Supporting Hinksey Sculling School

Hinksey Sculling School is a community rowing club relying on membership subscriptions, grants, and donations to offer an opportunity for young people to have a go at rowing. 

We have ambitious plans to build a new boathouse as we continue to offer rowing to children, both through our regular rowing programme and our outreach initiatives with local state schools. 

If you are passionate about making rowing a sport everyone can enjoy, and are interested in supporting Hinksey Sculling School, there are many ways you can help!   

Make a general donation via our Just Giving page   

Fundraise for Hinksey:

  • Combine a personal challenge with fundraising for the club. Sign up to a local half marathons or running event. You can use JustGiving to tell your story and get people to support you and the Club, These links have ideas on local events:  Running Events Near Oxford | Race Calendar - UK Running Events  Home | otmoor challenge 
  • Talk to your employer.  Many UK employers support local charities through sponsorship, payroll giving or giving match funding to employees raising money for charity.  A UK Fundraising survey found that 47% of employees tend to go the extra mile in their work when employers are supportive of charitable efforts!
  • Sign up to raise funds when you shop online for the Hinksey’s Easyfundraising account  So far we have 71 supporters who have raised just over £3000 in the last few years.
  • Get baking and sell cakes. Who doesn't love a treat! Plan a bake sale date at the end of a long rowing session, sell cakes at work or a community event, or somewhere there is high footfall. There is lots of advice online about how to organise a bake sale.
  • Organise a quiz night as a fun way to raise funds by charging an entry fee, selling drinks and food. Advertise to friends, family, neighbours. There is lots of advice online about how to do this and make sure it appeals to a wide audience

Keep an eye out for the Hinksey Wish List of essential equipment going live soon.

For support, advice, or to be put into touch with people who can help, contact our Coordinator, Julia on coordinator@hinkseysculling.org.uk

We are very grateful to all the individuals and organisations who support us - thank you!