Objectives

It is stated in the Club Rules that the "aim of the club shall be to support and encourage the sport and recreation of rowing in and around Greenwich." This is a broad objective that we endeavour to implement in our activities as a membership enthusiastic about rowing that delights in sharing the experience with others.

We are part of the Amateur Rowing Association's Project Oarsome Xtra scheme under which we are commited to bringing young people into rowing. In our development plan for Project Oarsome Xtra our purpose as a club was articulated as follows:

Globe Rowing Club, represented by its elected Executive Committee, wishes to make a deliberate and lasting contribution to the sport of rowing and to the lives of the people it serves.

Rowing epitomises the experience of collaboration and expression of a collaborative ethos that resonates strongly with people in all walks of private and business life. Through participation in rowing and all it entails, on and off the water, people are able to find individual challenge and achievement according to their own aspirations and abilities, while learning to share and cooperate with others.

Globe will provide an inclusive context for those wishing to row competitively as well as those who wish to enjoy the sport at a recreational level.

Globe will seek to sustain and encourage the development of an inclusive social community welcoming rowers, family and friends alike.

We are also entering into a Community Use Agreement with Sport England that sets out these aims:

- To increase and improve the number and quality of sporting opportunities for participants in rowing;

- To provide opportunities for local people, particularly low participant groups, to participate in rowing and to develop their skills;

- Where appropriate to establish the Trafalgar Rowing Centre as a rowing hub in East London to help raise standards of coaching education and training administration, volunteering and performance pathways in London.

and these objectives:

- To maximise use of the Facilities;

- To give priority use to (i) opportunities for beginners, for people wishing to improve their rowing skills via programmes of coaching and competition and training for players coaches and officials (ii) specific activities aimed at attracting new participants to rowing from the following:

- 16 and under;

- 45 and over;

- girls and women;

- Lower socio economic groups;

- Black and Ethnic Minorities;

- People with Disabilities;

- To establish a balanced programme of use which satisfies club needs and provides for a wide range of community rowing including provision for:

- Development Initiatives;

- Community Use;

- League and tournament competition;

- Organised club sessions;