Introduction

Tyne Rowing Club was founded in 1852 as Tyne Amateur Rowing Club and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in the country. We have over 200 members, perhaps 120 of whom row more or less actively.

How we are governed

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 gained Clubmark reaccreditation at the end of March 2010.

Honorary officers and trustees

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 legal guardians of the club's premises and other property.

Committee

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 seven ordinary members. The last AGM was on 24 November 2011. Special General Meetings can be called 'as and when', most usually to consider the annual accounts.

Responsibilities

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.

You can help too

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.