Lumley Ferry Rowing Club

This Club entered Durham Regatta in 1897. The Club operated near the site of the present Chester-le-Street ARC on the River Wear.

21st August 1891
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle reported:
AQUATICS. During the evenings of the present week an open boat handicap in connection with the Lumley Ferry Rowing Club has been rowed over a half mile course on the Wear, finishing at the ferry. The handicap was rowed in Mr James Curry's open boats.

1st February 1892
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle reported:
Lumley Ferry Rowing Club — The members of this popular Club are bestirring themselves for the coming season, and in order to bring the club more to the notice of the public, a performance of the "Silver King" was given in the Princess Theatre, Chester-le-Street, under the patronage of the club. The Pelton Fell Brass Band also attended, and rendered some choice selections during the intervals. There was a crowded attendance, and at the conclusion of the performance, Mr James Curry (Captain) on behalf of the club, thanked the audience for their attendance, and in the course of his remarks he said that the club intended to have the useful art of swimming taught to all the members, and that other attractions would be added, in order to maintain the Lumley Ferry Rowing Club as the premier and most successful club of the district.