Crime & Safety
Falcon Boat Club receives a six-seat sculling vessel
The Falcon Boat Club received the boat from Jeff Bethray, the bursar of OMBS Oxford, a private school offering a post-A-level alternative to a university course.
Based at Donnington Bridge, the Falcon Boat Club provides free rowing training to pupils from local state schools, aiming to broaden the local appeal of what is often considered an elite sport.
This six-seat sculling boat is more commonly seen on European rivers rather than the Thames.
OMBS expressed their pleasure in supporting the venture, which gives pupils a chance to engage in a non-contact sport they might not otherwise have access to.
Greyfriars School pupils and Falcon coaches were present at the handover.
The club hopes to introduce rowing, thought of as an elite sport, to a wider local audience.