Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre (SBOAC) would like to welcome Imogen, Katie, Caroline, Helen, Zuzana, Sarah, Pamela, Nita and Einri to the world of rowing!
These nine new rowers are all parents of our Youth Club members and are bravely taking part in a rowing challenge to help fundraise for the Centre, which is a registered charity working with young people living in and around Tower Hamlets – which has the highest rate of child poverty in the UK.
Starting from Shadwell Basin, the parents will be rowing a total of 26 miles along the River Thames through central London to Chiswick Bridge and back. The exhausting day-long challenge on Sunday 15 May will take the novice rowers past many famous landmarks including the Tower of London, HMS Belfast, Oxo Tower, Globe Theatre, London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.
Many of the children who access the range of water sports and adventurous land based activities at SBAOC live in densely populated and deprived areas. The Centre, which was established in 1976, provides them with an exciting, safe, fun and beautiful environment in which to challenge themselves. They can enjoy kayaking, canoeing, high ropes, climbing and more while building self-confidence, motivation and respect for themselves and others.
SBOAC operates throughout the year with around 320 children and young people taking part in the popular youth programme’s mid-week, weekend and holiday sessions. To continue its work, the Centre relies on funding from a range of sources including Children in Need, Young Londoners Fund and many other small charities.
The parents are challenging themselves so that young people local to SBOAC can continue to have access to lots of amazing opportunities and be inspired to achieve.
Please wish our parents well on their rowing challenge and sponsor their efforts at our fundraising page: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/20609.
To find out more about our work, check out our website: https://www.shadwell-basin.co.uk.
Thank you in advance from the SBOAC team, all the parent rowers and, of course, the members of our fantastic Youth Club!
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