Membership

Membership of the Goring Gap Boat Club is open to all, and we always welcome new members. Our year runs from 1st April to 31st March and our membership rates are a bargain.

Currently (2008-9) our very modest fees are:-

Boating (Full) Membership
£50 - Adult
£25 - Junior 13-17 years

Non-Boating (Social) membership
Allows the use the club's punts and skiffs on an occasional basis - £25

50% discount applies to NEW membership after the Goring & Streatley Regatta in July.

Not sure if rowing is the sport for you? Then why not come along as a Temporary member for a few sessions. It's free and lasts for two outings......by then we're sure you'll be hooked and want to join up for the whole year.

If you would like further information about the club please feel free to contact any committee member. Any enquiries or queries about membership should be addressed to our membership secretary.

Membership Application

PDF Format

2009-10

Temporary Membership

PDF Format

2009-10

ARA Membership

Rowing & Regatta Mag - Hmmm....superb photo!

GGBC is a fully affiliated member of the Amateur Rowing Association, the national governing body for the sport of rowing. It works at all levels from recreational rowing right up to running the highly successful GB team. It provides advice and guidance on such matters as safety and welfare, coaching courses, health and fitness, property, and of course racing.

To row competitively at an ARA regattas you need to be a full competitive rowing member of the ARA. Note - Goring & Streatley regatta is not an ARA event and is open to all comers.

Membership of the ARA gives several benefits:

Civil liability (Third party) insurance - £5M
Personal accident insurance
10 copies of Rowing & Regatta Magazine
Education and training material

GGBC members are encouraged to join the ARA. There are a number of membership categories -

Racing - Senior (£44), Student (£27), Junior (£20)
Non-Racing - 18+ years (£22)

For more details see the ARA website - www.ara-rowing.org

Safety & Welfare

We all need to be aware of safety and how to conduct ourselves in a safe manner. It’s in everyone’s interests to follow a few simple guidelines, mostly just common sense, which will make everyone’s time on the river a more enjoyable and accident free experience. All members are actively encouraged to read the GGBC safety policy (see the members booklet), read the safety notice boards and the ARA Row Safe Code.

Safety Code - Safety, Row Safe

Floatation Aids - ARA - Safety Aids

Cold Water Survival - Document

Resuscitation Guidelines - Booklet
ARA safety documents - D ownload

Incident Reporting - ARA online

Environment Agency - River Conditions & Lock Closures

Welfare - ARA - Welfare - GGBC takes the welfare of all our members seriously, particularly vulnerable adults and children. The club has appointed a welfare officer who should be contacted should anyone have concerns.

Membership Booklet - an essential read for all members. It contains all the latest information about the club:-

- Committee contacts
- Club History
- Regatta
- Rowing at GGBC
- Punting Information
- Rules & Regulations
- Safety Policy
- Emergency contact details

and lots more....

For up to the minute information refer to the safety notice board (dry boathouse) and the outing notice board (wet boathouse), and of course this website...

2009-10

Previous booklets:
2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9

Committee 2008-9
Officers
Richard Bowsher Chairman	Romilly Swann Secretary Welfare	Heidi Clarke Treasurer	Stuart Cowen Captain of Rowing	Roger Moore Captain of Boats & Safety Adviser	Tim Greaves Membership Secretary	Brian Barnes Regatta Chairman	Sally Albin Social Secretary
Committee Members						President
Hedley West Non-Sliding Seat Boats	Sally Tipper	Geoff Arnold Public Relations	Ros Crowder Deputy Safety Adviser	Lorraine Slade		John Wills

Membership

ARA Membership

Safety & Welfare

Committee 2008-9