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Helena Smalman-Smith

Fours Head webmaster, expedition rower and creator of RowingStory.com
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Entries status: Action required by 5pm on Friday, 21 October

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 20, 2022Leave a comment

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…

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2022 Entries now over-subscribed

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 17, 2022Leave a comment

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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BROE2 issues on 17 October 2022

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 17, 2022Leave a comment

We are aware that a lot of people are having problems submitting entries via BROE2. British Rowing are aware and are working on a solution. There is no need to contact them further by email or Twitter to alert them…

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HM Queen Elizabeth II

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithSeptember 8, 2022Leave a comment

The Committee members of the Fours Head were very sad to hear of the death of HM The Queen today, and share with the wider rowing community in holding the Royal Family in our thoughts. The long history of our…

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Jim Hopkins

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithJuly 13, 2022April 8, 2025Leave a comment

The members of the Committee of the Fours Head are sad to hear of the death yesterday of Jim Hopkins of Auriol Kensington RC, the competition's President. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family. Jim first took up coxing…

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Sudbury RC wins Davison Award 2021

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithDecember 7, 2021November 20, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Sudbury Rowing Club are the winners of the 2021 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…

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Current Entries Status (updated daily)

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithOctober 5, 2021October 29, 2021

Entries opened on 4 October 2021 at 7am. Sch/Jun events were suspended for new entries at 11.46am followed by all other events at 5.30pm on 6 October 2021. The race filled up much faster than ever before; we regret that…

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Barnes Bridge Arch 1 closure: Be aware

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithSeptember 21, 2021November 19, 2021

Arch 1 (on the Middlesex bank) is currently closed due to works taking place there. Here's a picture taken from up-river at very low tide in late October 2021, showing the construction of a coffer dam under the arch, which…

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Bringing a vehicle to the Fours Head 2021? Be aware the ULEZ is expanding!

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithSeptember 20, 2021September 26, 2021

The area covered by London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone will expand on 25 October 2021 to cover all Fours Head boating locations. This means that cars and tow vehicles vehicles (up to and including 3.5 tonnes) and minibuses (up to…

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2021 Fours Head: We’re back!

Helena Smalman-Smith's avatar by Helena Smalman-SmithAugust 30, 2021November 19, 2021

The Committee is delighted to announce that we currently intend to run the 2021 Fours Head over the full Championship course from Mortlake to Putney ‘as usual’ on Saturday, 13 November. Please visit the Entries page for details of the…

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