Citizen Science with FreshWater Watch
At East Anglia Youth Rowing, we’re not just about rowing—we’re about fostering a connection between young people and the natural environment that surrounds them. This year, we’re thrilled to have partnered with FreshWater Watch, a global citizen science program run by Earthwatch.… 8th November 2024
Project Spotlight - Isle of Ely and Ely College
(image: rowing-4-our-first-competition.jpg) *Students from Ely College took part in their first competition on the River Cam, racing EAYR partner school North Cambridge Academy. * Following a recent meeting between the Isle of Ely Rowing Club, Ely College & East Anglia Youth R… 10th March 2024
Primary rowing fun - making early introductions to the sport
### Cambridge - increasing confidence and awareness of new sports Cambridge Coleridge Sports Partnership hosted thirteen primary schools over two mornings in January. Ten children from each school tried out different sports based activities including indoor rowing. The aim was t… 12th February 2024
EAYR win Rowing Project of the Year 2023
East Anglia Youth Rowing won British Rowing’s 2023 “Project of the Year” on Thursday for its work in providing opportunities for state school students in deprived areas to try the sport of rowing. (image: project.png) Set up in 2021 in Cambridge with a small number of schools a… 26th January 2024
Rowing on the Sands: Framingham Earl High School Takes on Beach Sprints Taster Day
### With Beach Sprints now formally confirmed as an Olympic discipline at Los Angeles in 2028, we reflect on an exciting beach day of our own. Towards the end of the summer term 2023, Framingham Earl High School students ventured to the picturesque Gorleston Beach in Norfolk fo… 14th October 2023
East Anglia Youth Rowing Shines at Henley Royal Regatta 2023
In a wonderful display of skill and determination, students from East Anglia Youth Rowing (EAYR) recently participated in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta 2023. The event, which took place on Finals Day, featured a noteworthy contribution from two East Anglian schools, North … 10th July 2023
Building bridges: EAYR teams at Queens’ Ergs
Queens’ Ergs (known colloquially as ‘QErgs’) is a much-loved milestone in the Cambridge University rowing calendar. Every year, thousands of students compete in a day of adrenaline fuelled indoor rowing races that take place inside Queens’ College, just a stone’s throw from the C… 17th November 2022
City of Cambridge Rowing Club hosts EAYR's first summer camp
Building on the success of the programme’s first year, this summer EAYR held its first holiday camp. Over five days in July, (link: https://www.instagram.com/cityrc/?hl=en text: City of Cambridge Rowing Club) (CCRC) welcomed 40 children from North Cambridge Academy to their state… 3rd September 2022
Cambridge Rowing President Inspires Students of New Youth Programme
Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) Women’s President Bronya Sykes offered inspiration and insights into one of rowing’s toughest training programmes to state school students from North Cambridge Academy at a session for the new East Anglia Youth Rowing (EAYR) charity this week… 18th March 2022