The QRC committee writes: Please join us on January 24th from 5pm at the Port Edgar Sailing Club for an (early) celebration of Burns Night.
We will be serving haggis, neeps and tatties (veggie options available) from 5.30pm onward and will provide quiz sheets.
Please bring:
Receptacle(s) to eat and drink from
Cutlery
Pens/pencils for the quiz
We also invite you to bring any puddings, cakes or sweets you would like to share! We will have a prize for the quiz-winning team, and a booby prize for the worst team too – so we’re all in contention!
Prizes will also be awarded to the person/people who are voted by attendees to have brought the:
Most interesting (while still functional) food/drink receptacle(s)
Best homemade pudding/cake
The evening will be pay-what-you-like, children and guests are welcome
Please RSVP by January 19th. See WhatsApp or club emails for a link to the spreadsheet. Or send an email to Jen: jenkremnant at gmail.com.
Queensferry Rowing Club Annual General Meeting – 20 October 2025
Club secretary Marianne writes: We’re holding our Annual General Meeting on 20 October 2024 at 19:30 in the Club House at Port Edgar Yacht Club.
Committee nominations
In preparation for the AGM, we’re requesting nominations for
four office bearer positions of Captain, Vice-Captain, Secretary and Treasurer.
seven committee members.
These positions will be elected at the AGM.
The Committee nomination form will be on the notice board in the shed until Friday 03 October when the process closes. The form has columns for the name of the nominated person, the names of the proposer and seconder. Alternatively, you can email nominations, with proposers and seconders, to me at secretary@queensferryrowing.org .
Committee meetings are usually held monthly, and a minimum of eight times a year. Committee members may be expected to carry out functions throughout their term.
Voting
Each member is allowed one vote. In the case of family memberships, voting is restricted to two votes per household.
Proxy votes
If you’re unable to attend the AGM in person, you can nominate another voting member to cast a proxy vote on your behalf. Please complete a proxy request form and send it to the Secretary by email before Friday 03 October.Â
Proxy voting is for Committee positions only (not proposals etc.), and may not be necessary, depending on the number of sign ups for positions.
We have moved to the Spond app for booking a seat in social rows. This way it becomes less of administrative task for someone (like David and many before) as you can book places for yourself.
We already have about 50 members using Spond to book training rows, so its not new to everyone.
Also, Sharon will be organising the social rows. For those members who have not used it before, it is an app used by many of the rowing clubs for organising rows. You can access it via the smartphone app, or using the Spond website on a PC or laptop. Once you’ve set up Spond, just accept the invitation Sharon has sent to the club email.
A guide to using Spond will be added to the website soon, but it’s fairly straightforward.
The photos in the report linked above – and many more! – are now on the club’s Flickr. Many thanks to Anne P for the report, and to all those who shared their photos. It is wonderful to see so many happy faces!
