Nottingham & Union Rowing Club

Nottingham & Union Rowing Club

Location	Trentside, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates	52.939248°N 1.134432°W / 52.939248; -1.134432
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code NUN)
Website	nurc.co.uk

Nottingham & Union Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at Trentside, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.^[1]

History

The club was founded in 1946 as an amalgamation of two clubs called the Nottingham Union Rowing Club and the original Nottingham Rowing Club (not the modern club formed in 2006). The reason for the merger of the two clubs was because the boathouse belonging to the Nottingham Union club was destroyed by bombs in World War II leaving them no base to row from.^[2]

The club were the leading rowing club in Nottingham during the 1960s but by 1983 was struggling to recruit members.^[3] However, the club experienced a resurgence in the 1990s including recording significant success at the British Rowing Championships.

The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 1963 and 2010.^[4]

Notable members

• Arnold Cooke
• Richard Nicholson (1966 World Rowing Championships) ^[5]
• R C Waite (1966 World Rowing Championships) ^[6]
• Peter Webb

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year	Races won
1963	Wyfold Challenge Cup
2010	Wyfold Challenge Cup

British champions

Year	Winning crew/s
1977	Men L2x[7]
1981	Men L1x[8]
1993	Men L8+[9]
1994	Women 4x[10]
1996	Women L2x[11]
1997	Men U23 1x[12]
2003	Men 4+, Men L4-[13]
2005	Open L2-[14]

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "Club history". Nottingham & Union Rowing Club. 9 June 2024.
3. "Sad demise of once great club". Burton Daily Mail. 2 July 1983. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
5. "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "British crews well prepared." Times, 8 Sept. 1966, p. 5". The Times. 8 September 1966. p. 5.
6. "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT-. "All Britain's crews in semi-finals." Times, 10 Sept. 1966, p. 3". The Times. 10 September 1966. p. 3.
7. Railton, Jim (18 July 1977). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". The Times. p. 7.
8. Railton, Jim (20 July 1981). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". The Times. p. 14.
9. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". The Times. 19 July 1993. p. 20.
10. ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". The Times. 18 July 1994. p. 22.
11. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1996. p. 39.
12. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
13. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". The Times. 21 July 2003. p. 32.
14. ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". The Times. 18 July 2005. p. 53.