Entries for Lea Autumn Regatta are open. Autumn 2025 sees the return of our popular “Lea Mans” format: a combo of time trial & side-by-side racing for recreational rowers. In mixed stable quads (with cox), both novice and experienced. Boats provided! https://t.co/vaIiuUiMm9

PS. If you’re a fan of traditional fine boat racing - fear not. Lea Spring Regatta will return on 19th April 2026, over the usual 650m side-by-side course.

You can read a review of the 2023 Lea Mans event by our friends @FulhamReachBC here:

This event is great for those who don’t race regularly (or never before!) It’s open to all @BritishRowing members, incl. those with the cheap “ROW” membership. If you’re not a member, you can get a cheap “Day Ticket” from BR. Plus we have fantastic cake and a balcony bar!

🚨We have had a bumper entry for Lea Spring Regatta on 27th April. Entries are likely to be suspended very soon. If you are still planning to enter, please do so within the next 24 hours to make sure you don’t miss out!

🚨We have had a bumper entry for Lea Spring Regatta on 27th April. Entries are likely to be suspended very soon. If you are still planning to enter, please do so within the next 24 hours. We look forward to welcoming you soon!

📢📢📢📢📢 Entries are now OPEN for Lea Spring Regatta 2025 📢📢📢📢📢

Lea Spring Regatta is on Sun 27th April. 650m side-by-side. Flat canal water. Seniors, juniors, masters. Open, women, mixed. All classes (except eights). Proper prizes. A perfect way to start your regatta season. https://t.co/ao9DowpPoe Join us for an East End boat race!

PS. There’s also a recreational event. 350m in stable coxed quads. Mixed crews of any age. Perfect for new (or lapsed) racers! Entries will open on 24th March and usually fill pretty quickly. Don’t miss out! @BritishRowing @eastern_rrc

Lea Spring Regatta is on Sun 27th April. 650m side-by-side. Flat canal water. Seniors, juniors, masters. Open, women, mixed. All classes (except eights). Proper prizes. A perfect way to start your regatta season. https://t.co/ao9DowpPoe Join us for an East End boat race!

Case Study Inspiration #NSHD2024 Let's look at @TheLeaRC, a beacon of hope for better representation of the diverse communities that live & work in its neighbourhood. 🔗 https://t.co/DWyRQ41hzf Sign up for our newsletter for all upcoming #NSHD24 plans. #SportingStories

We hope that decision makers will sit up and take notice. @thameswater @EnvAgency @theriverstrust @canalrivertrust #rowing #sport #ecosystem #london

And we welcome the establishment of the new Clean Water Sports Alliance (@AnglingTrust, @britishrowing, @brittri, @GBoutrigger, @paddleuk @rya and @Swim_England), which seeks faster action on pollution.

We want to see rivers free of pollution, so that future generations can continue to enjoy them. We are grateful to @theboatraces (which counted several Lea alumni in their number this year) for bringing this issue to the national press recently.

Our charity’s goal is to get as many East Londoners enjoying our waterways as possible. Last year alone we taught around 400 adults and children to row. But is this sustainable when the state of the river is a threat to our health?

🦠 “Tests carried out by the Lab at @UCL prove that there are high levels of faecal e-coli bacteria that regularly exceed international standards by more than 40 times.” - @thames21

💩 “@thameswater released sewage into the River Lee and its tributaries 1,060 times in 2023. @envagency figures reveal wastewater from toilets, sinks and drains spilt out of storm overflows into the waterway for an equivalent 11,501.7 hours last year.” - @hackneycitizen

Where it rises in Hertfordshire, it’s a rare and very special sparkling clear chalk stream. By the time it discharges into the Thames, 68km later, it’s chock-full of plastic, sewage, phosphates and chemicals.

The Lea is a major source of drinking water for 9 million people. It’s an important habitat for birds and other wildlife. And it’s used recreationally by thousands of people including rowers, paddlers, anglers, and live-aboard boaters.

A break from usual proceedings to share some pictures from our monthly river clean up expedition. The team managed to pull out 9 sacks of litter - fantastic work, but sadly it barely scratches the surface of pollution on the River Lea.