2023 Durham Regatta T-Shirt design revealed

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The 2023 Durham Regatta T-Shirt has been designed by Van Mildert Boat Club and will be available for purchase at a price of £15 each from the stall in the Regatta Enclosure on June 10th and 11th T-Shirts will be available in Sky Blue, Navy Blue and Maroon, and in a range of sizes. T-Shirts can also be pre-ordered from … Read More

Online shop launched

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An online shop has been opened to allow pre-ordering of Durham Regatta T-shirts and Tote bags. The shop also offers the facility to order car park passes (weekend only) and tickets for entry to the Regatta Enclosure, for collection on Friday 9th June only. Items ordered online will be available for collection from the T-shirt stall on the Racecourse on … Read More

Entries for the 190th Durham Regatta open on May 21st 2023

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The 2023 Entries Prospectus is now available. Please see the Competitors page for details. Entries for the 190th Durham Regatta open on the evening of Sunday, May 21st. Entries will close at 10pm on Wednesday, May 31st but may be suspended earlier should the need arise. The draw will be published on Wednesday, June 7th along with Competitors instructions and … Read More

Volunteer at Durham Regatta in 2023

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Each year the Regatta uses a small army of volunteers to help set-up, pack-down, man the entrances and perform all sorts of other important tasks during the event. If you would like to join them we would be most grateful. If you would like to be involved with the Regatta in any way please email the volunteer coordinator and attach … Read More

Newcastle dominate in Boat Race of the North

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Newcastle University Boat Club were out for revenge over Durham University on May 6th in the annual Boat Race of the North raced annually between the two over 1500 metres on the River Tyne, after the latter’s success at BUCS Regatta a week earlier. A series of six races culminated in a 5-1 victory for Newcastle, with the results of … Read More

Victor Ludorum for Durham at BUCS Regatta

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Following on from their success on the Tyne at BUCS Head in February another fabulous set of results at Nottingham over the weekend of April 29th to May 1st saw Durham University take the Overall Victor Ludorum at BUCS Regatta for the first time in eight years. With 62 entries over the three days of competition at the six-lane National … Read More

Members Meeting on April 26th 2023

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As well as holding regular Directors meetings and monthly Committee meetings the Regatta holds Members Meetings approximately quarterly which any members are welcome to attend. The next of these will take place in the main hall at Durham Amateur Rowing Club at 7pm on Wednesday, April 26th. The Agenda is available here along with minutes from the February meeting.

PalTV wins Student Broadcaster of the Year Award

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For a second successive year Durham’s only student TV station has won the National Student Television Association (NaSTA)’s most prestigious award. The accolade of Broadcaster of the Year for 2023 was bestowed on PalTV at a ceremony at Ravensbourne University, London on April 15th. Gold, silver and bronze awards were presented by NaSTA in each of 20 categories, and in … Read More

GB Rowing Team April Trials

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Several rowers from Durham and Newcastle Universities took part in trials for the Senior and under-23 GB Rowing team at the National Training Centre at Caversham over the weekend of April 14th to 16th. Durham University produced some fine performances with U23s Jack Roberts and George Reed taking 4th place in the D final of the Men’s pair, Gus John … Read More

Sponsorship opportunities at the 2023 Durham Regatta

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Durham Regatta offers a range of sponsorship opportunities for companies and individuals wishing to promote themselves. These are set out in the 2023 Sponsorship Prospectus and include – Principal sponsorship Co-sponsorship including hospitality Co-sponsorship excluding hospitality Hospitality only Race sponsorship Programme advertisements Banner advertisements Vice Presidency Each of the above can be tailored to suit specific requirements or individual needs. … Read More