getting through the first round,
they were beaten by the finalist Thames A by just 2/3 of a length!!!! For more
details on the competition etc. have a look at the HWR
website.
Our very own Jackie Darling won the a gold medal at the National Vets at Nottingham in a composite Women's Vet D4+ crew. Pauline Rayner (TRC), Jackie Darling (BBLRC), Karon Phillips (Maidenhead), Jacqui Parry (Burway) & cox Edmund Bradbury (TRC) beat the Birmingham/Upton composite by 6 secs over 1000m. Well done !!!
Go the bridge - if there ever was any doubt about Barnes Bridge Ladies (Helen, Bea, Jo and Annabelle and Tina (cox) being able to compete with the crème de la crème have a look at this video as the Henley comfortably row to victory at the Met.
The Henley girls are entering the Met at Dorney Lake this Sat. If you are free on Sat - why not go and cheer them on. They are racing in
Race 67 @ 15:00
Lane 1 National University of Ireland, Galway (A)
Lane 2 Clare College BC
Lane 3 Barnes Bridge Ladies RC
Lane 4 Bridgnorth RC
Lane 5 Broxbourne RC All the more pleased we are for Tina to then go on and cox the Novice 4+ to victory and a well deserved Novic pot!!! Congratulations to Tania, Claire, Bea and Caroline - it was long overdue !!!! The S3 4+ proved that they have an excellent start but there is some improvement to be had in taht bit that comes after the stride...which rest assured the four are working on !! The Novice 8+ and S4+ lost their heats to Staines and Twickenham respectively who then went on to win the finals. Full results can be found here. A quick reminder that there'll be a BBQ at the club after outings this coming Sunday, 22nd May (from midday onwards). Weather permitting, it'll be a chance to enjoy the sunshine, the garden and, most importantly, to welcome all our new members to the club. Feel free to bring friends and family along - the more the merrier.Please let Poppy know by Friday if you're planning on coming so that she can get a rough idea of numbers for food.Hope to see many of you there - should be great fun !!! All the hard training during those harsh winter months (not to mention the
grueling 6am midweek outings) seem to have paid off as the S38+ rowed to victory ay Chiswick regatta. The Ali Baba crew - Tina, Helen, Bea, Ruth, Tammy, Poppy, Huma, Tebbers and Steph - won their straight final of S3 8+ against Putney Town and Royal University Medical Students. Congratulations also go to Bea and Helen for winning a 'pointless' pot against MAABC, winning by 3 lengths at Borne Regatta a week laterThe sweet sound of success...
What is it about the Richmond course? It just as well gives you success as defeat...That final bend is tricky and challenges even the more experienced of coxes. Having won their first heat comfortably, the S4 Eight proceeded to win the next one by half a length when the race was declared nil and void as we crossed over a white buoy. In
pouring rain we did it yet again and lost by a quarter of length - nothing really.
BBQ on Sunday 22nd May
A great start to the regatta season
Both the BBLRC and Cygnet captain contributed to delectation and amusement of the membership as both managed to push their respective launches off hard from the shore before noticing that they forgot to take the petrol tank with them. Thankfully both are experienced rowers and paddled back to the shore…ts ts ts…
On Wednesday 4th of May some of the Ladies (Caroline, Poppy, Bea, Tania, Tammy, Lucy, Elizabeth, T, Sarah R, Steph, Petra and Rachel) are running the Cancer Research 5K around Battersea Park. They would really appreciate if you could visit their webpage and sponsor them
here.
I do wonder at times as I haven't had a single reply to my plea for feedback!! Go on, tell me what you think!!!!
To give us some feedback on our website as I’m planning to give the website a bit of a makeover. Rather then working in splendid isolation, I’d rather find out what YOU want from your club website. So, this is an appeal and YOUR opportunity to let me know to share your thoughts/wishes/grievances, etc. with your club website.
How? Send me an * email and tell me
· What are the three things you like most about our current website?
· What are the things we could improve?
· What should we do more/less of?
· What else should we have on our website (be as creative as you like)
· Name a website YOU find particularly good (doesn’t have to be a rowing website) be it with regards to content, structure, style, layout etc.
I can’t promise that every single suggestion will be turned reality but it’s the one chance you have (at least for the moment) to have your say—so go on and email me!!!
Emma B is the living proof that you can bowsteer with 3 hours sleep and definitely over the legal alcohol limit. In fairness, it was the Vic Reeves, the tide high and the Imperial College boys weren’t hogging the river. After a steering somewhat anxiously through Barnes and Chiswick Bridge, a blissful silence descended from the bow and you could only hear the beautiful sound of a boat gliding along the water…
… only worrying thing, Emma went home for a little sleep and when she woke up needed to check with Robin to find out whether she’d it to the outing or not...
The golden oldies ….
Well, there weren’t all that many oldies in the mixed vets head crew as the Germans (truly vets) helpfully pointed out. You wouldn’t imagine the preparation it takes to get a mixed crew on the water—partly because there are very few ladies with size 12 shoes (we won’t mention the exceptions here … Theresa). As our captain quite rightly pointed out, rowing in such shoes would be like rowing the 8’s head feet out—let’s face it—not something you’d voluntarily choose to do (but something Simon could quite easily dream up as a “useful” exercise….). Then there was of course the obligatory motivational speech—given so aptly by the Cygnet captain (no print-outs in sight this time). There was some minor confusion over the actual course as unfortunately Anna (new to the tideway) had forgotten her map in the boathouse and mistook Barnes Bridge for Hammersmith Bridge (I wonder though why stern pair did not help help her her out as she only found out at Hammersmith bridge that she'd got it slightly wrong....
to Esme for all the hard work as webmistress (Little did I know how much coding was involved when I "volunteered"... but Esme kindly promised me to provide me with my own private 24hrs
helpline).
Can't promise that I can match the dry English humour - we all know that Germans are not known for that particular quality - but I promise to introduce you to the European variety - in the spirit of ever closer integration...
Watch this space ....
24th February
It's the mini Head this weekend and of course the Ladies AGM on Sunday. If you were ever worried that the boys don't take us seriously as athletes...[An un-named Cygnet writes...]
"Please do be aware, whilst enjoyment is paramount, a frenzied machete attack will follow if the women's crew is anywhere near us. I for one sustained a 20 minute the other day, unfortunately I no evidence to substantiate this fact."
Nice work ladies.
24th February
Poppy needs help this year for the Women's HORR,please let her know if you can help, email her here
12th February
If you're waiting for the photographic evidence of the Valentine's party last week - you've come to the wrong place - (temporarily) as I can't get any of them onto the website - it must be the content....they'll be up very soon...and they're worth the wait - well if you're Frenchie anyway....
27th February
If you are a member, you are cordially required to attend...please see full details in the
Member's Section.
4th February
A message from Poppy -
"As Tammy's mentioned a couple of time in the 'Bitz', a number of us have decided to run Cancer Research UK's 5km Race for Life this year.
For those of you who've not heard of it, Race for Life, is the UK’s biggest women only fundraising event with 162 venues right across the country. Women of all ages and all levels of fitness take part (you can walk, jog or run), and all the money raised will help fund the life-saving research of Cancer Research UK - the world’s leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research.
We've decided to enter the Battersea Park event which takes place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 4th May. Tammy, Caroline, Lucy, Elizabeth, Steph, Bea and myself have all entered already so please join us and enter online now!
If you've got any questions or want further information do let
me know. And if you're worried about training visit our training section for some tips!
Poppy
12th February
Ready for cocktails and debauched Valentine's behaviour? You've joined the right club. BB are holding a Valentine's fancy dress party on 12th February @ the boathouse. They'll be themed cocktails and food. The dress code is 'Uniform' - all intepretations welcome...
Any questions - let
Poppy know.
22 January
Cue - Match of the day music, cue men in shorts, cue a BBLRC/Cygnet football match...
Though your editor sadly missed sliding tackles from every quarter - your Captain writes:
It was BBLRC and Cygnet's first ever football day, but shan't be its last judging by the interest. A '2 all' result was had from the Colours V Whites. Thank you to Dave and Poppy for helping me organise it.
Photos
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20 January
Here's some dates for your diary - sculling camps in 2005 - the dates already booked are the weekend of 15 - 17 April and the full week 11 - 18 September.
More details will follow closer to the time!
Also, all you keen beans - don't forget about the football on Saturday!
14 January
If it's good enough for William Shatner and Patrick whathisface, it's good enough for Barnes Bridge. Here are some lovely pics of another new Barnes Bridge lady, Sarah, daughter of Ruth K and Iain...
22nd January
Do you love Lynam? Do you worship Wayne? If so, this is not for you but come 22nd January the football clash of the season could see signing all over the transfer window....
It's 1pm after outings, refreshments in the usual BBLRC style will be provided for the the usual palm crossing with with silver.
To get yourself in a team, please let
Tammy know as soon as possible.
