For many years the Beccles Rowing Club committee knew the club was outgrowing its base at Puddingmoor – just behind the Beccles outdoor swimming pool. The facilities being so inadequate that the boathouse regularly flooded leaving the floor a safety inspector’s worst nightmare. Coupled with the fact that boats needed to be dismantled  before and after each use simply to get them in the boatshed.  

Not only that, but during the height of the summer season the holiday boating traffic meant that we were occasionally unable to launch boats from the public pontoon that was available to us. Then there was the security risk – the boathouse being far to open to theft and vandalism.

However, thanks to the Foundation for Sports and Arts, Beccles Townlands Trust, Suffolk County Council’s “Youth Capital Fund” and numerous donations and support from local businesses we have now acquired the riverside plot formerly used by the Beccles Canoe Club. Upon the site we have now constructed our brand new purpose built boatshed.

The site boasts so many advantages over the previous site:

• Space to allow us to store boats safely and securely without the need to remove riggers

• The flooding issues of old are a distant memory due to the raising of the ground level on the new site

• A purpose built pontoon meaning we will not have to take our chances on being able to get boats out (and back in again!)

• A club room where crews will be able to prepare for their session and have a de-brief afterwards

• We now have space to expand!

Of course, this new shed is the beginning of the latest chapter for our thriving club. The committee and the club membership are determined to succeed though and build a solid platform for the club to progress.

We’re really proud of our new facilities and welcome new members to join us in a friendly environment.  On the GALLERY page we’ve gathered some photos of the construction for you to enjoy!