The Hargreaves Foundation supports Love Rowing

The Trustees of The Hargreaves Foundation are happy to confirm funding for the Love Rowing, a charity dedicated to creating accessible and inclusive programmes for communities that are currently under-represented in the sport. Love Rowing focuses on supporting ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, young people from low-income backgrounds, and socio-economically disadvantaged communities. Their goal over the next 12 months is to transform the lives of 10,000 people, providing opportunities to discover the immense benefits that rowing brings to your physical and mental health, social skill development, and community engagement.

In 2023, Love Rowing partnered with Tyne Amateur Rowing Club (TARC) to start a Newcastle Youth Rowing programme for children living in the west-end of Newcastle - an area that ranks in the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods nationally. Evidence shows that young people living in this area face the worst inequalities in relation to healthcare access, employment opportunities, mental health support, and many other serious challenges through no fault of their own making.

The 2023 pilot project has been an overwhelming success, and the plan is to grow this programme so that many more can prosper from the life-changing benefits that rowing brings. Funding from The Hargreaves Foundation will support Love Rowing’s objective to provide 144 young people with the opportunity to try rowing in a non-threating and friendly environment.