Row with Sir Steve for £1,000

7:10am Monday 9th July 2012 in Sport By James Nadal

Marlow Rowing Club is raising cash after the fire in August Marlow Rowing Club is raising cash after the fire in August

DONORS willing to splash out £1,000 will get the chance to row with five times Olympic gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave.

Blaze hit Marlow Rowing Club are offering the chance for the unique experience, on the cusp of this year's London games, as it tries to raise £1million.

The cash is needed to restore and revamp its club house which was wrecked by fire last August.

Despite an insurance pay out, it was left with a shortfall of nearly £500,000.

Sir Steve, from Marlow Bottom, has offered his hep to the club where he learnt the sport.

A special event on July 14 to raise funds will include a tour of the club and a display of the plans for its restoration.

Anyone donating four figures and above will get the chance to row alongside the Olympic great.

Sir Steve said: "I'm supporting the club in its time of need partly because of my association with them over the years but more importantly because of the role it plays in supporting and developing hundreds of ten to 18 year olds in our community."

Club spokesman Lynne Moran said: "This isn’t something Sir Steve has done previously so it really is a once in a lifetime opportunity to row with a world class legend."

For £300, donors can buy a rowing club brick or for £1,500 have their names printed on a boat.

The day of events begins at 3pm, with rowing, music and a presentation from Sir Steve.

Macmillan Cancer support will also get 30 per cent of proceeds.

Comments (8)

8:13am Mon 9 Jul 12

Stalemate says...

So what will we get for our £1000 then BFP?

Our erstwhile medal collector from Bottom failed to complete a canoe race recently didn't he?

If we beat him, do we great the cash back?
So what will we get for our £1000 then BFP? Our erstwhile medal collector from Bottom failed to complete a canoe race recently didn't he? If we beat him, do we great the cash back? Stalemate

1:35pm Mon 9 Jul 12

motco says...

I thought this was a Monty Python sketch about paying for a bicker or a full blown row!
I thought this was a Monty Python sketch about paying for a bicker or a full blown row! motco

4:30pm Mon 9 Jul 12

geoffW says...

"Sir Steve, from Marlow Bottom, has offered his hep to the club where he learnt the sport."
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What's hep? Can't the BFP use proper English or has someone been dipping into the Roget's again to find an archaic word that means something but nobody has used for 100 years?
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"Sir Steve, from Marlow Bottom, has offered his hep to the club where he learnt the sport." . What's hep? Can't the BFP use proper English or has someone been dipping into the Roget's again to find an archaic word that means something but nobody has used for 100 years? . geoffW

4:35pm Mon 9 Jul 12

miccles says...

So has Sir Steve given a personal donation, as this is the club we he learned the sport?
So has Sir Steve given a personal donation, as this is the club we he learned the sport? miccles

7:50pm Tue 10 Jul 12

Ivor Medium One says...

motco wrote:
I thought this was a Monty Python sketch about paying for a bicker or a full blown row!
I thought exactly that too!

In quick succession it went through my mind: 'I thought he was supposed to be a pleasant bloke though and why pay such a large sum anyway ... oh wait a minute!'
[quote][p][bold]motco[/bold] wrote: I thought this was a Monty Python sketch about paying for a bicker or a full blown row![/p][/quote]I thought exactly that too! In quick succession it went through my mind: 'I thought he was supposed to be a pleasant bloke though and why pay such a large sum anyway ... oh wait a minute!' Ivor Medium One

7:55pm Tue 10 Jul 12

Ivor Medium One says...

Dear Geoff

What's hep?


hip | hep, n.2View full entry c725
...The fruit of the wild rose, or of roses in general....
Pronunciation: /hɪp/ /hɛp/
Forms: α. OE héope, híope, ME hepe, ME–15 heppe, ME heepe, 16 hepp, 15– hep. β. ME hipe, 15 ... (Show More)
Etymology: Old English héope, híope weak feminine, from same root as Old Saxon hiopo...
The fruit of the wild rose, or of roses in general.
(From the OED.)

It’s obvious Sir Steve is a rose grower as well as everything else he does.
Dear Geoff [quote] What's hep? [/quote] hip | hep, n.2View full entry c725 ...The fruit of the wild rose, or of roses in general.... Pronunciation: /hɪp/ /hɛp/ Forms: α. OE héope, híope, ME hepe, ME–15 heppe, ME heepe, 16 hepp, 15– hep. β. ME hipe, 15 ... (Show More) Etymology: Old English héope, híope weak feminine, from same root as Old Saxon hiopo... The fruit of the wild rose, or of roses in general. (From the OED.) It’s obvious Sir Steve is a rose grower as well as everything else he does. Ivor Medium One

12:19am Wed 11 Jul 12

Ivor Medium One says...

Or maybe he's a hep dude.
Or maybe he's a hep dude. Ivor Medium One

12:29am Wed 11 Jul 12

Ivor Medium One says...

The BFP can't very well change it from 'hep' to 'help' now - not without making all of our comments seem meaningless so it will have to stay - a bit embarrassing for James Nadal (or maybe not).
The BFP can't very well change it from 'hep' to 'help' now - not without making all of our comments seem meaningless so it will have to stay - a bit embarrassing for James Nadal (or maybe not). Ivor Medium One

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