Month: December 2015

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 11,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2015 BMSBC Blog Review

To All Rowers and Supporters of BMSBC, Have a very Merry Christmas and Good Luck in 2016!! From the BMSBC Coaching Team!

All, It has now been confirmed that Christmas Octo's will not be going ahead due to the emergency water works at the boathouse. Enjoy the holidays. MB

Dear Parent/Pupil, Due to there being a fault in the boathouse's water supply, there will be no more rowing until the New Year. The sessions that had also been planned for Monday-Wednesday are also cancelled due to some logistical issues! I have been thoroughly impressed with the level of commitment at the boathouse this week, … Continue reading FRIDAY ROWING CANCELLED

Whilst Friday was the last day of term before Christmas for most of Bedford Modern School, 17 students from the Boat Club still had the British Rowing Indoor Championships to compete at on Saturday. Arriving at BMS at 7am to make the journey to the Lee Valley Velodrome at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Whilst the … Continue reading British Rowing Indoor Championships

Hello All,   I have some good news to pass on, we have now reached our funding target to buy a boat for the school boathouse. Following on from the very successful raffle at the Christmas Party we have received a number of generous donations to bring us to the target total of £4,320.   … Continue reading The Boat Project – Target Reached!

Dear Parent/Pupil, Due to the very high winds that are forecast for this weekend I have taken the decision to cancel all rowing. The winds are due to be consistently blowing well over 20mph and gusting over 40mph. Please share this information via any social media groups that the squads have running. As an alternative to … Continue reading Weekend Rowing CANCELLED

I am currently monitoring the weather forecast for this weekend as we currently have winds up to 40mph forecast, which would not be safe for rowing.  A decision will be made by Friday lunchtime.  MB