The organising committee are busy arranging the 6th Great Tyne Row which is now planned for Saturday August 27th 2016! Early bird entries will open May 1st and you'll be able to find the entry form on our main page. Entry costs for the early bird period are going to stay at £20 per seat with coxes taking part free of charge. On July 1st entries will increase to £30 a seat (coxes will still be free) and entries will close August 15th. Why not make a weekend of it, with it bein

5th Great Tyne Row entries open! On 6th September, the Great Tyne Row will again see a mini armada of rowing boats heading down the Tyne from Newburn, west of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Tynemouth on the east coast. Dragon boats, stable rowing boats, a Celtic Longboat and St Ayles skiffs all joined the iconic but gruelling 25km rowing event last year. The organisers are hoping to break last year's record 34 crews this time around and competitors can send in their applications to j