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Handover of captaincy at Poplar

Handover of captaincy at Poplar

After two decades as a trustee and five years at the helm as club captain, Dan Bartlett passed the captain's torch to Ben Gliniecki at the 2024 AGM. He wasn't alone in stepping down; vice-captain Harry Joynes also relinquished his position, with Nathan Evans taking...

Annual General Meeting 17 March 2024

Annual General Meeting 17 March 2024

This year’s annual general meeting (AGM) for members will be held at 10:30 AM on Sunday 17 March 2024 in the main hall at the club. AGENDA Minutes of Previous General Meeting Club Captain’s Report Club Treasurer’s Report Membership fees 2024-25 Review and vote on...

Docklands Head Returns with a Splash

Docklands Head Returns with a Splash

The Docklands Head made a triumphant return to the London Regatta Centre in East London on 12 November 2023. Organized by Poplar, Blackwall & District Rowing Club (PBDRC), the event drew a large and enthusiastic crowd of rowers, spectators, and supporters....

Harry & Eliza Roberts Championship 2023

Harry & Eliza Roberts Championship 2023

On a sunny October morning the 2023 Harry & Eliza Roberts Championship took place at Poplar, racing on a flood tide from the Blue Bridge to Masthouse. The event attracted 22 boats competing in singles and doubles. The winners were: Overall fastest single: Nathan...

World Masters Regatta 2023 – South Africa

World Masters Regatta 2023 – South Africa

Dan Bartlett reports from the 23rd edition of the World Masters Regatta in Tshwane, South Africa. It was the first ever international rowing event in Africa, taking place on the Alan Francis Rowing Course, which is also the home of the South African national Squad....

Vesta Scullers Head 2023 – Race Report

Vesta Scullers Head 2023 – Race Report

Bob Milligan scored a hat trick with his third win at the Vesta Scullers Head 2023. Bob beat his rival in the Masters H category by a mere three seconds - finishing in 24:13.Debut contestants Vicky Rebori and Joelle Jenny crossed the finish line in respectable times...

Notes from the Great River Race 2023

Notes from the Great River Race 2023

Five Poplar members (two being newbies and three seasoned participants) took part in the 35th Great River Race, a fixed seat boat race covering a staggering 21.6 miles from Millwall in the east to Richmond in the west under a blazing sun on 16 September 2023.  ...

Danson Dashes – Race Report

Danson Dashes – Race Report

The sunny surroundings of Danson Park in Bexleyheath were the backdrop for a triumphant end-of-season regatta for Poplar in mid-August.   The Danson Dashes, a long-time favourite race for many Poplar crews, was a much bigger and higher quality event than last...

Euro Masters Regatta – Race report

Euro Masters Regatta – Race report

This July, the 1972 Olympic regatta course in Munich was the setting for an outstanding performance from Poplar’s sculling squad. The very course club president Kenny Dwan competed in at the 1972 games.   The Euro Masters Regatta brings together 3,000 athletes...

Poplar at the Pineapple

Poplar at the Pineapple

Our men’s four cox, Kim, was also representing Poplar overseas this weekend, competing as a single sculler. She came second in her event at the Pineapple Regatta on the Mystic River, just outside Boston, USA. Pictured here with her prize of pineapple chunks(?!). Done...

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Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Northern bank or the River Thames opposite Greenwich on the Isle of Dogs, London.

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