19th November 2022, doors open 6:30pm, sitting down for 7:30pm until late 3 course dinner with wine on the table and guest speaker Ticket sale ended 11 November 2022

Another quiz night at Poplar that tested the skills and knowledge of club members and friends. When did Margaret Thatcher step down as prime minister, in which year did the Cold War start and when did Bohemian Rhapsody get to number 1 in the UK charts? Can you guess from photos of poos who did… Read More »

It was a sunny day with perfect water for the the inaugural Four Seasons event. About 20 club members turned up to race on a flood tide from the club to the Blue Bridge and back. The first challenge was to get everyone on the water and into their starting position, not unlike herding cats.… Read More »

2022 marked the 50th edition of the Pairs Head, a 4.5 km head race running from Chiswick Bridge to Harrods Wall. A good number of Poplar crews were keen to participate but sadly entries were suspended quite early and thus the Poplar contingent was reduced to only two crews: Ed Benson + Charles Parker on… Read More »

This is a new event club event to be run throughout the year, hence the four seasons ladder/league. The plan is to submit four times; one in the summer, autumn, winter and spring to be timed from the club to the Blue Bridge and then back to the club rowing continuously, which would include turning… Read More »

On Saturday 17th September four intrepid scullers from Poplar raced in the Scullers head over the championship course from Mortlake to Putney. 6.8 Kilometres of challenges, changing conditions and 500 plus other scullers all hurtling down towards Putney in fairly benign weather. Lizzy:   “When I received my allocated race number 484 (out of 500 scullers)… Read More »