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Vicky Thornley announces retirement
04/11/21
OLYMPIC rower Vicky Thornley has announced her retirement. The former Leander Club captain, 33, won a silver medal with Katherine Grainger in the women’s double scull at the Rio Olympics in 2016. The 33-year-old lives in Bix with her husband Ric ...
Picture This
03/04/23
MAYOR Michelle Thomas held her civic dinner at Leander Club in Henley on Saturday night. The annual event comprised drinks on the lawn followed by a three-course dinner and dancing. Councillor Thomas was also raising money for the charities she ...
Henley welcomes Olympic heroes home
28/08/12
Thousands of people filled the centre of Henley in a show of support for the town's returning Olympic rowers.
Crowds cool off on regatta's fourth day
05/07/14
Sunshine gave way to cloudy skies as Leander Club continued to rack up the wins at Henley Royal Regatta.
Leander chalks up Royal Regatta wins
04/07/14
Leander Club enjoyed a string of victories on the third day of the 175th Henley Royal Regatta.
Henley Royal Regatta 2015: Finals
05/07/15
It was another triumphant regatta for Henley's Leander Club, whose rowers were in six winning crews.
Henley's 174th Royal Regatta hailed a success
11/07/13
More than 200,000 people attended this year's Henley Royal Regatta, at which eight new rowing records were set.
Fantastic finals at 174th Henley Royal Regatta
08/07/13
The royal barge Gloriana closed the regatta's hot and sunny finals day, in which Henley's Leander Club won seven races.
How should Henley celebrate its Olympic rowing heroes?
14/08/12
We asked Henley shoppers whether Leander Club's Olympic medal haul should be publicly marked - and in what way.
An umpire's eye view of Regatta
01/07/12
Henley Standard TV watches Leander Club's narrow defeat by Harvard University from inside the umpire's boat.
Leander Club
22/02/21
ROWING commentator Robert Treharne Jones will give an online talk on the sport’s international history at 6pm on Thursday. He will describe how rowing has been a consistent feature of the Olympics since their modern incarnation began in 1896. ...
River Thames Society Middle Branch - Christmas dinner
25/12/17
THE branch held its annual Christmas dinner at Leander Club in Henley on Saturday, December 9. It has been holding the event there for more than 30 years and this year was entertained by the Henley Carol Singers who sang a wonderful ...
Olympic sculler to captain Leander
01/02/18
VICKY THORNLEY has become the second woman to captain Leander Club in its 200-year history. The champion sculler was an obvious choice for the appointment having amassed an enviable medal haul on the world stage. Thornley, 30, who ...
Olympian takes on two ocean rows
04/08/17
OLYMPIC champion Alex Gregory has told how he overcame seasickness and stormy waters to win a non-stop charity ocean race. The 33-year-old rower from Ipsden was part of a five-strong crew that triumphed in the 200-mile Noman race ...
Leander athletes set to dominate Olympic trials
16/03/20
FORTY-SIX athletes from Leander Club are set to take part in the Great Britain Olympic assessment rowing trials which start today (Friday). The three-day programme, which comprises a 2,000m time trial and side-by-side racing, ...
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