Retail and management staff cycled a total of 630km in 7 hours and 12 days later rowed from Dover to Calais raising £464.60 all in aid of our nominated charity partner, If U Care Share Foundation. The charity, based in Great Lumley specialise in promoting emotional wellbeing in young people as well as suicide prevention and intervention.
On Sunday 12th June, the same weekend as the famous Durham regatta, teams ‘rowed’ from Dover to Calais, a distance of 33.1 km all without leaving Durham city centre! Five different teams entered the rowing challenge with Team If U Care Share narrowly beating Whisky River by a matter of metres in just under 2.5 hours.