We are delighted that the long-standing head coaches of the QEHS Rowing Club, Pauline and Geoff Higgins, have won the British Rowing Northern Volunteer of the Year Award. They have been invited to a presentation and celebration dinner in London later this month. This follows even more good news from the QEHS Rowing Club – firstly that two of our
More great news from QEHS Rowing; two ex-QEHS rowers have been selected for the 2020 Oxford v Cambridge Lightweight Boat Race Crews. Nick Ryan, studying Mathematics at University College, Oxford, has been selected for a second year after being in the winning crew last year. He was national J18 single sculls champion in 2018 and then went on to get
There was an incident on the River Tyne on Monday involving some Year 9 rowers. The students got into difficulty and were rescued by the emergency services. The students are all fine, and our coaches acted quickly and clearly to ensure the students’ safety was maintained. We would like to thank all the emergency services involved for their prompt and
QEHS Rowing Club has an outstanding reputation in introducing rowing to juniors aged 13+. Rowing is an extra-curricular club and financially independent of the school so the costs of membership and the Learn to Row course are explained below. QEHSRC is one of the top junior sports clubs in the region, allowing juniors to enjoy rowing in a supportive and