New Members
Reading Rowing Club welcomes adults of any age and juniors over the age of 12. We accept new members all year round and it is not necessary to have any rowing experience; the club currently has over 300 members, many of whom joined with little or no experience of rowing.
For those adults totally new to the sport you will join via our Learn to Row sculling courses run primarily between Spring and Autumn each year (with the better weather and river conditions). Your contact is through beginners@readingrc.com but do please check our information under the ‘Learn Tab’ at the top of this page. There is routinely a waiting list for the beginners course. Do not complete a membership form at this stage.
If you are a former rower moving to the area (or coming out of rowing retirement!) and interested in joining the Club and want more information then your first port of call can be the relevant Vice Captain – Men’s, Women’s, Juniors’, Masters’, Explore or Improvers’. If you're not sure which Squad to join, please contact the Membership Secretary who will help you find the right one. Your prospective VC will then point you in the right direction and hopefully arrange a meeting.
Former rowers will then be asked to set up a Joinin account with LoveAdmin which includes gathering all the necessary information and arranging for payment of your membership subscriptions. Scroll down this page for costs
Juniors with sculling experience can approach the Juniors’ VC to request an assessment if they feel they do not need to take a Learn to Row course.
All New Members must read the Club Rules, Bye-Laws and Safety Guidelines, while Junior members and parents/guardians are also required to familiarise themselves with the Junior Regulations.
Once you have created your Joinin account with LoveAdmin you can log in at any time to check when payments are due, print invoices and update your details via
New and Existing Members
Club Rules
Reading Rowing Club Rules (PDF) - this document is our Constitution
Reading Rowing Club Bye-Laws (PDF)
Junior Member Regulations (PDF)
RRC Safety Policy (PDF)
RRC Safety Guidelines – Appendix A –Navigation Rules and Danger Areas (PDF)
RRC Safety Guidelines – Appendix B – Landing Circulation Pattern (PDF)
RRC Guide to Steering Coxless boats
RRC Infringement & Grievance Policy (PDF)
RRC Safeguarding Policy (PDF)
RRC Code of Conduct
RRC Privacy Notice
Membership Forms
Create a Joinin account with Love Admin - includes temporary membership
Learn to Row expression of interest (online form) - best through the ‘Learn’ tab at top of page
Boat Racking Request Form - Members Only (online form)
Payment of membership and racking fees
Payment must be made monthly or annually for each membership year (April to March) by direct debit using link below.
LoveAdmin is a membership system which is used for all new memberships at the club - existing members are free to transfer at any time to LoveAdmin. The member access is via a portal called joinin.
It requires you to create an account first to which you can then add one or memberships.
For example:
you can just sign up for Gold membership for yourself or someone else
You can also sign up for membership and racking for one or more people on the same account
You can login at any time to update your data or memberships, see what you’ve paid or are due to pay and soon be able to sign up for courses.
New members should also add the Joining fee to the first payment, unless exempt through the Learn to Row deal.
Existing members creating an account in LoveAdmin for the first time are not required to pay another joining fee.
Membership Fees (2024/25)
Where does my money go?
Your money goes to run the club, this includes maintaining and insuring the fleet and club house. As the club grows we are able to steadily increase the amount of coaching available. We also have a number of alternative income streams like camps, functions and regattas that fund purchases of new boats, blades and other related equipment.
How much does it cost?
The fees for the 12 months, April 1st 2024 to March 31st 2024, are unchanged as agreed at AGM 19 Oct 2023. The AGM also agreed that in future fees will be reviewed in the summer to effective from 1 September coinciding with the start of the season. Your volunteer committee work hard to minimise the fees we need to charge.
Level Fees (Yr/Month) Squad/Status (See notes below on status)
Joining Fee* £30 New members, except Coaches/Coxes/Parent Helpers/Umpires
Gold £552 / £46 Men/Women, Improvers/Development, Masters, Juniors (High Performance)
Silver £420 / £35 Juniors (Novice), Student, Masters in Retired category
Bronze £348 / £29 Explore / Masters Retired ltd use / Private scullers own boats
Part Time £100 Any squad, members lives away and return on occasional basis/Holidays
Temporary £0 Learn to Row Beginners Course, included in course fee
Associate £25 Non rowing, full access club, non rowing
Coach / Umpire / Cox / Parent Helper - No charge, but we still need your membership form
Loss of FOB £5 Acces to club balcony door
Courses Various as advertised at time
*The joining fee is normally only payable once, however, if your membership lapses (you stop paying) you will need to pay the joining fee again when you resume your membership, unless you have a pre-agreed membership lapse confirmed with the Membership Secretary.
Notes on Gold/Silver/Bronze Status:
Gold Members will be those in race squads and regularly coached. It will routinely include all members of Mens and Womens squads, the Junior High Performance crews and Masters race squad. Master’s race squad members who have reached retirement age can benefit from paying Silver rates that count as Gold. The Improvers (and Development) squad will also be Gold members benefitting from smaller group coached sessions, they will mostly use Club level boats, when they start competing and are close to moving out of improvers they can share in the race equipment. Gold Membership provides access to all equipment, use of all boats with appropriate permissions, as well as land training programmes.
Silver Members will be for Juniors less those in the Junior High Performance crews. Adult student members of the Mens and Womens Squad will be counted as Gold members. Masters over their retirement age can be Silver but also treated as Gold members.
Bronze Membership is primarily for Explore squad and retired masters members who are allowed the use of club boats, but with no or very limited coaching or racing. Explore is entitled to race in BR Explore organised events but would not normally use Race or Captain’s permission boats. Also in this category are Members who only use their own private sculls and no club boats. Finally, Bronze membership can also be offered to members unable to go out on the water rowing for some reason but who wish to have regular use club indoor training facilities, this would not include squad coached indoor sessions.
Racking Fees (2024/25)
To be allocated a Rack in the club members need to complete the Boat Racking Request Form, with applications auto dated to provide the basis for a waiting list when club racking is full. The Membership Secretary will contact you to discuss space availability and agree when and where your boat should be racked. You can submit the form before your boats arrives!
You must make arrangements to pay for your rack before storing your boat. Payment can be made via your joinin account in LoveAdmin.
The fees for racking boats at the club include the annual Environment Agency (EA) registration fee for each year from April to March, which we pay centrally. Once registered with us, your new EA number (RDG9**) will be provided to you and must be put on your boat (we can put it on if asked) - see British Rowing Policy for EA numbers.
Racking fees for April 1st 2024 to March 31st 2025, as agreed at our AGM Oct 2023 are:
£312/Yr or £26/m per single scull, or £216/yr or £26.40/m per Seat for larger boats.
There is 25% discount for racks outdoors. Racking fees include discounted price for EA licence.