Denver Cruising Club

The Denver Cruising Club was started by a small group of enthusiastic all year round Boaters in 1971, who used to get together for a natter and a jar in the Jenyn’s Arms, when one of them came up with the bright idea, “Why don’t we form a club?” So it was agreed, from what I understood, all the members at that point were instantly proposed onto the Committee. It was decided the most appropriate name for the Club would be the Denver Cruising Club, and so it came to be! The Club floundered after a couple of months, but with the intervention of Matt, who became Commodore, it began to grow. The first AGM was held in the Denver Bell pub, and the first Rally was at the Jenyn’s Arms, with the Sea Cadets attending from Kings Lynn. The members decided they wanted their own Clubhouse, acquiring a secondhand barge that was towed back to Southery. After extensive work by the members, it opened on Sunday May 26th 1973. The bar was originally an extension of the Ferry Boat Pub but became independently licensed due to its success.