THE ‘HARRY PAYE’ CHARITY ROW 2010.
On the 15th of May
2010 the Pirates of Poole intend to row a 32 foot Cornish gig from Lands
end to Poole quay dressed as pirates. We will travel approximately 250
miles stopping at several seaside towns and harbours (please see
attached schedule) on this journey. The crew began training in December
as none of this motley crew has experience of rowing this type of vessel
and we intend to raise monies for several different charities,
Macmillan;
as I recently lost my father to cancer.
The
R.N.L.I.;
three of our crew are lifeboat crew.
The Royal
Marines charity trust Fund;
one of the crew and one of the
event organisers are ex marines.
Headway;
one of the crew was helped by these people after a serious head injury.
Our boat is now finished and named 'Arrypaye' after the infamous Pirate of Poole. The boat was built through the generous sponsorship of door and window lock manufacture ERA PRODUCTS LTD and the support of Swanage Rowing Club.
'ARRYPAYE’ is now moored at Poole Quay Boat Haven where it can be viewed by all the passing public and is displaying sponsors logos to date. There is still potential advertisng space available. All company sponsors will also be advertised on our land support vehicle and the Pirates of Poole website. Our land support crew will be arriving at the destination ahead of us in order to set up a stall for charity collection and public awareness of the event.
The boat will be displayed in the build up to the row on Poole Quay during March, April and May to maximise exposure for the sponsors and help with the charity collections.
We also intend to take letters
of apology from the Pirates of Poole to several towns on route as the
Spanish and French fleet pillaged several of these on route to Poole in
1406 whilst hunting for Harry Paye and ending up in Poole and burning
the town to the ground.
Should you feel that you or
your company could help in any way through sponsorship of any kind be it
a cash donation towards our selected charities for which your company
logo or website would be on the boat and support van or if you can help
with accommodation for the rowers on route
please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will be pleased to
answer any questions you may have.
We are currently finalising the
venues on route that will be holding a pirate themed charity evening for
us and the positive response we have had so far has been really
encouraging and I feel this will grow to become a very high profile
event. More information about the Pirates of Poole and what we do is
available at
www.piratesofpoole.com
Many thanks for taking the time
to read this and any support you can offer will be gratefully received.
Yours sincerely,
John Lambert.
Many Thanks to all our sponsors:
The Cornish Gig now named 'Arrypaye' on the 13th Feb 2010.
A Massive thank you to:
Cornish Gig Builder: Trevor.K.Deakin Ltd., Unit 11, High Street
Industrial Estate, St.Austell,
