Star Club and Bedford Star are

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clubs on the

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, based at Poynter's Boathouse, Batt's Ford, Commercial Road,

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

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. The two clubs usually race as a composite crew.

History

The club was founded in 1960 by former members of RAF Cardington Rowing Club. The boathouse was originally 100 metres upstream from the current site. The club won the Jackson Trophy in 1962 at the

Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River Rac ...

and has won the trophy in total six times. In 1972 the club merged with the Bedford Ladies Rowing Club. The club won the prestigious

Grand Challenge Cup The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and best-known event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing ...

at the Henley Regatta with the

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior t ...

in 1991.

Club colours

The blade colours are white with a red star (Star Club)/just white (Bedford Star).''The Umpires' Handbook''
British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.

Notable members

* Tim Foster * Miriam Taylor

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

British champions

References

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