# CRUK & British Rowing partnership launches with indoor rowing festival - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/07/cruk-british-rowing-partnership-launches-indoor-rowing-festival/ - Published: 2016-11-07T07:57:41+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Cancer Research UK and British Rowing have announced a new partnership, launching next month with a festival of indoor rowing.** The partnership kicks off at the [British Rowing Indoor Championships](http://indoorchamps.britishrowing.org/) on 10th December at the Lee Valley VeloPark, and will centre around this event and Cancer Research UK’s [The Great Row](http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/find-an-event/charity-challenges/the-great-row.), an indoor rowing challenge that launches in January next year and culminates with The Cancer Research UK Boat Races on 2nd^( )April. The British Rowing Indoor Championships are open to anyone who wants to race on an indoor rowing machine over 500m, 2,000m or as part of a relay team. The Cancer Research UK team will be at the event to meet competitors and spectators alongside the athletes from Great Britain’s national team. ## Advertisement The Great Row is open to anyone who wants to start their year with a challenge on the indoor rowing machine, and both events will raise money for the charity’s cancer research. Kenny Baillie, director of partnerships and communications at British Rowing said: > “This year’s British Rowing Indoor Championships will be a great event to launch > our new partnership and generate momentum into the new year for The Great Row. > Indoor rowing is the perfect workout for people of all ages and backgrounds and > these two events offer the opportunity for anyone to get involved with the sport, > from complete beginner to seasoned pro.” Photo credit: British Rowing/Naomi Baker * **[Damien Hirst guitar helps raise £307,000 for Stand Up To Cancer](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/22/damien-hirst-guitar-helps-raise-307000-stand-cancer/)**( 22 November 2016) * **[Big Slimming World Clothes Throw raises £3.3 million for Cancer Research UK](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/10/big-slimming-world-clothes-throw-raises-3-3m-cancer-research-uk/)**( 10 July 2017) * **[TK Maxx’s clothing collection passes £30 million mark for CRUK](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/29/tk-maxxs-clothing-collection-passes-30m-mark-cruk/)**( 29 August 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)