A new boat for para-rowers at Marlow Rowing Club has been named after a “dedicated” charity founder.

A donation of £2,500 from the Shanly Foundation helped pay for the new boat, which has been named Rivertime Pat after Pat Davis, the co-founder of The Rivertime Boat Trust.

The charity, which Mrs Davis set up in 2006, helps provide memorable experiences for more than 15,000 disabled and disadvantaged children and adults on the Thames.

The boat was officially unveiled at a naming ceremony, organised by Marlow Rowing Club, on Sunday, May 7.

The donation for the new boat comes in time for the Paralympic development scheme, a British Rowing initiative with Marlow Rowing Club to encourage more disabled individuals to get involved with Para-Rowing and step up to an elite level.

Tamra Booth, trustee of the Shanly Foundation, said: “We are thrilled to have been able to make this donation towards the new para-rowing boat at Marlow Rowing Club. This is an exciting time for the club, having been selected as hosts for the new Paralympic development scheme.

“We wanted to name the boat after Pat who has, together with her husband Simon, made such a difference in the community and dedicated so much time to ensuring everyone, no matter how impossible it may seem, can enjoy life on the river.

“Pat’s cruises continue to be a highlight for many disabled people, young and old, so we thought it extremely fitting to recognise her achievements with her very own boat.”

Mrs Davis said it was a “great honour” to have the new boat named after her.

The Rivertime Boat Trust is also staging the first ever Rivertime Accessible Regatta at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre on June 14, supported by Marlow Rowing Club.

The event aims to showcase a variety of accessible activities on both water and land for children and young people with disabilities in the Thames Valley.