That the club has been successful in getting a £7,000 bid to promote and develop inner city rowing at the club.

The grant came from the Local Network Fund and is to be used to order some new ergometers, help pay for some club members to attend a coaching course and to run taster rowing sessions for a number of inner city schools. The school's will have the opportunity to attend a number of coached sessions before participating in a inter-school regatta.

The bid was written in partnership with Tanvir Akram from Derby City Council Sport Development unit. Tanvir is a community development officer working in the poorer wards of Derby and saw this as an ideal experience for young people from various ethnic and cultural groups to participate in a sport that they might not have thought of or had the opportunity previously.

The club is very grateful to Tanvir for his help in this and is determined for the project to be a success both in the short term but also the possibility of long term participation and success.

It is also hoped that the bid shall support the cities new Physical Activity strategy, PESSCL and School Sports Partnership.

It is planned to spend some of the money to help fund 2 new ergos & a row perfect machine.

Richard Williams