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SPRC Quiz Night

The eagerly awaited Quiz Night is fast approaching. This year the event will be held on the evening of Friday 17th May, at Low Waters Miners Welfare Social Club. For those using SatNav the address/postcode is 4 ALNESS ST, HAMILTON ML3 6RU. Tickets for the event are on sale NOW. Tickets are priced at £5/HEAD (Senior and Junior). There will be snack/crisps etc provided on the tables. Please see Alistair Neill, Julie O'Donnell or Gillian Connal for your tickets. Alistair & Julie are usually at the club during Junior training sessions (Tuesday & Thursday 18.00-20.00; Saturday 08.00-12.00) and Gillian is often there at these same times plus Sunday mornings. There will also be a raffle, so any items you wish to donate will be gratefully received. Please hand raffle items to any of the committee. This is a fun, light-hearted quiz, with the emphasis being on socialising with other members of the Club, and in the past has been one of the highlights of our 'Social calendar'. Please support this night by inviting your family and friends to come along for a evening of fun, whilst supporting our club.

SPR 2013

Congratulations to all our members who competed at the recent Strathclyde Park Regatta in pretty challenging conditions, particularly on the Sunday. There were a record number of competitors and races, possibly as a result of the London 2012 effect, and our members acquitted themselves very well. The wins all came from the female ranks of the club - the youngest being Jenny Ord in the WJ14 1x through to the elders in the Veteran categories. Our senior women did very well with 3 wins apiece for Gillian Connal and Natalie Irvine in the Open Pairs, Doubles and Quadruple Sculls. They were joined by Rosie Young of Clydesdale and Ailie Ord in the quad with Ailie also being successful in the Veteran Quads with club mate Liz Davidson, Loch Lomond's Eva Rankine and Durham's Gill Prescott. Gill and Ailie were victorious in the Veteran doubles. These crews are in training for the World Masters Regatta which will be held in Varese, Italy in September. Also heading for Italy is the crew of Liz D, Liz McGovern, Laura Graham and Mary O'Toole and they ahd a promising start to their campaign with a win in the Veteran Coxed Fours event. Mary and Rachel Tennant won the Veteran Res2 Double Sculls. A mention must also go to the WJ16 Quad of Clare O'Toole, Emma Robertson, Morven Stokes and Megan Connelly of Castle Semple who came 2nd and to the inexperienced youngsters - Nathalie Seagrave, Claire Dickson, Rosie Payne and Cara McSherrey, coxed by Cara O'Donnell who came through a round of heats to finish 3rd in the Novice Coxed Quads in amongst adult competitors. Watch out for great things from these girls! On the male side, yongsters Ewan Wilson and Adam Richardson's silver medal was probably the best result of the weekend after various rounds of racing.