Nottingham Rowing Club
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Nottingham Rowing Club is a rowing club in West Bridgford, Nottingham.
The club was formed in 2006 as a merger of the Nottingham Boat Club and the Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, two historic Nottingham rowing clubs established in the late 19th century.
Members from the two founder clubs have had success in national and international regattas, and represented the Great Britain team at World Championship and Olympic level. The Britannia Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta is named after Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, who donated the cup in 1969 to mark their centenary [1].
The current club has two boathouses situated on the River Trent.
The Boat Club boathouse is also locally known as a music venue. Elton John, Rod Stewart, the Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath all played at the venue [2], and Radio 1's John Peel broadcast from the club in 2002 [3].
