We are delighted to announce that Derby Rowing Club is the winner of the 2022 Davison Award. This discretionary award for the standout performance from a small club was created in 2018 in memory of Noel Davison, who was Honorary…
Helena Smalman-Smith
Fours Head webmaster, expedition rower and creator of RowingStory.com
Stream conditions update: Saturday, 19 Nov (0730) – the full race is ON
The PLA flag has just changed to GREEN. Therefore the full race will proceed as planned. However, the stream is still considerably faster than usual so all clubs, crews and coaches must be aware that the stream will turn crews…
Read More Stream conditions update: Saturday, 19 Nov (0730) – the full race is ON
Stream Conditions Update: Friday, 18 November (1900 hrs)
The Committee continue to monitor the stream and weather conditions very closely. There has been no material change to the situation since the update at 12 noon. At this time the Committee expect to run the race as planned. However, this…
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Stream Conditions Update: Friday, 18 November (noon)
The Committee continue to monitor the stream and weather conditions very closely. The PLA flag is currently Yellow with a higher than normal ebb flow on the Tideway. Nevertheless, with no further rain currently forecast the Committee expect conditions to…
Read More Stream Conditions Update: Friday, 18 November (noon)
Stream conditions update
The Committee are closely monitoring the current and forecast stream conditions. The PLA Tideway flag is currently set to Yellow. If the flag status remains at Yellow it may be necessary to reduce the number of crews in the competition. If numbers…
Update following official Close of Entries
The official Close of Entries for the 2022 Fours Head was at noon today (4 November 2022), as set out on our Entries page. This means: Crew with the status Accepted in BROE2 will be included in the start order.…
Roadworks on the A4, M4 and rugby at Twickenham
There are substantial roadworks on the A4 that are likely to affect boat trailers heading to Furnivall Gardens. See Transport for London's website for further details. The M4 will be closed between junctions 4b (with the M25) and 3. More…
Update on entries for 2022
Entries for the Fours Head 2022 opened at 0800 on Monday, 17 October. There was an exceptionally high level of entries and the BROE2 online entries system suffered significant problems, affecting both clubs and the competition administrators. By later that day…
Entries status: Action required by 5pm on Friday, 21 October
The Fours Head opened for entries at 8am on Monday, 17 October 2022. By mid-afternoon that day, we had received significantly more entries (in excess of 650) than we will be able to accept (480). We suspended for new entries…
Read More Entries status: Action required by 5pm on Friday, 21 October
2022 Entries now over-subscribed
Entries for the Fours Head, which opened on BROE2 at 8am today, are now significantly over-subscribed. We regret that it is highly unlikely that entries made after this point will be accepted, particularly if they are not from senior crews…
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