Tyne Rowing Club was founded in 1852 as Tyne Amateur Rowing Club and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in the country.
The club is democratically governed by and for its members under its constitution (see below for download). The club is a Community Amateur Sports Club and is affiliated to British Rowing (formerly the Amateur Rowing Association). The club is seeking Clubmark reaccreditation as at January 2010.
The club has a number of honorary officers - President and Vice Presidents - who can and do provide advice but do not have any specific powers or responsibilities. The club also has four trustees, who are the offical legal guardians of the club's premises and other property.
The club is run on a day to day basis by its committee members, who are elected each year at the AGM in the autumn. The committee consists of the Chairman, Captain, two Vice-Captains, Secretary and Treasurer plus up to six ordinary members.
The Chairman takes responsibility for strategic development of the club. The Captain and Vice-Captains are responsible for 'rowing' matters including looking after the equipment, managing the squads (with the help of coaches and squad coordinators) and running events. The Secretary and Treasurer run the administrative side of the club affairs, including membership.
The committee can also appoints a range of advisers, which under the constitution must include at least a Water Safety Adviser and a Club Welfare Officer. The committee meets monthly (usually on the first Tuesday at 8.00pm) and agenda papers and minutes are available for club members only at our Tyne RC Yahoo Group web site.
All members of the club are encouraged to play an active role in helping out around the club, whether it be assisting us to run junior or learn to row sessions, launch driving, catering, cleaning and repair of buildings, maintaining boats, ......... the list is endless.
The club is democratically governed by and for its members under its constitution (see below for download). The club is a Community Amateur Sports Club and is affiliated to British Rowing (formerly the Amateur Rowing Association). The club is seeking Clubmark reaccreditation as at January 2010.
The club has a number of honorary officers - President and Vice Presidents - who can and do provide advice but do not have any specific powers or responsibilities. The club also has four trustees, who are the offical legal guardians of the club's premises and other property.
The club is run on a day to day basis by its committee members, who are elected each year at the AGM in the autumn. The committee consists of the Chairman, Captain, two Vice-Captains, Secretary and Treasurer plus up to six ordinary members.
The Chairman takes responsibility for strategic development of the club. The Captain and Vice-Captains are responsible for 'rowing' matters including looking after the equipment, managing the squads (with the help of coaches and squad coordinators) and running events. The Secretary and Treasurer run the administrative side of the club affairs, including membership.
The committee can also appoints a range of advisers, which under the constitution must include at least a Water Safety Adviser and a Club Welfare Officer. The committee meets monthly (usually on the first Tuesday at 8.00pm) and agenda papers and minutes are available for club members only at our Tyne RC Yahoo Group web site.
All members of the club are encouraged to play an active role in helping out around the club, whether it be assisting us to run junior or learn to row sessions, launch driving, catering, cleaning and repair of buildings, maintaining boats, ......... the list is endless.
Committee Members
Ian Wagstaff
Position:
Chairman
Chris Parsons
Position:
Captain
Laura Clack
Position:
Vice Captain
Dave Symes
Position:
Vice Captain
Colin Percy
Martin Colquhoun
Position:
Treasurer
Laura Croisdale
Position:
Member
Si Forster
Position:
Webmaster / Member
Ailsa Hall
Position:
Member
Julian MacBride
Position:
Member
John Mulholland
Position:
Member
