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CSRC would like to invite you to experience rowing in a racing 8! You may have watched the recent film, Boys in the boat, by George Clooney and thought I'd like to do that!

Well now is your chance!

No previous rowing experience is necessary but you must be able to swim and be 18 years or older. (No upper age limit!)

We will teach you the basics of sweep rowing and you will get to row in an 8 with 4 experienced rowers who will look after you and show you the ropes. The day will finish with taking part in a head to head race. Two 8's going full speed on Castle Semple loch!

The day will start at 9.30 and finish at 2pm. Light lunch will be provided. Cost is £60 for the day (Payable in advance to secure your place).

We have 3 dates available with 8 places for each date:

Saturday the 9th March

Saturday the 23rd March

Saturday the 30th March

If you would like to book a place please get in touch by contacting us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let us know which date you would like to book.

Jo Pinder

Jo’s impact on the club as Captain, Juniors’ Strength and Conditioning Coach and Regatta Race Control was huge but it extended well beyond these roles, as she forged lifelong friendships and brought a mischievous sense of fun with her no holds barred sense of humour, big personality, generosity of spirit and love of all things sport.

Jo was an ever-present figure at the club becoming involved initially when she came down to support Caroline and Sam but quickly morphing into tackling all aspects of club life, putting in long shifts and selflessly giving up her time to champion the club and all its members.

Jo was the glue behind the scenes and her passing has left a massive hole in our hearts and in our club.

Our thoughts are with Caroline and Sam and her wider family and we send our love and condolences to them.

Thanks to all the club members who attended our Virtual AGM on 23rd November.

Committee Appointments

At the AGM we had our usual Agenda items to elect our committee for the next 12 months

The following club members were voted into their committee roles at the AGM and we warmly welcome them on board and look forward to the experience and vision that they will bring to the club.

President – Jim McNiven Lwt8+ World Champion, 4x Silver Lwt 8+ and Lwt 4- Olympian
Vice President – Lesley Afuakwah former CSRC Junior Coach.
Membership Secretary – Eleanor Inglis outgoing Club President.
Junior Membership – Keith Robertson – current CSRC Junior Coach
Ordinary Member – Lynne McNiven Scottish caps in both Rowing and Rugby.

We also welcome back our existing office bearers and thank them for their continued support. Martin Holmes, Graeme Fletcher, Diarmid MacArthur, Rachel Robertson, Tony Synnott and Lesley McMillan.

We would like to extend our gratitude to the following outgoing Committee Members and thank them for their endless enthusiasm, dedication and vision in continuing to steer Castle Semple Rowing Club forward as a positive and successful club.

Outgoing President – Eleanor Inglis
Outgoing Vice President – Doug Maxwell
Outgoing Club Secretary – Lisa Hopcroft
Outgoing Membership Secretary – Niall McClure
Outgoing Clubmaster – Becky Bannister
Outgoing Fundraising – Craig McEwan
Outgoing Juniors Membership – Rachel Robertson
Outgoing Ordinary Member – David McNish

The new committee, which can be seen on our Committee page is now updated so if you have any questions or things to bring to committee please feel free to talk to anyone there.

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On September 14, 1971 at a public meeting in Lochwinnoch 36 people turned out and 24 of these resolved to get Castle Semple Rowing Club under way.

and so our club was born.....

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We hope those 24 people are proud of the club we have become. 

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Watch this space for news of what we hope is an exciting year for our fantastic wee club!

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As members may be aware we have big plans for the future of our club. Those of you who are regulars will know we are running out of space for boats and would like bigger and better facilities for indoor training. All plans need resourcing and we need to raise money to support future developments.

Would you be willing to help out? Either by organising or by taking part in fundraising activity.

To kick things off we are planning to take part in this year’s Great Kiltwalk Glasgow which takes place on Sunday September 26th. This event provides a great opportunity to work together as a club, get a bit more of the exercise & fresh air we love and to raise vital funds through sponsorship.

There are two walks 'The Mighty Stride' - 16.5 miles, and the 'The Wee Wander' which is 3.5 miles & suitable for those with young children. If 10 CSRC members (or families) each raise £100 that’s £1000 in the bank, to which the Hunter Foundation will add another 50% to make it £1500!!

We’ve registered the club on the Kiltwalk site so to enter select Register and then pick CSRC from the drop down list when it asks you who you will be walking for. Places may be limited so register your interest now at https://www.thekiltwalk.co.uk/scotlandskiltwalk

The site will direct you to JustGiving to set up your sponsorship details. Select The Kiltwalk as your chosen charity here and this will link your fundraising to CSRC through the event and means we get the extra 50% from the Hunter Foundation. Make sure you talk about CSRC and your efforts to improve your club’s facilities at the top of the page.

Several of us have already registered for the 8am start. Join us or pick a time to meet up with other friends and we can share our pictures and stories online after the event.

If you aren't able to join us but would like to contribute here are links to our clubmembers JustGiving pages.

Caroline https://fundraising.thekiltwalk.co.uk/fundraising/Caroline-Parker21
Graeme & Margie  https://fundraising.thekiltwalk.co.uk/fundraising/ScotlandsKiltwalk2021-GraemeFletcher
Leigh & Vicki https://fundraising.thekiltwalk.co.uk/fundraising/ScotlandsKiltwalk2021-VickiandLeigh
Eleanor http://www.justgiving.com/ScotlandsKiltwalk2021-EleanorInglis

 

Look forward to seeing you there!

We are pleased to announce we will be running our 2021 CSRC Regatta on Saturday the 4th of September. The regatta will be held on Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch and will be abiding by all COVID restrictions that are in place at that time. 

The planning is now done and all the information is over on our Regatta page .

We hope to see lot's of clubs joining us for a great day of racing!

Club Members

An email has been sent to all members with details of how to get your entries in and some other information. If you have not received this email please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be added to our mailing list.

Racing:

If you are interested in racing and already know your crews then please direct message Eleanor or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. providing full crew details for each event you want to enter and any preference you have for boat. We cannot guarantee you will get your first choice boat but will do our best. Boat allocations will be confirmed after the event draw has taken place. Entries close at 9pm on Wednesday 25th August but we need time to collate the information so please get entries in to Eleanor by midnight on Monday 23rd August.

For any juniors wishing to race, do not worry, Rachel and Keith have your entry information sorted.

If you would like to race but do not have an established crew then please complete this crew request form stating what type of events you would like to enter.
The coaches will then try to match you with others to make suitable crews. To allow crews to be set and entry information submitted in time please complete this form as soon as possible but by no later than midnight on Saturday 21st August.

Please remember anyone wanting to race needs to have a Scottish Rowing Race Licence or other appropriate Competition Licence at the time of entry. If you have still to set this up please do not leave it until the last minute as it can take a little time.

Volunteering:

The Regatta is a big undertaking and is our main way of fundraising for the year. To allow the event to run smoothly we need a large number of volunteers throughout the day. We would therefore appreciate any help that members, and their friends and family, can give us on the day. An hour here and there or a full day it does not matter. Every little counts. There a number of different roles that you can volunteer for including catering, land based and water based duties. To allow us to manage the offers of assistance can you please complete this volunteer form detailing your availability and advising any preferences you have for the type of volunteer activity.

Again if you are able to help please complete this form as soon as possible but by no later than midnight on Friday 27th August.

We look forward to seeing you on 4th September!

Well, following on from our first Zoom Annual General Meeting, we bid a very fond and grateful farewell to our retiring president, the wonderful Mel Brander. Like all of us, she certainly didn’t anticipate having to steer Semple through the nightmare of Covid (on top of all the work involved with the proposed “new build”, not to mention keeping us all fit!) She has done a truly marvellous job during these difficult times, leaving Semple as the fastest club to get all its members back on the water. Our grateful thanks, Mel.
 
We would also like to extend our gratitude and thanks to Joy (Secretary) and Matt (Clubmaster) who have both stepped down from the committee.  
 
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Eleanor Inglis as our new president, along with Caroline Parker as vice-president, two ladies dedicated both to rowing and to Castle Semple. They will be fantastic! 
 
And, in true CSRC style, it was MUCH more straightforward than the parallel presidential goings-on across the pond...

We now have a new committee which can be seen on our Committee page so if you have any questions or things to bring to committee please feel free to talk to anyone there. 

If you couldn't make it to the AGM but you would like to get involved in any of our sub committees or projects (eg fundraising, clubhouse development, regatta etc) please either talk to a member of the committee or use the contact details to email them.

The Club has partnered up with PSL Team Sports based in Hillington to provide the club with some alternative, cheaper training kit.

To see the range of kit please visit the PRL Club Shop section of their website (Select other and you will see us listed).

https://www.pslteamsports.com/club-shops.html

You can go to Hillington to try stuff on to check the fit, order there or order online.

All the items will have the CSRC logo embroidered or printed on them with the option for initials to be added.

Cheers,

Keith

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