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We are sad to share news that club VP Val Spatcher passed away a few days ago.     Val was the wife of Roy Spatcher who died in 2021 in his 91 st  year.  Both Val and Roy were passionate about Henley Rowing Club and gave so much time and effort into the smooth operation of club premises, events and fundraising.  While Roy was House and Bar Manager, Val was busy running the weekend breakfasts, catering for rowers and volunteers at Henley Sculls and 4s & 8s, and cooking post tr

Given that the Thames is flooded and out of bounds for most rowing Henley RC has been doing most of its water training at the Eton Dorney rowing lake but competition has been none existent with all recent Thames based events cancelled. A trip last weekend to Gloucester though rectified this when the Club competed at Wycliffe Big Head, held over a 4500 meter course on the Gloucester Berkeley Canal, with bridges wide enough for only one crew to pass through and bends it made fo

George Bowsher was born in 1935. At aged 16 he became an apprentice at Waldens a local building firm where he was soon spotted by Henley Rowing Club’s Roy Spatcher and Bob Bushnell as a potential rower! Although George could not remember the exact date, this puts him joining the club in the early 1950s. He was coached by Arthur Holloway initially in a bank tub moored near the Little White Hart pub on riverside which was the home of the old boat house. George was part of a suc

Henley Rowing Club has successfully completed an extraordinary 24-hour fundraising challenge, rowing the distance from Henley to Seville - in kilometres, on Concept2 rowing machines and bikes - to raise funds for much needed equipment. Held from 6–7 December, the non-stop event brought together more than 150 rowers, spanning juniors, seniors, masters, and supporters across the community. The challenge began in high energy at “Sunset Club,” where rowers were powered along by m