Corbridge Rowing Club

Corbridge Rowing Club was founded in 1878, a few months prior to the formation of near neighbours Hexham Rowing Club

13th October 1878
Newcastle Courant reported:

"The Corbridge Rowing club hold their first regatta tomorrow, on which the principal prizes will be a handsome cup, worth twelve guineas, and a gold medal. Regatta is perhaps a somewhat high sounding title for the style of thing the Corbridge Club intend holding, but as they hope that with the development of their finances and aquatic prowess, year by year to improve upon the affair of tomorrow, there is some excuse for their using it. We trust that their most sanguine anticipations of development may be realised. Talking about rowing clubs, how is it that Hexham cannot have one? The matter has been mooted before and it seems that there exists some difficulty about obtaining a landing place, but one would imagine that if a number of young men were seriously to set about it some arrangement could be arrived at.”

13th August 1881
Bell's Life reported: It will be remembered that at the Corbridge Rowing Club Regatta three weeks ago, one of the events was not finished, when darkness put a stop to further progress. The competition was however, brought to an issue upon the Tyne, at Corbridge on Saturday and drew together a numerous company of spectators. Mr. James Robson was the Starter; Mr. R.W. Patterson the Umpire, and Mr. Jos. Gardner the Judge. Results: Open Boat Handicap - First Ties - Heat 1 - J. Snowdon (Hexham RC) scratch - rowed over. Heat 2 - T. Smith (Fourstone Rowing Club) 5 1/2 lengths start, 1. W. Pigg (Corbridge RC) Scratch, 2, - won by two lengths. Heat 3 - Thos. Shield (Fourstone RC), 10, rowed over. Heat 4 - W. Redpath (Fourstone RC) 6 1/2, 1. W. Baty (Hexham RC) 2, 2. - won by a length. Heat 5 - Jno. Robson (Corbridge RC) 6, 1- rowed over. Heat 6 - Jos. Cousins (Fourstone RC) - a bye. Second ties - Heat 1 - Jos. Cousins 1, J. Snowdon 2 - won by two lengths. Heat 2 - T. Smith, 1. T. Shield, 2 - won on a foul. Heat 3 - W. Redpath, 1. Jno. Robson, 2 - won easily. Third ties - Heat 1 - T. Smith, 1. J. Cousins, 2 - won easily. Heat 2 - W. Redpath - a bye. Final heat - W. Redpath, 1. T. Smith, 2. - won by two lengths.