Bradford Amateur Rowing Club
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| Location | Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Home water | River Aire |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Colors | Dark blue and white |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - BRD |
| Website | www |
Bradford Amateur Rowing Club (BARC) is a British Rowing affiliated club in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. The club's colours are dark blue and white[1] and the crest features a boar's head with crossed blades.
The club competes in many races each year around the surrounding area and further afield and hosts two annual regattas in spring and autumn.[2]
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1867 and the boat house was built in 1893[3] on land given to the club by Sir Titus Salt.[4]
Since April 2009 the club has hosted an annual scratch regatta for veterans named 'The War of the Roses' alluding to the war between Yorkshire and Lancashire.[5] In October 2009, BARC crews won six events at Ancholme Head in North Yorkshire, crews from all sections of the club won races.[6] Also in October 2009, BARC secured a grant from Sport England to buy a new coxless quad, to keep up with the growing number of juniors that have joined the club since the beginning of Project Oarsome. The club also bought a new double and single scull for the Project Oarsome juniors.[7]
Juniors
[edit]Since BARC became one of 30 clubs to become a member of Project Oarsome in May 2001, the club has had a large juniors group. Project Oarsome gave the club a £50,000 grant to introduce rowing to children from local state schools. The club first forged links with nearby Titus Salt School before expanding the project to other local schools.[8]
Facilities
[edit]The club rows on a 600m stretch of the River Aire and has a boat house and a club house next to the two landing stages. On the ground floor of the club house are men’s and women’s changing rooms and a gym with ergos, weight machines, and floor space. Upstairs there is a function room with a bar and a balcony that looks out over the river.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bradford ARC". British Rowing. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Organization". Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "News in Brief". Halifax Evening Courier. 15 May 1893. Retrieved 11 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Visitors Information - About the". Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "War of the Roses 2009 at Bradford ARC | British Rowing". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Six of the best from Bradford rowers at Brigg". Telegraph and Argus. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "New equipment for Bradford ARC | British Rowing". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Oarsome new bid to open up rowing". Telegraph and Argus. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
