The Parkside Trophy was presented by George Walls in 1996. George was a member of Parkside RC before its demise.

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Parkside was part of the National Amateur Rowing Association and when all clubs were taken under the wing of the ARA, its numbers fell until it was no longer viable, and it closed in 1962. George was one of the first Subscribers (now Friends) to HWR.

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Known as the Elite Lightweight Coxless Pairs until 2018