Editing Ed Coode (section)

==Retirement==
In October 2004, Coode announced he was retiring from rowing – taking a year out to travel in South America and then study for a law degree at [[University of the West of England]] in Bristol.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ed Coode joins Coodes' Private Client Team|url=http://coodes.co.uk/news/ed-coode-joins-coodes-private-client-team/|publisher=coodes.co.uk|date=4 February 2010}}</ref> Following two years at university he spent two years as a trainee solicitor at Bristol firm [[Burges Salmon]] and returned to Cornwall, where his family has had business interests and owned land since the 19th century. He joined the family-founded law firm Coodes Solicitors and left in 2022 to run the estate management business. In 2025 he was appointed chair of the [[Country Land and Business Association]] Cornwall branch.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ed Coode takes the helm as Chairman of CLA Cornwall Branch|url=https://www.cla.org.uk/south-west-news/ed-coode-takes-the-helm-as-chairman-of-cla-cornwall-branch/|publisher=[[Country Land and Business Association]]|date=14 April 2025}}</ref>