Bewl Valley Sailing Club
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| Membership | 1,097 (2011–12) 1,151 (2010–11) |
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| Location | Bewl Water, Lamberhurst Near Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8JH |
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 United Kingdom
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| Administrators | White Maund, Brighton |
Bewl Valley Sailing Club (BVSC) was a sailing dinghy and windsurfing club that had approximately 920 full members (1,400 capacity), but is entered in insolvency administration and has closed. Its former premises at Bewl Water are now occupied by the site's current tenant, the Markerstudy Group.
It is affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association and a registered RYA Training Centre. The club formerly organised safety boat cover for sailing and windsurfing every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. The purpose-built water sports club house was leased by Bewl Valley Sailing Club and its facilities are shared with Bewl Bridge Rowing Club and Bewl Canoe Club. In July 2010, BVSC was awarded £10,000 by Sport England that was to be spent towards purchasing new training dinghies.
On 16 July 2015 the Sailing club is in administration. Previously, on 20 June 2015 the club issued a Notice of Intention to appoint an administrator.
The clubhouse is situated at Bewl Water on the north side of the reservoir near Lamberhurst, Kent and offers members up to 700 acres of sailing area if all of the estauries and inlets are included. Most members sailed in the 200-250 acre area south of the club house and launch slipways. The surrounding Kent High Weald countryside is part of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Bewl Water reservoir is the largest stretch of open water in the South East and when full can hold more than 31,000 million litres of water. The reservoir offers one of the few large recreational open spaces in south east England located in a tranquil setting where there is virtually no background traffic noise. It can be accessed from the A21 Its former premises at Bewl Water are now occupied by the site's current tenant, the Markerstudy Group.
Bewl Valley Sailing Club was founded in 1967 but no sailing took place until 1977 due to Bewl Water reservoir being under construction, lined with clay and then filled from the River Medway and local bore holes. In 2008, the Mariners of Bewl (MOB), an integrated sailing club for the physically disabled and able bodied elected to combine with Bewl Valley Sailing Club.
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