Club celebrates in style with a row-past

STRATFORD Boat Club celebrated its 150th year since inception with a row past at Henley Royal Regatta on Friday with a crew drawn from all the Club’s squads.

Paul Stanton, club president, said: “To row at Henley Royal Regatta is a great honour for any rower: to be granted a row-past at Henley to celebrate the club’s 150th year is an accolade of which to be proud and will be remembered by those who were lucky enough to represent the club and it stand as an aspiration for young rowers to come.

“It is also stands as a memorial for those athletes and volunteers who have guided and worked hard to make the club what it is today, and we would like to thank the organisers for granting us the honour of this row-past.”

Stratford’s crew was representative of the whole club with two members of the junior squad V Vondrak (J17) and Xavier Sissins-Roffey (J16); two members of the senior squad Will Beattie and Imogen North (also J16 coach); two members of the adaptive squad Gillian Middleton and Mark Dewdney (also head adaptive coach); and two members of the masters’ squad Suzie Radley and Tom Doherty with cox Jen Cary.

Abi Terry, Stratford coach and joint organiser said: “The crew did really well and we want to put out special thanks to James at St Edwards School, Oxford, for his help in sorting out the boat as well as the suggestion from Zoe de Toledo. This set the day up well!”