Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club is a

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club on the

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, based at the Riverside Sports Complex,

Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street (), also known as Chester, is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England, around north of Durham and also close to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located on the River Wear, which runs out to sea at Sun ...

County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East E ...

History

The club was founded in 1888 initially rowing from a boathouse in a park that burnt down during the 1930s. After a dormant period the club was started again by Bob Heywood during the 1980s. In recent years the club has produced several national champions.

Club colours

The blade colours are red, royal blue and a white diagonal stripe; kit: red & royal blue.''The Umpires' Handbook''
British Rowing, 2020: at p.44.

Notable members

*Victoria Bryant *Lauren Irwin

Honours

National champions

References

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