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Day: August 30, 2025
Ghent, Belgium – On August 30, 2025, 35 rowing teams from Belgium and the Netherlands competed in 20 sloops and 15 flat-bottomed boats on the canals of Ghent, reports 24brussels.
The annual Battle of Ghent saw teams race under the organization of the Carolus Quinto rowing team, affiliated with the sea scout group “De Wilde End.” The event raised funds to support the team’s participation in the upcoming biennial Atlantic Challenge, an international long-distance rowing competition.
This year’s competition featured two types of boats: nimble sloops designed for speed and larger flat-bottomed boats tailored for stability. Each of the small metal pontoons utilized in the race held a crew of four, while the sloops carried crews between six and twelve rowers. Approximately 500 spectators gathered along the Korenlei to cheer as the rowers approached the finish line.
Event Highlights and Future Prospects
The award ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 PM, where winners will be announced and medals presented. Following the ceremony, around 300 rowers and their coaches will gather for a communal meal at the marina on Snepkaai. Proceeds from today’s race will contribute to Team Carolus Quinto’s preparations for the Atlantic Challenge in Denmark next year.
Previously, Team Carolus Quinto triumphed at the Atlantic Challenge hosted in the United States in 2024. The competition, taking place every two years, has featured different locations, with the last events occurring in the United Kingdom in 2020 and France in 2022. The next iteration is set for Denmark in 2026, consisting of several days of rowing events.
Over the years, Team Carolus Quinto has participated in various national and European regattas to enhance their experience. Local supporters play an essential role in fundraising efforts, with today’s race at Korenlei being a prime example of community involvement.
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Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police say
Five people have been arrested at a protest in London where a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel housing asylum seekers on Saturday.
At about noon, two anti-asylum groups marched to the Crowne Plaza in Stockley Road, west London, and a group of men in masks attempted to enter the building through the rear entrance and damaged security fences, the Metropolitan police said.
Other demonstrators moved towards the nearby Novotel on Cherry Lane, in West Drayton, and a Holiday Inn.
Officers enforced cordons in the area to prevent a breach of the peace and three arrests were made.
Two officers suffered minor injuries and two more arrests were made as officers dispersed the crowd, the force added.
A section 35 dispersal order has been put in place, allowing officers to direct people to leave the area and not return if they suspect they may cause disorder, police said.
Cmdr Adam Slonecki, in charge of policing London this weekend, said: “Around 500 protesters were in the area, but most people have now dispersed from the immediate vicinity. However, further arrests will be made if we need to tackle disorder.”
In Essex, police have put in place a section 60AA order giving the force the power to order the removal of face coverings and a dispersal order ahead of a planned protest in Epping on Saturday evening.
The section 60AA order will run for 24 hours and the dispersal order, which covers the main high street and the area surrounding the Bell hotel, will be in place until 4am on Sunday.
Assistant chief constable Glen Pavelin, of Essex police, said: “We never take the decision to impose restrictions on members of the public lightly.
“However, we must guard against the impact of antisocial behaviour on our community and these orders will give us extra powers to deal with that should it become necessary to do so.”
The prime minister, Keir Starmer, wrote on X: “I am clear: we will not reward illegal entry. If you cross the Channel unlawfully, you will be detained and sent back.”
In Falkirk, activists who descended on a hotel were met by hundreds of counter-protesters.
Two separate demonstrations were called by the Save Our Future and Our Kids Futures group in the town on Saturday over concerns about alleged crimes linked to those housed at the Cladhan hotel.
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More than 200 people later assembled outside the nearby Cladhan hotel, which is believed to house asylum seekers waiting for their claims to be processed.
Stainbank, Scottish Labour MP for Falkirk, said: “We must fix the broken asylum system which has not worked for years – for communities such as Falkirk, and for those seeking refuge from persecution.
“The Labour government’s actions, within days of entering office, to end the Tories’ Rwanda scheme, focus resources on processing claims and ending needless processing pauses will allow us to close all the Tory-created asylum hotels during this parliament.”
The protest is the second in as many weeks outside the Cladhan hotel while another demonstration took place outside a facility in Perth last week.
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