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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Leander Club President, Mike Sweeney said: "The Members, Athletes and Staff of Leander Club have learnt with great sadness of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We join the nation in mourning for the passing of this exceptional monarch. We remember her...
Fine Dining Menu plus Wine Pairings
We're delighted to say that our new Member Service and Operations Manager, Will Kuhl, is something of an expert when it comes to wine. Will has carefully selected wine pairings to accompany our next Fine Dining Evening on Wednesday 31 August. These events are always...
U23 Worlds: Race Report
L-R: Phoebe Campbell, Lauren Carey, Georgie Robinson Ranger, Lettie Cabot At the recent U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy, Leander athletes produced amazing performances. All six Leander women returned with a medal. To kickstart the medal haul,...
New Kanghua quad
Leander’s cadet group recently took delivery of a brand-new Kanghua KX quad. The KX is the top-of-the-range Kanghua, using the very latest in pre-preg carbon technology – not only for the hull, but the bow-mounted wing riggers too. This boat has a new design of rigger...
Illuminated Boat Parade
Leander Club is delighted to support The Illuminated Boat Parade, to be held between Fawley Meadows and the Leander on the evening of the 24th September. Now the organisers are looking to our Members to get involved. Penny Palermo, event organiser said: "If you have...
HRR 2022: Race report
Photo credit Robert Treharne Jones In what was a record year for Henley Royal Regatta, Leander Club brought home four victories: The Prince of Wales, The Ladies' Plate, The Rememham and The Grand! Finals day saw Leander club-based crews racing in four events. The...
Henley Women’s Regatta race report
Photo thanks to Felix Dieu The weekend saw the return of the Leander Women’s squad to Henley Women’s Regatta. Leander had a total of 35 athletes in eight different crews, entered across five different Championship events. Five of these crews reached the finals on...
Vineyard picnic package
What could be more appealing than spending an August afternoon wine tasting on vineyard slopes high above circling red kites, followed by a luxury Leander Club picnic? Leander Club has joined forces with Fairmile Vineyard to offer our Members the chance to go on an...
RACE REPORT: THE MET
Leander Club's development squad raced at The Met Regatta at Dorney Lake recentlyThe M8+ of Tom Ballinger, Nick Farrell, Dmytro Mikhai, Ryan Todhunter, James Vogel, James Robson, Dan Graham, Peter Lanchashire coxed by Wilf Le Brocq, took the win in the Championship...
Life after rowing: networking event
Athletes and Members are invited to a free networking event at Leander on Tuesday 7 June. The relaxed event is part of Leander’s careers programme which helps athletes transition out of sport and in to the world of work. Alice Baatz, former squad athlete is hosting...
JUBILEE PARTY AND FETE: THURSDAY 2 JUNE
You are invited to Leander Club's Jubilee garden party and fete on the extra bank holiday, Thursday 2 June, from midday to 11pm. Your soundtrack to the day will be live music from three upbeat bands, the pop of bottles of Leander Pink and the sizzle from the famous...
RACE REPORT: GHENT
The Leander squads raced in Ghent, Belgium this weekend. A total of 47 athletes made the trip to race, with racing over two days covering two separate regattas giving all athletes lots of opportunity to race and test their speed in the early phases of the...
Race report: Wallingford Regatta
After a long tough winter of training, our first domestic regatta of the season finally arrived for our development squad athletes based at the club. Wallingford Regatta was raced at Dorney Lake on Sunday 1st May and Leander travelled in force with 10 crews...
Ukrainian Olympian joins squad
Leander Club has warmly welcomed Ukrainian Dmytro Mikhai to the squad.
Race report: Leander at GB Trials
This weekend saw the return of British Rowing April trials for the first time since 2019. Forty-nine Leander Club athletes were invited to trial for Senior and U23 GBR representation. Racing on Saturday started with a time trial and then moved to semi-finals which...
Who was Titan of the Thames?
Hear about the extraordinary life of Leander Club's Lord Desborough at a talk to be given by his biographer Sandy Nairne on Friday May 20th at 7pm, followed by dinner. Email bookings@leander.co.uk to reserve your spot. William Grenfell (1855-1945), later Lord...
E-bikes welcome at Leander CC
Is the open road calling you? Join Leander Cycling Club for just £26/year. This newly reduced rate is thanks to the Leander committee which has agreed to part-fund the club for 2022. Riders of all levels are welcome and e-bikes are encouraged! Rides are...
Race report: Head of the River
Leander’s squad boated three eights into this year’s Head of The River race on Saturday 26th March. The course is raced in reverse of the upcoming boat Race course starting at Chiswick and finishing 4 1/4 miles downstream in Putney. Preparation for this race was...
Club to open seven days a week from May
Leander Club will be open to Members every day of the week from Sunday May 1st. Monday and Tuesday: midday - 11pm Wednesday to Saturday: 7:30am - 11pm Sunday: 8am - 4pm When the weather is fair, we will be serving drinks from the outside bar only. We’ll open up...
Deck Opening Party – Saturday 7 May
Celebrate the start of the summer season at our annual Deck Opening Party from midday to 11pm! Dig in to our delicious summer grazing menu, with live music, freshly baked pizzas and views down the Regatta course - what could be better? Our covered outdoor bar will be...
Race report: Women’s Eights Head of the River
The return of the Women’s Eights Head of the River since its last race in 2018, saw 266 crews race from Chiswick to Putney, a 6.8km course.For the first time in its history, Leander fielded four women’s eights. The Leander A boat, steered by Morgan...
March Menu 2022
Race reports: Leander vs Oxford and Cambridge
On Sunday 6th March, the Leander men and women travelled to London to race Oxford University and Cambridge University on the Championship course. Womens' Race ReportsTwo weeks on from the Oxford fixture, it was the turn of the Leander women to race Cambridge...
BOSTON TRIALS
Matt Beechey reports: Leander had a busy day racing in the extremely blustery head wind conditions in Boston Lincolnshire. Many of our international men and women were racing as well as our Club-based women and men. In the...
Leander vs Oxford Fixture 2022
After a solid set of results at last weekend's GBR trials in Boston, it was a quick turn around for the Leander women’s team to get back into the eights in preparation for a first in a series of boat race fixtures on the Championship Course. With the leading Leander...
Vegan Tasting Evening
Friday 25th March 6.30 PM This 7-course tasting event is designed to show just how versatile a plant-based food can be. It's a tapas-style evening with sharing plates of contemporary vegan dishes. This isn’t just for the veggies or vegans out there! The idea is for...
Fitness Classes for March & April
Thank you to those who have participated in the classes so far. Both Members and non-Members are welcome at all abilities, as the sessions can be tailored to suit different fitness levels. The first sessions is still free, then you can choose to pay as you go or to...
Quiz night
THURSDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2022 6.30 FOR QUIZ START AT 7 PM Join us for a quiz run by Jack Beaumont and the athletes. Quiz entry is £2 per participant to be paid in cash on the day. Teams may have 3-6 players. We anticipate a fun evening! We'll have a burger and hot dog...
Steve Williams – Supper Talk
FRIDAY 4TH MARCH Our guest speaker will be Steve Williams OBE 6.30 FOR 7PM Multiple gold medal winner Steve Williams will be talking about his Everest expedition. "A high altitude training camp like no other! Climbing Mount Everest begins at the equivalent...
Six Nations Rugby
watch the SIX nations rugby England games at Leander FRANCE V ENGLAND - Saturday 19th MARCH Kick off 8PM guinness served all evening The games will be screened in the Clubhouse Regatta Room. There will be hot dogs and burgers on offer too. Come and join us!
Fine Dining 2022
7 course gourmet dinner Friday 21st January The first of our fine dining events for 2022 at Leander Club BOOKINGS Tickets £70 a head To book tickets, please email the Club or call 01491 575782 during office hours Menu Cauliflower polonaise soup XX Quail egg, sherry...
“Play Hard Fight Easy” evening workshop with winefulness
WEDNESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 6.30 PM Stress, burnout, over-working, spinning plates… if any of these sound familiar then this session with Sarah Furness is a must! Sarah is a former RAF Squadron Leader and helicopter pilot, who ran the air safety training for the RAF and...
Burns Night Supper 2022
FRIDAY 28TH JANUARY Timing TBC After a few years’ absence, the Leander Burns Supper returns, delivered by a team of Scottish Club Members, led, once again, by Mike Haggerty. The evening will celebrate the words, poems and songs of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national...
Mike Sweeney Supper Talk
THURSDAY 13TH JANUARY Our guest speaker will be Club President, Mike Sweeney CBE Mike will talk about his ‘boat race memories’ from the perspectives of rowing (2 years), coaching (12 years) & umpiring (30 years) Tickets are £45 each, including a 3-course dinner...
Club Captain 2022
Leander Club is pleased to announce John Collins as the new Club Captain for 2022. When asked about the position, John's reply was “It’s hard to put into words what a privilege it is to be asked to be Captain of Leander. Leander has always been there for me to...
