It’s coming to the end of the year and time to look back at all the great activities that have taken place, check out our film of all the 2023 fun!
Click here to see the film on Youtube, it’s amazing to see how much has happened this year.
Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual Meeting and Presentation evening on 30th November. It was really great to see so many people from the Shadwell community there to support the event, there were 118 people who attended!
Part of the evening was a celebration of all the achievements of the youth club members over the past year, including award presentations.
The six winners of the Jack Petchey Achievement Awards were recognised and received their certificates and medallions. These awards are voted on by the young people and recognise all kinds of achievements, from supporting others on their journey, to succeeding in personal challenges.
Trophies and medals were also presented to the winners from the annual Shadwell Youth Challenge. This event has been running since 2001 and gives many young people their first taste of competition. There are three age categories for males and females in each of the competitions: kayak sprint, slalom, distance and speed climbing. This year there were over 90 competitors taking part and it was wonderful to see so many of them receive their awards. Thank you to Niamh from SRC Infrastructure who presented the awards.
Members of the Adventure Coach Training Scheme were applauded for their achievements in gaining Royal Yachting Association Dinghy Instructor awards and British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor awards. These young coaches have already started their journey in passing on their skills and we are very happy to welcome them to the staff team.
To finish off the evening a film of the activities throughout the year was shown and this will be available on our Youtube channel shortly.
If you couldn’t make it this year, please do look out for the notice of next year’s meeting and come along to join us.
We’re holding our Annual Meeting at 7pm on Thursday 30th November in the main hall on our Pierhead site. Doors open at 6.30 for light refreshments, with a meeting start at 7pm.
The evening will include our financial review and a film presentation on the activities of the Centre for the year, as well as an awards ceremony for our Youth Challenge winners.
Nomination forms to participate in the management of the Centre are available by telephone or email and must be returned by Tuesday 28th November 2023.
Everyone is welcome, please come and join us for the evening.
If you have any queries or would like a nomination form please give us a call on 020 7481 4210 or drop us an email to info@shadwell-basin.org.uk
Thank you to all the amazing team at SRC, who undertook a fundraising challenge and rowed a marathon distance on the River Thames this week. The team raised £4,000 towards the costs of providing activities for young people and saw the river from a completely new angle.
The row from Shadwell to Chiswick and back (26 miles) passes so many iconic London landmarks, including Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the Palace of Westminster. The timing was perfect, as Tower Bridge was raised as we approached and then Big Ben rang out just as we reached Westminster. Arrival at Chiswick brought a much needed break for lunch before the return journey back through town.
Events like this are an important part of the Centre’s fundraising efforts and we really appreciate all the hard work that individuals and companies such as SRC put in to help us reach our targets.
Thank you all so much!
We were blown away by the recent support of one of our local businesses, the Town of Ramsgate Pub, who organised a fantastic fundraising evening to help the Centre. The event was sponsored by The Wine Place, Jeroboams Wine Merchants, Ed J Bucknall Art, Charlie’s Music, Gusbourne, Jensen’s Gin and John Dawson Photography. Attendees enjoyed a delicious four course dinner, paired with wonderful wines and there was a charity auction, with proceeds and donations helping to support the Centre.
Thank you to all the organisers, sponsors and attendees, your generosity and support means the world to the Centre!
Thank you to our funders, staff and to all of the young people who attended for making our Summer Project such an amazing programme, full of fun, learning, laughter and achievement. We’ll be putting up a full report soon!
Over the last couple of years companies, parents, adult club members and friends of the Centre have undertaken rowing challenges on the River Thames to help in our fundraising efforts to maintain and grow the Centre’s youth provision and we are incredibly grateful for all the efforts of those who have taken part.
These challenges help us to buy new equipment and subsidise our charges to young people. A weekly £4 youth club place costs the Centre approximately £18 in real terms when operating costs are taken into account. Examples of the costs of replacing equipment such as buoyancy aids and kayaks can be seen here on our giving page.
Be part of the Challenge Team for 2024!
Looking for a challenge in 2024? Join us on one of our fundraising events, or get together with colleagues to plan your own challenge. Please drop us an email to info@shadwell-basin.org.uk if you’re interested in any of the events below, or have ideas for your own event. Plans for 2024 include:
Thames Barrier Challenge
Row from Shadwell past Greenwich and the O2 Dome, before going through the Thames Flood Barrier and returning after a well deserved lunch on this 14 mile challenge.
River Thames Marathon
Row 26.2 miles on the Thames, from Tower Bridge to Chiswick and back, on this marathon day out! See all the sights of London from the water and stop for lunch at the historic Ship Inn, famous for being on the finish line of the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race.
Join the team for the Great River Race
This annual race on the Thames for traditional craft attracts teams from all over the world. Over 300 teams usually take part in the 21.6 mile race, making the event a fantastic spectacle on the river every year. The race takes place in September and the course goes from Millwall in the east across to Richmond in the west, travelling past famous London bridges and landmarks. We will be entering teams in the race once again in 2024, so come and be part of this amazing event.
During term times we run weekly after school sessions for children aged 5-8. The activities are aimed at increasing confidence and independence, whilst having fun, making friends and learning new skills. The activities vary from week to week and can change depending on the weather, but include bell boating, open canoeing and climbing.
The sessions run as follows:
Wednesdays 4.00 – 5.15
Thursdays 4.00 – 5.15
Places are bookable per half term block and cost the equivalent of £4.00 per session.
Children wishing to take part in this programme must be able to swim and be confident in deep water. They should bring a change of clothes and spare shoes.
Prior to taking part parents / guardians must complete our Consent Form, which can be filled in on arrival for the first session.
If you would like your child to participate please send us an email and we will forward you the booking link for the next block of sessions.
The parents of Shadwell Basin’s Youth Group, together with members of Tower Hamlets Canoe Club and Shadwell Sailing Club are undertaking a joint fundraising challenge to raise £8,000 towards the running costs of Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre’s Youth Programme. 100% of all donations received will go directly to the programme.
The Youth Programme is 80% subsidised in order to ensure that it can be as inclusive and accessible to as many local children and families as possible. Demand for our services continues to outstrip our capacity and we have a waiting list of over 90 young people. Unfortunately we are limited by the capacity of our current operating budget to expand our provision.
Over the last couple of years we have held rowing challenges on the River Thames to help in our fundraising efforts to maintain and grow the Centre’s youth provision, for which we are incredibly grateful. A weekly £4 youth club place costs the Centre approximately £18 in real terms when operating costs are taken into account. Examples of the costs of replacing equipment such as buoyancy aids and kayaks can be seen here on our giving page.
The route of this year’s rowing challenge will be Shadwell Basin to the Thames Barrier and back, and will take place on Sunday 9th July.
If you would like to take part and commit to fundraising towards the overall target please sign up here, where you will be asked to provide your contact details.
We will then be in touch with all Rowing Challenge volunteers to provide more detailed information about the day and how to create a personal fundraising page linked to the Challenge page.
If you work for a company that is able to match-fund your contributions you will be able to use your fundraising donations page to provide the matching information.
If you are not able to take part in the rowing challenge yourself, but know someone who would like to, please email info@shadwell-basin.org.uk or share the link above to the sign-up form with them.
We’d also love it if you could help raise awareness of the work of Shadwell Basin and the rowing challenge with anyone you think would be interested in supporting us via social media or by word of mouth.
Thank you for your support!
We are holding our Annual Meeting on Thursday 24th November 2022.
Doors open at 6.30pm, meeting commences 7.00pm.
The meeting will take place in the main hall at the Centre on Shadwell Pierhead.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
The evening will include our financial review, films & presentations on the activities, refreshments and our annual awards ceremony.
Nomination forms to participate in the Management of the Centre are available by telephone or email and must be returned by Tuesday 22nd November 2022.
Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre, 3-4 Shadwell Pierhead, Glamis Road, London E1W 3TD
020 7481 4210 info@shadwell-basin.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 293475 as ELMV Shadwell Basin Project