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.

Alpha Security to be co-sponsor

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Durham Regatta is delighted to announce Alpha Security as co-sponsor of the 2022 Regatta. Alpha Security is one of the most highly rated and trusted security companies in the country and is the leading provider of static and event security in the North of England, having guards trained specifically in crowd management. It is the appointed security partner for Sunderland … Read More

Artist in Residence appointed for 2022/23

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Durham Regatta is pleased to welcome Linda Birch as its new Artist in Residence, a position she will hold for 2022 and 2023. The appointment provides an opportunity for a local artist working in any medium to pursue a more active career while enabling us to build up a non-photographic archive which can be displayed and published on the Regatta … Read More

The Vikings are coming!

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The Vikings are coming to Durham Regatta! The Vikings is a re-enactment society dedicated to recreating the life and times of the Dark Age period. They will be in action for the Regatta weekend with displays of historic crafts and daily life, Viking-age weapons and exciting combat. Activities will include: * weapons and armoury displays * cooking, textile crafts (spinning, … Read More

Entries prospectus for the 189th Durham Regatta

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The Entries Prospectus for the 189th Durham Regatta on June 11th and 12th 2022 is now available here and can be downloaded from the Competitors page. Entries will open in the early evening of Sunday, May 22nd, and will close at 10pm on Wednesday, June 1st 2022, but may be suspended earlier if capacity is reached.

Brown’s Boathouse featured as Asset of the Month

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The City of Durham Trust celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2022, and to mark the occasion the website features every month a building, or heritage or green asset, that the Trust has been involved in protecting, preserving and conserving. The first building chosen to receive the accolade, for January 2022, was Brown’s Boathouse on the north side of the River … Read More

Volunteers needed for Riverbanks Restoration Plans

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The River Wear and its wooded banks are among Durham’s iconic features, but they are in declining condition. Initiatives have now begun to reverse this. Could you help? A major worry is the spread of three invasive, non-native plants, Japanese Knotweed, Indian or Himalayan Balsam, and Giant Hogweed. The need to deal with these has become urgent, and the expert … Read More

Members Meeting February 16th 2022

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The first Members Meeting of 2022 took place virtually via Zoom on February 16th. A copy of the minutes can be found here.

Sponsorship opportunities for 2022

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Each year Durham Regatta offers a number of sponsorship opportunities for companies and individuals wishing to promote themselves while at the same time showing support for the Regatta. Sponsoring Durham Regatta is a great opportunity to promote your business. Information about packages offered is included in the 2022 Sponsorship brochure, a copy of which can also be downloaded from our … Read More

Hadaway Harry tour 2022

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Hadaway Harry is to return to the stage for a summer season in 2022, including two performances at Durham’s Gala Theatre, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on the Saturday of Durham Regatta (June 11th). Ed Waugh’s acclaimed production tells the true story of legendary Tyneside oarsman and boat builder Harry Clasper, the man the Blaydon Races was written for, and the … Read More