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