Elvet Bridge clear for Small Boats Head

Colin LawsonNews

Work to remove accumulated debris from the arches of Elvet Bridge was completed this week, just in time for Durham Small Boats Head on February 4th but sadly too late to avoid the cancellation of Durham College Rowing’s Senate Head on January 29th, both events being raced over the 1800 metre course on the River Wear. The DCR Novice Head … Read More

Pelaw Wood becomes a Nature Reserve

Colin LawsonHistory, News

Durham County Council has announced the designation of Pelaw Wood as a new Local Nature Reserve. After many years the required agreement was obtained in May when Natural England approved an application by the County Council. As a Nature Reserve the land will be managed by the Council which will help to secure its future and use for generations to … Read More

Annual General Meeting, November 16th 2022

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The Annual General Meeting of Durham Regatta will take place at Durham Amateur Rowing Club at 7.00pm on Wednesday 16th November 2022. The Agenda includes approval of the minutes of the 2021 AGM, review of accounts, report of the Executive Committee and election of officers for 2023. A copy of the 2022 report to Members can be found here. Anyone … Read More

David Raine

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Today we received the sad news that one of our Honorary Life Vice Presidents, David Raine, had passed away on July 20th at the age of 80. David served as Regional Umpiring Chair until standing down in the late 1990s, after which he continued as Chairman of Durham Regatta’s Race & Technical Committee until after the 2003 Regatta. David retired … Read More

Regatta back to full format for 2022

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Durham Regatta 2022

After 3 years of disruption the 189th edition of Durham Regatta returned to its usual format for 2022 on June 11th and 12th including competitive rowing, spectators and bankside entertainment. Although the weather tried hard to intervene with a strong breeze for most of the weekend making conditions difficult for competitors, the general view was one of relief to finally … Read More

Entertainment schedule released

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After the set-backs of recent years we’re delighted that this weekend our visitors will be able to, once again, enjoy the full Durham Regatta experience. Alongside two days of action-packed racing, we have an exciting schedule of free bankside entertainments which we can’t wait to share with you. Entertainments are suitable for all ages and include: Dunholm Vikings will be … Read More

PalTV live Regatta broadcast

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If you can’t get to the Regatta at the weekend award winning broadcaster PalTV will be providing live coverage of both days, including commentary, behind the scenes access, challenges and of course thrilling races. Recently PalTV was the proud recipient of the Broadcaster of the Year Award at the National Association of Student Television Awards for 2022. Durham Regatta broadcasts … Read More

Briefing for Volunteers on June 9th

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Annual General Meeting

Thank you to everyone for volunteering at this year’s event. We would like to invite you all to the Regatta briefing meeting for volunteers on Thursday 9th June 2022 at 18:45 for a 19:00 start at Durham ARC in the main hall. We will be going over the ins and outs of what needs to be done on the day so … Read More

Racing timetable for 2022 published

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The 2022 racing timetable and the draw for Saturday and Sunday are now available on the Competitors page along with instructions for competitors, the local rowing rules and the associated documents. We look forward to welcoming you to Durham. Race results will be available on the day as they happen at https://durham-regatta.org.uk/results/live/ and posted on Twitter at @DurhamResults  

Entries are now closed

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Entries for Durham Regatta 2022 are now closed. Thank you for your entries. Where practicable the draw will be seeded based on crew rowing index points. However lanes and byes will be allocated randomly. The draw will be available early next week.