Annual Report 2017 – 2018 Registered Charity No 293475 Company Limited by Guarantee No 1975481

Directors and Trustees

Dan Abel Alison Beeton Hilder Penny Bruce Jay Chambers James Easterbrook Richard Farnhill Advisor Phil Hammond David Harrington Lynn Tom Henderson Chair Shaida Hussain Vicky Jenkins Hon President Dan Jones Michele Katzler Stewart Keep Sheena Kelly Andrew Ktenas Karen McBride Vice Chair Natalie Maderova Sarah Wallis Chris Wride

Permanent Staff

Rachel Bean Instructor Dan Cantwell Inclusion Co-ordinator Jan Coughlin Centre Co-ordinator Rob Edwards Maintenance Co-ordinator William Tytler Youth Activities Co-ordinator Mike Wardle Centre Director Ashley Wyatt Seconded from British Rowing

Part Time Staff and Volunteers

Gill Anker Victoria Chepurna Robyn Cuthbert Richard Elkan Nicki Gilbert Carl Greenslade Richard Greenslade Myriam Guenem Gabriella Leoni Michele Leoni Claire McNally Dima Mostovyy Asher Robinson Paul Shepherd Aquilla Vitalis Rebecca Vitalis William Walker

Goodbye, Good Luck and Best Wishes to:

Karen McBride and Ashley Wyatt

Special Dedication

The community lost a dear member in February 2018 when Rosalind Yhnell, the Centre’s long standing Caretaker, sadly passed away. Ros had spent over forty years of her life devoted to working and tirelessly raising money for Shadwell. She was one of the local people whose vision and determination helped to get the Centre started back in 1976 and was known and loved by generations of Shadwell members.

Her dedication to the work of the Centre will live on in the “Rosalind Yhnell Legacy Fund”, which was set up in her memory with the wishes of her family. The fund is there to assist young people between the ages of 9 and 18 years that attend the Youth Project. It will provide bursaries in the form of financial assistance with both equipment and residential costs for their personal development.

The Centre wishes to thank:

Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Hermitage River Projects Bazalgette Tunnel Ltd Jack Petchey Foundation Bench Blisters Rowing Team Borough of Tower Hamlets British Rowing London Dock Community Fund Ltd Norton Rose Fulbright Foundation Clifford Chance Sport CVB Tideway Volkerstevin Ltd East End Community Foundation Waitrose Ltd

The Centre is fortunate to have many supporters and volunteers who assist it in providing challenging, exciting and worthwhile activities for the local community. We wish to thank everybody who has given their time, energy and enthusiasm.

Chair’s Report

This year has been a year that you might characterise as consolidation, after a period of rapid change over the previous few years. The new slipway was opened in June 2017, and its presence has been felt in the programme, where significantly better river access is both enabling greater use of the river in the youth programme and enabling the Sailing Club to get back to normal operations after a challenging couple of years. Financially large cuts occurred in council spending, and thus our grants. These have been contained to some degree, in no small part due to the generosity of our friends at Aldgate and Allhallows Trust, but result in another significant loss of £19,809 this year. This is clearly unsustainable, and there has been significant effort expended on seeking replacement income streams.

In rather better news, Sport England recognised the truly outstanding work that the team have been delivering in our inclusion programme with extension funding for an additional year. Subsequent to that, and technically after the period that this report covers, I’m very happy to report that the BBC’s Children in Need has agreed to fund the work for a further three years.

The youth club’s membership has grown significantly, and has seen a wide range of trips from sea kayaking off the west coast of Scotland, to wild bivouacking on an island in the Lake District. Of particular note has been the success of our Girls Can Adventure work, which has resulted in six of the seven members of our coach development scheme for 2018 being young women. In the schools programme activity has been frenetic, with our first A level scheme, in addition to 150 GCSE students, and our regular outdoor education work. In total this has reached 3,800 students through 9600 sessions. It’s important to observe that despite the very high levels of activity the quality of the work has not suffered, and 85% of the students achieved in excess of 70% in their assessments.

Our adult clubs have been busy, taking advantage of the new slipway to host visitors to the Thames, and travelling far and wide. This ranged from trips sea kayaking in Denmark and white water kayaking in the Alps to a circumnavigation of Iceland. Closer to home our friends the Bench Blisters (a group of magistrates who row) raised a brilliant £15,092 in sponsorship rowing the Centre’s Skerries in the Great River Race.

Looking ahead there are several plans afoot: we are working on obtaining alternative income streams to make up for the cuts we have received in recent years; and have both short and longer term plans for the site. A cursory analysis of our financial position would suggest that we’re making steady losses and doing nothing about it. However, the reality is rather different: we’ve contained our costs and brought in other income streams over the last few years, but sadly the cuts have kept pace with our improvements. Our objective for 2018-9 has to be to finally outpace the cuts. In terms of development of the site, plans are afoot to convert the old top store in to a new multifunction space for both the youth club and schools programme, whilst we are now trying to work up plans for adding a new wing to the building to deliver much needed increases in changing room capacity.

Finally, as ever, I must thank our staff team, my colleagues on the management committee and everyone who has been involved in making this place the vibrant, enthusiastic, warm and welcoming place that it is.

Tom Henderson November 2018 Centre Activities Report

2017-18 has been an exciting and challenging year of providing outdoor and adventure activities to the whole community at Shadwell Basin. The wide range of activities, our charitable objective of affordable costs for all, and the focus on the development of young people make the Centre a unique place within going into our 41st year.

The activities at Shadwell Basin are used by both adults and young people alike as a vehicle for; change and development, creating opportunities, testing abilities, exploring emotions and values, experiencing concepts like teamwork and leadership, creating a healthy lifestyle, enjoyment, fun and friendship as well as training and pathways into employment.

All that come here involve themselves deeply, each for their own reasons. From the structured learning ‘Pathways’ of the youth project and club training sessions to the freedom experienced within the natural environment through exploration and competition. All this creates a positive and stimulating atmosphere where all are welcomed and all are encouraged and when sadly they do leave, they leave a better person than whence they came.

2017-18 was about individuals and groups pushing their limits, accepting challenges and discovering new abilities. For the clubs, staff, volunteers and young trainees this has meant professional development with numerous people gaining qualifications and expeditions exploring the country here and overseas. For the young people it has meant learning new skills and applying them through expeditions into wild environments, pushing personal goal posts whether examined under syllabi or taking on incredible journeys within themselves and with others.

This is all guided by the Centre ten year development plan that started in 2014 and has to date achieved 108 of its 243 targets.

There is still an important need by the whole Shadwell community to raise money to support the Centre. We would like to extend a big thank you to all those who help the Centre continue to deliver special experiences for all.

To an individual, young or older, the Centre offers a journey once they come through the doors. Stretching everyone through challenging situations gives the individual an unforgettable experience that enables them to learn more about themselves and others. The consequences of which, from beginner to experienced member, are that they develop into a holistic person with a positive attitude, giving them answers to problems and arming them to cope with adversity in the face of difficulty. Youth Activities

In 2017-18 230 young people in the youth project have taken part in 56 sessions and 71 days of challenging and adventurous activities, with a total of 5,859 attendances.

This year the young people have continued to push the boundaries of what is possible with not only day trips kayaking and mountain biking but also sea kayaking off the west coast of Scotland, sea cliff climbing, white water kayaking in the Peak District and on the River Ken and bivouacking overnight on an island in a Scottish loch.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze and Silver groups had a very difficult and challenging assessment in July in the Lake District in atrocious weather. All twelve participants were a credit to themselves, still managing to pass.

As a result of the ‘Girls Can Adventure’ group six out of the seven young people on the Adventure Coach Training Scheme for 2018 will be girls. As another result, in its third year, the 5 to 8 year old sessions have now allowed the first young people to move through into the Youth Project.

In the 2017 Summer Project 174 young people participated in activities over 25 days, obtaining 303 certified and 164 accredited outcomes with 2,662 visits in total. In an area that has one of the highest child poverty rates in the UK it is more important than ever that the Centre continues to provide high quality activities at an 80% subsidy so that all local young people, whatever their circumstances, are able to take part.

The high quality teaching is recognised by the Learning Outside the Classroom Award that the Centre has achieved. This is down to the unique ‘Pathways’ structure which allows participants to progress through practical challenges and get accreditation for them. The higher level of skill acquisition that the ‘Pathways’ allow young people to develop means an increase is visible in performance across all the sports. This has a positive effect on the young people and what they can accomplish but also what they can achieve in the future when it comes to competition and training for leadership.

Among all of this the values of the Youth Project cut across all activities, not just instilling worthwhile personal and social development with such concepts as respect and motivation, but enshrining friendship which enables a unique fully inclusive approach to youth work through adventure. Celebrating Achievement

The “Pathways” Scheme that was introduced in 2014 continues to be a positive approach to work with young people. The scheme focuses on an educational journey of exploration and discovery; which allows participants to gain experience and progressive skills as well as certificates and National Governing Body awards.

In between each level and award there are stepping stone tasks which include elements of bushcraft, challenge and adventure. These allow young people to gain a depth of knowledge about the sports, build confidence and gain essential survival and life skills. The scheme has been a great way for young people to track their progress through awards and for staff to tailor their coaching to each individual.

Recognition of individual achievements are also an important part of the programmes and the young people’s endeavours are recognised by their peers and the staff through the Jack Petchey Awards. These awards are voted on six times a year by the young people and are an opportunity for members to be celebrated for individual milestones and achievements.

At the London Youth Games Regatta the youth project again represented Tower Hamlets and won the team Silver Medals for both Kayak Sprint and Slalom, with Jake winning an individual Gold Medal in the Sprint against tough competition. It is impressive to see these results from our members in the largest youth competition in the UK.

The annual Shadwell Youth Challenge once more took place in the autumn. This event, which has been running since 2001, is a friendly introduction to competition in a supportive environment. There are categories for speed climbing, kayak slalom and sprint and the event is always well attended by youth members.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

The D of E Award is now an integral part of the youth programme and this year there were young people taking part at both Bronze and Silver levels.

The group attended a training week in the Peak District, practicing navigation, first aid, campcraft and improving their cooking skills.

Packing everything into the rucksack and then carrying it for the first time was a challenge for the Bronze group and plans of what to take were changed after realising how heavy everything really was.

The training week was very successful, with the group learning lots and getting organised for their assessments.

By the time of the assessed expeditions in the Lake District the teams were well prepared and ready for the challenge. There were very difficult weather conditions to contend with as well as some tricky bits of navigation. Groups also showed good decision making skills and maturity in dealing with incidents.

All of the group also undertook their physical, volunteering and skills sections, showing commitment to completing all areas of the award. All twelve participants successfully passed their awards and hopefully will move on to Silver and Gold levels in the future.

The D of E has been a great addition to the programme and proven to be very successful so far, instilling participants with a sense of independence and achievement. We are now seeing the results of these young people becoming proactive and highly skilled, which filters through to the rest of the youth programme, with participants using their skills and knowledge as leaders and mentors for less experienced members. Offsite Trips

An important part of the Centre’s activity programme is to take young people from their urban environment and experience activities in the wild areas of the UK. This enables them to challenge themselves in adventurous and exciting situations. This is done both with day trips and residentials away from home.

There were some memorable trips this year including the Bronze and Silver D of E expeditions, a white water trip to Matlock, day trips to venues such as Epping Forest and a summer residential by Loch Ken in Galloway.

Most of the residentials are camping based and the young people take part in campcraft and cooking as well as having the opportunity to extend their experience of the activities. These ranged from rock climbing and hill walking to wild bivis, mountain biking, sea kayaking and canoeing on white water.

Twenty youth club members went on the summer expedition to Dumfries and Galloway, which was a fantastic trip to a beautiful area of the UK. The group camped right next to Loch Ken and enjoyed a full week of activities including the now traditional overnight bivi. As always some of the most valuable parts of the trip were the social times that the group spent together, cooking, organising their equipment and learning to live and work together as part of a team.

The comments below are in answer to the question “What did you learn on the summer expedition?” and are testament to the experiences shared.

“My favourite bit was when we went mountain biking as the trails were fast and very technical. I loved it as I gained loads of skills and I learnt how to fix my bike and service it.”

“This trip helped me to improve my skills and gave me life experiences I’ll never forget.”

“My favourite part was swimming in the lake which was right next to our camp site pitch. The view from our tents was amazing, I enjoyed being away from London.”

“It was fun and exciting and I became friends with people that were not my friends prior to the trip.” Schools Report

The Centre has a very popular programme of activities for schools. Over 3,800 students visited the Centre this year with over 9,600 attendances taking place. The programme runs year round, but May to July was the busiest time as usual. In the summer months up to 700 students each week attend sessions in kayaking, canoeing, climbing, mountain biking, rowing and high ropes.

High quality coaching, planning and safety are at the heart of the activities and have been recognised in inspections and in the award of the Learning Outside the Classroom Badge. Sessions focus on developing confidence and co-operation, instilling a positive attitude and encouraging students to try activities and experience new challenges.

Programmes are designed in conjunction with schools and enable students to take part in regular physical activity, have fun and learn new skills. The programme includes one off taster sessions through to activities focused on accredited awards, GCSE and A Level programmes.

GCSE programmes were once again popular and around 150 students completed assessments in rowing, kayaking, mountain biking, canoeing and climbing. Grades were high in all activities, with around 85% of students achieving 70% and above, reflecting the hard work put in by the students and staff.

The year round programmes for 5-8 year olds continued to be well attended, with regular weekly sessions taking place. Students participated in a mixture of activities on the land and water, with emphasis on building independence, developing teamwork and self esteem.

The quotes on this page from visiting schools demonstrate the value of the Centre’s programme to local school students and teachers.

“GCSE results were brilliant, PE performed the best across the boys and girls schools: 94% Boys grade 4-9, Girls 88% - best in the school! Really pleased! Thanks again for all your help with our students, if it wasn’t for your high quality teaching we wouldn’t get those results!”

“Thank you very much for the fantastic sessions you led for the children. As you will see from the pictures and cards, they all had a wonderful time.” Inclusion Programmes “Adventure for All” and “Adventure Together”

2017-18 was the fourth year of the Sport England funded programme ‘Adventure For All’, with the funding ending on 31st March 2018. This project continues to over achieve with its targets and create some very emotional and special moments with both its participants and coaches.

Over the four years the Project has worked with 358 individuals, attending 871 sessions, with 3,722 visits. This has been from a combination of visiting schools and groups and also individuals attending the youth programme.

As well as visiting groups such as Marjorie McClure, Arthritis Care and Aquabats the programme supports regular school groups from , Elm Court and St. Peters and special events with local School Partnerships.

The holiday programme, which was started in partnership with referrals from Tower Hamlets Integrated Services for Disabled Children, ran three days a week in the holidays and half terms with a regular six young people, having about 25 members in total. This has developed into an opportunity for young people with disabilities as an exit route to integrate into the mainstream youth activities.

The programme ‘Adventure Together’, which is in its third year, is a unique and revolutionary development for young people with disabilities doing outdoor activities and adventure sports as it integrates them with their mainstream peers.

The staff have used innovative ways of adapting both equipment and sessions to create opportunities for challenge and success for participants. A further grant of £10,000 from Sport England has enabled indoor rowing to be taken off site to schools.

The quality of the programmes were also highlighted by the fact that the Centre now holds both Sailability and Paddle-Ability Awards.

This work is so vital and extraordinary and has had such fantastic outcomes that the decision was taken to continue the Project whilst looking for alternative funding. Fundraising and Volunteering

Fundraising Events Support from individuals and teams is vitally important to the continued survival and success of the Centre. Many people and groups have taken on challenges and put on fundraising events throughout the year.

All three Skerries were once again used in the Great River Race. This race for traditional craft has become a big part of the Centre events programme. Three hundred traditional craft from all over the world race along a 22 mile course on the Thames, from the Isle of Dogs to Richmond. This year a team of parents, trustees and staff competed as well as the Bench Blisters teams, who raised a record amount of £15,092, which was an amazing achievement.

Other fundraising events included the Tuesday evening cake sales, a well attended Quiz Night and a Canoe Club pancake night. Two of the Shadwell community trained hard and ran marathons in support of the Centre this year, Mark Foy in Barcelona and Mike Marcus in London.

Members of the youth club and canoe club participated in the Shadwell Kayak Marathon, a 26.2 mile kayak on the Thames as part of their fundraising efforts, raising £1,798. It was inspiring to see the determination of the team members as they dug deep to complete the challenge. Junior club members organised their own event and raised over £300 towards the cost of junior size full body climbing harnesses.

Thank you to everyone involved in fundraising this year, we appreciate every mile run, rowed and paddled, and every event organised!

Volunteering The Centre relies on volunteers to enable it to meet its objectives. Members of the Shadwell community help in many different ways, from the time and skills that the Trustees give, to canoe club members who coach groups and update the website. The whole community came together to run the annual Open Day in June, with volunteers organising the cafe, helping on registration, assisting on activities and making the day a fantastic showcase of the Centre and its work.

A team of Tideway staff supported the Centre through a volunteer day, where they helped with maintenance, sanded and painted one of the Skerries and got the site looking fresh and clean. Support like this is invaluable to keep the Centre running smoothly. Thank you to everyone who helped throughout the year. Special Projects and New Developments

Adventure Coach Training Scheme Enabling young people to gain skills and realise their potential is a cornerstone of the Centre’s work. The Pathways Scheme has been a valuable tool in the long term development of young people, giving a clear route through personal skills and leadership awards. These new leaders are then supported and mentored to move into coaching roles in their own right through the Adventure Coach Training Scheme. In this year four young people gained their British Canoeing UKCC Level One Paddlesport Coach Award.

This progressive approach has shown great results, with the development of confident young leaders who are then able to use their skills to move out into the wider world with nationally recognised coaching awards and the experiences to equip them for their future endeavours.

Girls Can Adventure This programme, funded by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, enables girls to take part in the activities in a female led environment. The Centre is fortunate to have a very mixed staff team, with strong female role models, who have delivered fantastic sessions for over 100 girls and young women to date. The programme has been very successful and funding has been extended until September 2019.

Climbing Wall After many years of faithful service the onsite climbing wall is now reaching the end of its life. The Centre has applied for funding to renovate the current wall with a new expanded design, which will give more climbing space and enable young people with disabilities to access climbing fully for the first time. We hope that funding will enable this much needed work to take place in 2018-19.

New Slipway This year has seen a huge change to the way that the Centre accesses the Thames with the completion of the new slipway. The slipway was funded and built by Tideway as part of the mitigation process for building the new Thames Super Sewer Tunnel.

The work took place through the spring and early summer and the slipway is now fully operational. There is now safe and easy access to the Thames at all states of the tide, opening up activities on the river to many more of the Centre’s users. We would like to thank Tideway for all their support in enabling this to happen. Shadwell Sailing Club

The sailing club had an unusually quiet year. Sailing has taken place on the river for the regular Tuesday evening sessions and also on the Basin. Unfortunately the construction of the new slipway and various issues with safety boats has meant that we have not been able to get afloat as often as we would have liked.

Some of our members have furthered their skills and gained powerboat and sailing qualifications, and we have carried out our annual boat maintenance programme.

Looking ahead, we are planning to sail on the river (thanks to the new slipway) throughout the winter period, as boats are now being stowed ashore rather than on moorings. This means that as long as conditions are favourable we can launch and recover dinghies and safety boats far more easily, safely and quickly than previously. We are also hoping to run a full timetable of Tuesday evening and Saturday sessions to encourage new members from the Spring of 2018.

It is also hoped that many of our current members will also continue to improve their own personal sailing and safety boat skills with the view to gaining more dinghy instructors and assistant instructors. Tower Hamlets Canoe Club

Tower Hamlets Canoe Club is a very vibrant club, which has seen a lot of action over the past year. Every Tuesday the sessions have been busy with club members taking part in a variety of activities on and occasionally off the water.

Two star training and polo are regularly run on club nights, canoe training towards two or three star is now an all time favourite and heavily subscribed. In the summer the sessions are joined by rolling, wet stuff practice and games, and in the winter by pool sessions.

This summer members benefited from regular race training, with some members taking part in flat water races. The beginner groups are well attended, and a lot of members are helping alongside experienced coaches to introduce new people to kayaking and canoeing.

The is being used every Tuesday regardless of the direction or strength of the tide. It is accessible to all paddlers, and experienced leaders lead those who need it. All river paddlers appreciate the new slipway, in use since summer 2017, as it reduced the time of launching and landing, and increased time spent paddling.

This year off the water activities included BBQ’s, safety and rescue techniques, rolling practice, and also two fundraising events for SBOAC, including a pancake night in February. THCC members also joined the youth group in their fundraising effort and kayaked 42 kilometres on the River Thames in May.

However it isn’t just London where the club paddles. White water, sea and open boat trips have taken place all over the coast of Britain, on rivers of Wales, north Devon and Scotland, as well as abroad, e.g. France, Denmark, and Iceland.

Our annual trip to Jersey in April had 20 paddlers, and people had the chance to paddle sea kayaks, sit on tops, do coasteering and SUPing.

It has been a good year, and Tower Hamlets Canoe Club is lucky that Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre shares such a great location for kayaking and canoeing within the city. Statement of Financial Activities Summary of Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31st March 2018

2018 2017 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds funds funds £ £ £ £ Income and endowments Donations and legacies 27,246 60,170 87,416 122,558 Charitable activities 133,431 6,250 139,681 197,485 Other trading activities 49,240 - 49,240 45,636 Investment income 8,220 15,479 23,699 23,690 Total income 218,137 81,899 300,036 389,369

Expenditure Expenditure on raising funds: Costs of other trading activities 697 - 697 - Expenditure on charitable activities 220,687 98,461 319,148 376,995 Total expenditure 221,384 98,461 319,845 376,995

Net gains (losses) on investments 31,007 (44,589) (13,582) 43,034

Net income (expenditure) 27,760 (61,151) (33,391) 55,408

Transfers between funds 32,745 (32,745) - -

Other recognised gains and losses Net movement in funds 60,505 (93,896) (33,391) 55,408

Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 152,085 405,292 557,377 501,968 Total funds carried forward 212,590 311,396 523,986 557,376

This summary of income and expenditure and the balance sheet opposite are extracted from the full audited accounts, copies of which are available from the Centre.

Statement of Financial Position as at 31st March 2018

2018 2017 £ £ £ Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets 1 4,966 Investments 495,338 524,029 495,339 528,995 Current assets Debtors 32,830 16,397 Cash at bank and in hand 13,474 25,604 46,304 42,001

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17,657 13,620

Net current assets 28,647 28,381 Total assets less current liabilities 523,986 557,376

Funds of the charity Restricted funds 311,396 405,292 Unrestricted funds 212,590 152,084 Total charity funds 523,986 557,376

For the financial year to 31st March 2018, the Centre’s incoming resources were £300,036, an decrease on the previous year due to a £25,000 grant cut from London Borough of Tower Hamlets taking effect and unreclaimed overpayments of £44,903 from the Borough Council from 2007 and 2008 being put through the accounts in the 2016-17 financial year.

The Centre’s expenditure was £319,845 which is lower than the previous year due to a reorganising of Centre premises contracts which made a saving of £23,961, less part time staff hours and some cuts to the number of offsite youth activities. The major component of the expenditure is represented by salaries and associated employers costs at £213,880. This is a decrease on the previous year created by careful planning and timetabling, and volunteer coaching even though there was a rise in pension payments.

Investment income of £15,479 in the restricted funds has been allocated and expended to meet the undertakings of the lease and licence agreements.

The Centre, staff and volunteers have continued to provide high quality services and facilities to the users who make 1500 visits a month whilst under the pressure of financial cuts. The Trustees and Directors have continued to work with the staff and volunteers to manage the Centre’s service to comply with our Charitable Objectives within the resources available.

The Centre remains dependent on grants and donations from charitable trusts, businesses and individuals. During the coming year we will continue to seek support from appropriate bodies and grant giving organisations based on our achievements and value to the community. This will be particularly difficult in the face of Local Authority cuts which have still not been replaced completely. However, we will continue to honour our commitment to provide affordable outdoor activity opportunities for the young people and community of Tower Hamlets. Groups who used the Centre throughout the year

9th Tower Hamlets Scouts Hornsey Greenwood Redlands School 16th City of Westminster Scouts Woodcraft Folk The Renewal Programme After Adoption Into Global St Pauls Cathedral School Ambassadors Football Kingsbury High School St Pauls Way Trust Arthritis Care St Pauls Aquabats St Saviours School Avanti House School London Borough of Brent St Peters School Beatrice Tate School Childrens Services Sanctuary Housing Assoc. Bench Blisters Rowing Team LBTH Disability Childrens Team Sea Regs Training London Kayakathon Shadwell Sailing Club Partnership Schools London Youth Rowing Sir William Burroughs School Bishop Challoner School Marion Richardson School South London Home Educators Blue Gate Fields School Marjorie McClure School Stepney Partnership Schools Buttercup School Melanie Christou Pilates Sussex House School Bygrove School Mulberry UTC Tower Hamlets Canoe Club Canary Wharf Sports Forum NCS The Challenge Tower Hamlets College Childrens Society Newham College Tower Hamlets Youth Columbia School Northolt School Sport Foundation Dallington School Old Ford Primary Trust Transform UK Date Palm School Oregon State University Two Circles Docklands Dive School Pierhead Montessori UCLU Exploration Society Predators Martial Arts Virginia School The Fireworks Firm Prince’s Trust Westminster Abbey Choir Sch Green Gables Montessori Raines Foundation Woodcraft Folk London Green Spring Academy React First Aid Help us to change young people’s lives

Many young people have told us how participating in the activities of the Centre has been a life changing experience. These changes are mainly either by going on to greater adventure and challenges in the world wilderness areas or by gaining the confidence, determination and inspiration to improve their expectations of what they can achieve. We will only be able to continue to do this with your help and support!

Shadwell Basin is a sparkling seven acres of water, the last remains of the great in , overlooked by St Pauls Church where Captain Cook was a parishioner. The Pierhead site, where the Centre buildings stand, is a small haven with amazing views across the Radcliffe Reach of the River Thames, where in the past famous mariners such as Sir William Burrough and Martin Frobisher left on voyages of adventure and discovery. In 1976 local parents and community leaders had the vision and determination to start the transformation from what was a derelict dock into a Outdoor Centre now providing the widest range of adventurous activities available in cental London.

How can you help? If 150 people raised or donated £2 a week it would make a huge difference to our fundraising efforts. Donations can be made directly on our page at www.virginmoneygiving.com or through our website www.shadwell-basin.org.uk. We are also registered on the Charity Aid Foundation's "Give as you Earn" scheme with a registration number of 000456246. Many companies will also match what employees donate so why not check out how you can get your employer involved in making a contribution.

If you have any ideas on how to support the Centre or would like any further information please contact [email protected] or give us a call on 020 7481 4210. Thank you for your help.

How to find us: Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre 3-4 Shadwell Pierhead Glamis Road London E1W 3TD

Nearest bus 100 or D3 Nearest station Shadwell DLR or Wapping East London Line Overground