Latest News
Services to LIC
Leander President Dick Lester awarded the 'Investor of the Year' Trophy to Andrew Boyle at the recent Leander Investment Club AGM for services to LIC in 2023. Leander Investment Club meets at the Club every six weeks for a convivial and semi-serious look at the state...
New Junior Coach
We are delighted to welcome George Nottidge to the coaching team as our new High Performance Sculling Coach, focusing on the juniors. George comes from Kingston RC where he led the junior men's squad. George rowed at Tiffin School and the University of Nottingham....
Quintin Head Race Report
Leander’s development squad took three eights to Quintin Head on Saturday 20th January, racing on the Tideway for the first time this year. More than 270 crews raced from Chiswick Bridge to just past Hammersmith Bridge. Ross Hunter, Chief Coach of Leander women said:...
The First 200 Years
The first Leander Library Rowing Book Talk in 2024 was held on Thursday, 18 January with Andy Trotman, editor of The First 200 Years, a comprehensive account of the history of Leander - writes Irene Hewlett, Leander Club Librarian The book was published in 2018 to...
Careers Group
A new careers group for Leander has been set up by a team of athletes, Olympians, Members, and committee members. Please click to see more. They all bring something special to the crew in hopes of developing a program that has longevity to benefit both the athletes...
Turkey Sculls
The Turkey Sculls, held this year on on Thursday 21st December, is the traditional way we bring training to a close at the club. On a blustery day and a full river, 48 athletes were drawn in scratch mixed quads to battle it out for the prize turkey, kindly given by...
Leander Wine Club
Several members of Leander Club have suggested that we develop a wine club for the benefit of membership. Objectives would be to create a forum where those interested in enjoying wine together and learning more about it, can meet at the club to develop their wine...
Turkey Sculls
All Members are invited to watch the famous Turkey Sculls on Thursday 22nd December! We will be drawing the crews out of a hat in front of the crowd for the first time, so come on down and see the draw. This fast and furious scratch race starts at the HRR finish line...
I have finished my course. Leander.
Leander Member Sam Mainds has just returned from a tour of the Somme with recently retired Colonel Jeremy Pughe Morgan of the Royal Regiment of Wales (holding the photo). Here he visited the grave of Leander Member Captain Mervyn Richardson, who was killed in action...