Club History

Trentham Boat Club was founded in the summer of 2004 by Phil Wheeler, Darren Barton and Amy Byron. The formation of the Club was initiated by John Court, who had made enquiries into the use of Trentham Lake for rowing, following the Trentham Awakes total ban on motor water sports. It was the increased amount of motorised water sports on the lake that partially led to the relocation of the North Staffordshire Rowing Club to Rudyard Lake several years ago. Some of the more experienced rowers reading this may well have fond memories of North Staffordshire Rowing Club hosting regattas in years gone by!

Rowing on Trentham Lake however has now bounced back, and the new Club is proving to be a major success, we now have approximately  50 active members - sometimes more, sometimes less. The Club is very lucky to have the continual support of Trentham Estate where major developments are taking place. Its well worth taking a look at their website, as without the consistent co-operation of the Trentham Estate staff, our club would not be as strong as it is, and maybe even non existent!

In addition to the support from Trentham Estate, the Club also owes a big thank you to various organisations and governing bodies who have helped fund the new boat house.

If you'd like to come and visit us, the new Club house is now housed towards the south of the estate near to the Monkey Forest Park. Directions to the Club are available on the Location page.

So there it is. Trentham Boat Clubs relatively short, but we'd say interesting history. To see what's going on right now, check out the rest of our web site.