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Helena Smalman-Smith

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The Fours Head is cancelled

2020 Fours Head Cancelled

by Helena Smalman-SmithNovember 1, 2020Leave a comment

With enormous sadness and disappointment, the Committee has decided to cancel the 2020 Fours Head in the light of the worsening COVID-19 situation in England and the latest Government guidance. We had hoped to overcome the many challenges presented by…

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Start time now 10am - Entries now £80

Changes to start time and entry fee

by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020Leave a comment

The Committee met yesterday and would like to update you on two decisions. Start time now 10am The start time of the 2020 Fours Head has been changed to 10am on Sunday, 22 November. This is to allow crews extra…

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Update

Update on entries and course

by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 21, 2020October 22, 2020Leave a comment

The Committee continue to plan on the basis that we will be able to run an event on Sunday, 22 November 2020, although clearly there is considerable uncertainty with the evolving COVID-19 situation. The following decisions about Entries and the…

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Update

Update on overseas entries

by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 11, 2020October 25, 2020Leave a comment

In view of the current circumstances relating to COVID-19 and the consequent need to reduce complexities in this year’s event, it is with regret that the Committee has decided that the 2020 Fours Head will not accept entries from overseas…

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Hammersmith Bridge is closed to boat traffic

Update on Hammersmith Bridge and Covid-19

by Helena Smalman-SmithSeptember 20, 2020October 18, 2020Leave a comment

The Fours Head Committee met today and remain committed to holding an event on 22 November if possible. Course alteration We expect that Hammersmith Bridge will still be closed to boats going underneath it on race day. Therefore we are…

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Changes for 2020

by Helena Smalman-SmithJuly 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Race name Recognising that most people refer to our race as the Fours Head, we have changed its official name to that. It has been the Head of the River Fours since it began in 1955, but we are happy…

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Update

COVID-19 and the 2020 race

by Helena Smalman-SmithJune 11, 2020July 23, 2020Leave a comment

The Committee very much hopes that the 2020 race will take place, but this will only be possible once British Rowing has cleared affiliated competitions to restart in their Returning to Rowing guidance. Various other criteria outside our control will…

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York City RC crews 2019

York City RC wins Davison Award 2019

by Helena Smalman-SmithDecember 4, 2019June 11, 2020Leave a comment

We are delighted to announce that York City Rowing Club are the winners of the 2019 Davison Award. This discretionary award was created in 2018 in memory of Noel Davison, who was Honorary Secretary of the race from 2014-2018, for…

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Contingency Plan for finishing at Hammersmith

by Helena Smalman-SmithNovember 22, 2019November 24, 2019Leave a comment

As we mentioned in our conditions update this morning (Friday), the wind forecast for race day is South Easterly (wind against stream from Hammersmith), with possible significant gusts. A course inspection will assess the actual conditions at 11.30am on Saturday.…

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Update

Conditions update (Friday morning)

by Helena Smalman-SmithNovember 22, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

We are pleased to see that the PLA Ebb Tide Flag has now gone to GREEN. However, there is still a very considerable and above-average flow of water into the Tideway from upriver so the stream will still be extremely…

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