Loughborough Boat Club
The River Soar
at Hathern might not at first glance seem as inspiring a location as the rowing
lake at the Athens Olympics but British success at rowing certainly inspired a
group of young people to give the sport a try last weekend. As part of Charnwood
Borough Council’s summer activity programme, Loughborough Boat Club again
played host to a group of youngsters keen to find out if this was the sport for
them. And to prove the success of the scheme, previous participants - now
seasoned competitors - were there to help them out.
The Club’s
Women’s Coach, and organiser of the Summer Activity sessions, George Jones
commented, “Many of our younger members have come through these taster
sessions so we are always keen to be part of the Charnwood scheme. Our Olympic
medal wins just show the strength of the sport in the