FUNDRAISERS grabbed an oar for a charity row down the River Avon in Stratford.
Hattie Throssell and Joe Moore, both from Stratford Boat Club’s adaptive squad, completed the 12km row to raise funds for ‘Miles for Smiles’ to support Escape Arts.
They banked a total of £1,490.
Hattie, the longest serving adaptive athlete, had a brain tumour at 13 years-old when she was a Stratford Boat Club junior and has posterior fossa syndrome and cerebella mutism.
Her doctors say she has recovered to her current state of health because of her previous and current rowing, which has helped her regain some muscle usage and speech. Joe Moore is an adaptive coach and buddy rower.
Both Hattie and Joe volunteer with Escape Arts, a charity which works across Warwickshire delivering arts and heritage activities to communities, schools and healthcare providers to benefit health and wellbeing. The creative, integrated nature of its projects enable people to ‘escape’ for a few hours and join a welcoming group where friendships thrive, aspirations are realised and quality of life improved.
