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NJIRC

NJIRC

LYR runs the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships every spring. More than 3000 young people get to take part in individual and team relay races, making NJIRC amongst the largest indoor rowing competitions in the world.

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Active Row Newham

Active Row Newham

Launched in 2024, Active Row Newham combines school-based sessions with an open club to support young people on their rowing journey. From indoor hubs to on-water festivals at the QueenElizabeth Olympic Park, the programme helps students stay active and connected.

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Active Row Life Skills

Active Row Life Skills

LYR's Active Row programmes aims to develop young people's key Life Skills through rowing as well as improving physical active. LYR uses the Skills Builder framework to structure this development, with students focusing on developing a key life skill each school half term.

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Active Row Leeds

Active Row Leeds

Active Row Leeds launched in 2021 as LYR’s first programme outside London, supported by Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust. The project now reaches schools across Leeds, Bradford, and Wakefield, combining indoor rowing, competitions, and opportunities to try the sport on the water.

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Active Row Islington

Active Row Islington

Since 2021, Active Row Islington has introduced hundreds of young people to rowing, providing equipment and support for schools across the borough. The programme has helped students grow in confidence, enjoy new opportunities, and even progress into local rowing clubs.

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Active Row Nottingham

Active Row Nottingham

Active Row Nottingham began in 2022 with twelve schools, giving students access to both indoor rowing and water sessions at Holme Pierrepont. The programme has inspired many young people, offering them a safe, social, and exciting environment to get active.

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Active Row Bristol

Active Row Bristol

Since 2023, Active Row Bristol has partnered with Ariel Rowing Club to provide indoor and on-water rowing for schools across the city. Young people have embraced the open club, gaining confidence, building friendships, and discovering a lifelong love of the sport.

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Step Up Coach Development

Step Up Coach Development

The Step Up Coach Development programme aims to help ensure LYR's team of coaches is the best it can be. Through the programme, funded by The Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust, LYR recruits coaches from a diverse range of backgrounds, looking well beyond "traditional" rowing, and develops them through a two-year programme to be highly effective grassroots coaches. This will make our programmes even more engaging and accessible for the young people we work with and support the wider aim of making rowing a more diverse and inclusive sport, by creating a group of coaches with the mindset and skills to increase engagement in rowing and other sports across the country.

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Alternative Provisions

Alternative Provisions

LYR's Alternative Provisions programme focuses on using rowing as a tool to support young people excluded from mainstream education. The programme, funded by The Vintner's Company, works with up to 10 groups per year from Alternative Provisions and Pupil Referral Units across London. Pupils are challenged to engage with on-water rowing and build confidence, control and focus while learning to work as a team. The ultimate aim of the programme is to support young people to change and manage their behaviour to help them re-enter mainstream education, which is transformational for their long-term life prospects.

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Active Row Kent

Active Row Kent

Active Row Kent launched in 2024, building on smaller local events and sessions with Gravesend Rowing Club. The programme now connects schools across the area, offering indoor and on-water rowing experiences and creating new opportunities for young people to thrive.

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Active Row London - SEND

Active Row London - SEND

Active Row SEND started in 2024 with a dedicated coach supporting schools across London. Designed specifically for young people with special educational needs and disabilities, the programme offers purpose, belonging, and the joy of rowing both indoors and on the water.

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Talent Inclusion

Talent Inclusion

Launched in 2021, LYR’s Talent Inclusion Programme helps young people progress from our Active Row school sessions to on-water and club rowing. Through local Open Clubs and the inclusive LYR Boat Club, it opens the door for everyone to keep rowing beyond school.

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Active Paddle

Active Paddle

Active Paddle and LYR Clubs expand the reach of Active Row by creating opportunities for young people to engage in both rowing and paddlesports outside of school. These clubs offer a youth club-style environment where participants can try kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddle-boarding alongside rowing.

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