Folks, Following the statement from the Scottish Government at lunchtime today, it would be highly irresponsible of us as a Club to put any unnecessary strain on the emergency services. This includes providing a location for the virus to be transmitted while taking part in water sports or taking part
John McCann, a long-time member of Royal West, died peacefully in Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, aged 84, on 23 March following a short illness. As with all deaths at this time, his funeral was attended only by a few – his wife, Brenda, his two daughters, Jane and Elizabeth and
The Royal West Club House is currently closed due to lock down associated with COVID-19. Therefore, the tradition of paper forms to collect information about Members is nearly impossible to implement. Therefore, the Committee has set up an on-line form to collect information from you. If you are currently a
The past year has been a pleasantly busy one at the Club, and looking after the Clubhouse has been no exception. Keeping any 150-year-old building in running order means there’s always a list of on-going maintenance, from simply replacing bulbs and locks to fixing plumbing or roof leaks. The Club
I would like to think that 2019 was the year in which we continued with the development and growth of the kayaking section started in previous years and before I became involved. 2019 started with the normal pool sessions at the Waterfront Leisure Complex. As always, they were well attended
I am going to apologies in advance as it was only when I sat down to write this that I realised how busy we had been this past year. So please bear with me as I take you through a brief summary of another successful rowing year for Royal West.
Hi all, We would normally have posted the 2019/20 Accounts and Proposed Budgets for 2020/21 on the Club Noticeboard last weekend. This would have been pointless as the clubhouse is closed and things were evolving hour-by-hour, that would impact on the 20/21 Budget. I will come back to the year
Membership There are currently 320 members which is a considerable increase in last year when we had 294. (8.12% increase). Female membership currently stands at 24.1%, an increase of 4.1% on last year, not including Ogilvies members. Listed below is current membership by category. There were 20 resignations and 1
I am delighted to say that the past year seems to have been another successful for the activities in the club. I must stress that the success is not down to any one person. Although I am making this report it is not all due to me. It is wonderful
It’s been a very busy 12 months across all disciplines & areas of the club both on and off the water including the beach. So what has been done over the last 12 months? Slip Rota A slip rota has been put in place and you guys came forward very