It
has been a whirlwind 12
days for Rebecca who
explained “ it all
started the previous
weekend at the National
Rowing Championships in
Scotland . On the
Saturday I raced in a
coxed 4 and won Gold.
Then on the Sunday the
club put together a crew
of eight in a boat that
we had to borrow from
another club. The crew
was made up of 14 to 16
year olds. Although the
race was for ages up to
18 we managed to win
gold and were approached
by the GB coaches
straight afterwards who
asked if we wanted to
represent
England
in
Cork
Ireland
the following weekend.
Of course we jumped at
the chance but left our
parents with only 3 days
to raise the £4500
required to get us
there! Thankfully though
we recived great support
from local businesses
and schools. We received
donations from Trentham
Estates, WWRD, Michelin,
Phillips Healthcare and
PSCA International. On
top of that both
St Joseph
’s college and
St Peters
School
also helped.
