Bradford Amateur Rowing Club
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| Location | Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Home water | River Aire |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Colors | Dark blue and white |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - BRD |
| Website | www |
Bradford Amateur Rowing Club (BARC) is a British Rowing affiliated club in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. The club's colours are dark blue and white[1] and the crest features a boar's head with crossed blades.
The club competes in many races each year around the surrounding area and further afield and hosts two annual regattas in spring and autumn.[2]
The club was founded in 1867 and the boat house was built in 1893[3] on land given to the club by Sir Titus Salt.[4]
Since April 2009 the club has hosted an annual scratch regatta for veterans named 'The War of the Roses' alluding to the war between Yorkshire and Lancashire.[5] In October 2009, BARC crews won six events at Ancholme Head in North Lincolnshire, crews from all sections of the club won races.[6] Also in October 2009, BARC secured a grant from Sport England to buy a new coxless quad, to keep up with the growing number of juniors that have joined the club since the beginning of Project Oarsome. The club also bought a new double and single scull for the Project Oarsome juniors.[7]
Juniors
Since BARC became one of 30 clubs to become a member of Project Oarsome in May 2001, the club has had a large juniors group. Project Oarsome gave the club a £50,000 grant to introduce rowing to children from local state schools. The club first forged links with nearby Titus Salt School before expanding the project to other local schools.[8]
