Youngsters To Benefit From Paddle Board Donation

Youngsters in and around Market Harborough will be able to learn more about waterways thanks to Market Harborough Building Society’s Charitable Foundation.

It handed a grant of just under £5,000 to the Canal and River Trust, enabling it to buy paddle boards, paddles, buoyancy aids and helmets.

The equipment, to be based at Foxton Locks, will be used to teach water safety, during activity days and free paddle board taster sessions.

The Trust will work with schools and other organisations to introduce youngsters to waterways through safe and qualified instructors.

The equipment was officially handed over during a presentation at Union Wharf in Market Harborough.

Linny Beaumont Partnerships Manager of Canal and River Trust with Mark Robinson chief executive of Market Harborough Building Society.
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Front centre, Scott Miller of Canal & River Trust with Ben Blyth Charitable Trustee of Market Harborough Building Society during the presentation.
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The paddle boaders on the union canal at Market Harborough.
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