Our Charity

The vision for our charity is a simple one, Rowing for All.  We want to give access to rowing to a cross-section of our community, especially those who are most in need because of financial hardship or social circumstances and help them realise their full potential both on and off the water.

We have four key initiatives to deliver Rowing for All:

• Boats Not Bars - Helping reduce the reoffending rate of serving prisoners through access to indoor and outdoor rowing clubs.
• State School Rowing - Giving every pupil in our participating state schools the opportunity to learn to row and compete whilst teaching them the true meaning of teamwork, focus and confidence.
• Free Water Sports Weeks - Providing free-to-attend courses during the summer and Easter break for those children most in need.
• Junior Membership and Bursary places - Delivering affordable access to the river for the local community with our fun, friendly and flexible club environment.

We also strongly believe in "The health of our space that's the place for our health".

Environmental Impact - We are committed to being environmental stewardship and sustainability so that we can be positive role models to everyone we work with. 

The foundation for the success of FRBC can be distilled down to six key ways of working:

• Safety-led and a safe environment
• Financially sustainable
• Understanding of community need
• Demonstrating Impact and continuous improvement
• Good Governance
• Robust policies and processes

In 2024 we achieved the following impact across our initiatives, the full community impact report can be found here.