This year marks the 950th anniversary of three battles that changed the course of English history; the battles of Fulford, Stamford Bridge and Hastings.

The River Ouse played an important part in the Battle of Fulford. A body of Viking soldiers under King Harald Hardrada rowed up the River Ouse on a very high flood tide and outflanked the English/Saxon forces leading to a Viking victory. The battle took place 20th September 1066, however commemorations are taking place over this coming weekend 17th/18th September. Details at www.battlefieldstrust.com/events.

To mark the role of the river, and rowing, in the battle there will be a commemorative row on the afternoon of Sunday18th September, this will take the form of a procession of boats from Bishopthorpe Palace upstream to Fulford Hall (on the big corner by the Small Boats' Head start) where we will be met by an archaeologist who will give a short talk from the bank on the river’s role in the battle. We will not be disembarking.

Timings for Sunday 18th September, 2016 are:
12:30 Meet at York City Boat House, organise crews.
13:00 Set off from boat house for Bishopthorpe Palace
13:45 Marshall at Bishopthorpe Palace and row upstream to Fulford Hall
14:00 Arrive Fulford Hall
14:10 Depart Fulford Hall and return to boathouse

Obviously the row is subject to river level.

IMPORTANT - this will be an unsupported row, so everyone is responsible for their own competence and safety.

Tees Small Boats Head, is being held on the afternoon of Saturday 8th October, and is now open for entries. The SBH entry details are all available.

In the morning, Tees RC are hosting the Tees leg of the Long Distance Sculling Series, which is run by the Northern Rowing Council, over the same course. Entries for the Tees LDS should be made as detailed here.

A reminder that York Autumn Sculls takes place on Saturday 17th September. This is the second year for this event and it is an excellent opportunity to set a benchmark for the new head season. Events for all classes, including mixed, over 4,500m in 2 divisions, 11am and 2pm.

Great Britain’s rowers made history when they took three golds and a bronze on the finals day of the Paralympic Games regatta – their best haul of all time.

The Provisional Draw for Bradford Autumn Regatta is now available.

The Northern Rowing Council, with the help of host clubs, runs the LDS (Long Distance Sculling) series every autumn. It continues in 2016 with six events over six consecutive weekends. Please support as many as you can. There are series victor ludorum prizes for clubs in senior, masters and junior categories.

Winning Olympic gold was incredible. But I wasn’t prepared for what came next.

We have one final place to fill on the Session Coach Course in Doncaster on 17th and 18th September.

St Peter’s School is looking for an enthusiastic Sports Science graduate (or related sports degree) who possesses a passion for rowing and sport in general. You may be considering pursuing a career in teaching sport and have a desire to work with children. You will be experienced in rowing competitively and have the necessary skills and abilities to coach rowing.

This post is available immediately and is fixed term until 7th July 2017. The closing date for applications is 10.00am on Monday 5th September 2016. Interviews are expected to take place shortly after.

Further details can be found here.

The Session Coach Award is the first award for coaching individuals on the water and is aimed at beginner coaches who will be supporting Club Coaches with their delivering their sessions.

Dates: 4,5,6 October, 2 November.

Booking. Regional funding is available.

On the river Aire at Hirst Weir, Shipley, 600 metres racing in 3 divisions.

Further information on the regatta poster.

Are you ready for the first Head of the winter season?

4,500m downstream with 2 divisons of racing in singles, doubles and quads.

Full details can be found here.

Great Britain's rowers claimed a fifth consecutive Olympic title in the men's four in Rio. Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash, Constantine Louloudis and London 2012 winner Alex Gregory finished in five minutes 58.61 seconds. Watch the race on the BBC website.

First rowing GOLD!. Watch the race on the BBC website.