How to Find Us & Where to Park for Training

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 15:27

We are located on the River Avon near Crews Hole on the St Annes side of the river where our 10 man training and 20 man racing boats are stored in The Ariel Rowing Club.

How to find us - go down St Anne's Road and at the round-about head towards the Co-Operative super market estate along Wyatts View onto Robertsons Drive then into Pump House Lane the club is at the far end. 

Please note - park diagonally on the right-hand side of the lane only, there is no parking past the Pump House or outside the pump house.  Please also do not park on the side of the track nearest the river as this is not only dangerous it can damage the sunken lights.  If there are no spaces please park in the estate along Robertsons Road ensuring that no access is blocked by your car.

We train on Sundays from 10am until midday and Thursdays from 6.30pm until 8pm.  In the summer months when light is not an issue our training is water based on both days, in the winter from approximately the beginning of October through to March we train on Sundays only whatever the weather.  

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Chinese New Year - Bristol M Shed

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 13:15

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon!
Sat 28 & Sun 29 Jan
10am-4pm, Free

Join in the celebrations at M Shed over the weekend of 28-29 January.  There will be an action packed programme of events and activities linked to Chinese New Year for all the family.  Entertainment will even spread outside to the dockside!

Enjoy traditional lion dances, dragon boats, family trails, singing and make your own Chinese Dragon. 

http://mshed.org/whats-on/events/chinese-new-year-celebrations/

http://mshed.org/media/1146914/chinese_new_year_2012_programme.pdf

Bristol BDA National League Race Event Round III 20th May 2012

Sunday, 22 January 2012 15:04

Bristol Empire Dragons are pleased to announce that they will be hosting round three of the BDA National League events at Avon County Rowing Club keep checking here for up dates.  more to follow....

Bristol Empire Dragons are Honoured to be part of the Queens Diamond Jubilee

Thursday, 19 January 2012 18:31

At high water in the afternoon of Sunday 3 June 2012, up to a thousand boats muster on the River Thames in preparation for Her Majesty The Queen to lead the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. It will be one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river. Rowed boats and working boats and pleasure vessels of all shapes and sizes will be beautifully dressed with streamers and Union Jacks, their crews and passengers turned out in their finest rigs. The armed forces, fire, police, rescue and other services are all afloat and there are an exuberance of historic boats, wooden launches, steam vessels and other boats of note including Bristol Empire Dragons one of only a handfull of Dragon Boats.   More to follow......