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London Youth Rowing’s Active Row programme is delivered across multiple regions, giving thousands of young people the chance to experience rowing both indoors and on the water. From Leeds to Bristol, Nottingham to Kent, and across London in Newham, Islington, and SEND-specific schools, each programme is designed to open doors for young people who might not otherwise have access to the sport. With strong partnerships, inclusive opportunities, and events that bring schools together, Active Row empowers young people to grow in confidence, build life skills, and discover a lifelong love of rowing.
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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 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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Alongside our engagement and life skills programmes, LYR offers a range of online and in-person competitions to keep young people engaged in the sport. Our Talent Inclusion and junior club rowing programmes offer young people pathways to progress from their first experience of rowing, to regular on-water rowing and on towards competing at the highest level. Throughout, the focus is on making the experience as inclusive and welcoming as possible.
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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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.
More informationCharity Number: 1122941. Company Number: 06243293. Royal Docks Watersports Centre , 1012 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QT.
Tel: 0203 356 7178
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