A rowing and running challenge has been launched by the Brathay Trust.
The event, on September 4, will see teams of up to eight people row the full length of Windermere and back.
Each boat stops at three points to allow two team members to run up and down three fells overlooking the lake – Latterbarrow, Gummer’s How and Wansfell.
It takes teams between seven and 10 hours to complete the course which starts and ends at Brathay Hall.
It will be the eight year for the RowRunner Challenge – the last in 2019 raised £10,000 for the charity’s youth work.
Scott Umpleby, Brathay’s head of fundraising, said: “This year’s RowRunner raises money for our Focus on Furness appeal supporting vulnerable young people with unstable or difficult family lives to build their confidence and self-awareness. It’s also about setting goals for education, training and work to help them to move on to independent living.
“It’s great to get businesses rallying around to help local young people – from putting forward a RowRunner team to raising funds for the appeal through employees, clients, partners, suppliers, and other community contacts.
“This is the fourth year that BAE Systems Submarines have sponsored the event, covering its cost and ensuring every £1 raised goes directly to help disadvantaged young people.”
Anyone interested in supporting Brathay’s work and RowRunner should visit the events section of the brathaychallenges.com website. Or email [email protected]
