And what a banger it was! Our pre-dawn arrival at the boathouse to set up breakfast and ready the boats saw the sunrise poised to be perfect for the oncoming celebrations; it certainly didn’t disappoint!
News, Articles and Noteworthy Goings-on at City Barge
Henley Royal Regatta 2019
In July Henley Royal Regatta was in progress involving about 660 competing crews, many from abroad.
Vignettes: Richard Norton
RICHARD NORTON studied physics at Hertford College Oxford. He became a rower and aspired to be in the blue boat to compete against Cambridge.
My Early Days in City Barge, by Nick Birch
“What a great idea”, I thought to myself while looking at an old photograph taken in the early 1900’s of a gondola on the river at Stratford-upon-Avon; “…to put a gondola back on the river again!”
Vignettes: Robert Rivington
ROBERT RIVINGTON was a tall man, and had an equally tall and gracious partner when I first met him in 1995. He became a member in the early years of City Barge, probably because of his Oxford link with Richard Norton. His partner was Rosemary X, who later became a supporter of City Barge. Robert was a fanatic about punting.