Sponsorship options
Sponsorship is available to suit your needs and budget. Further information on sponsoring the 2024 Durham Regatta is available to download.
Sponsorship opportunities
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If you would like to become a sponsor or have any questions, please contact the Sponsorship Secretary, Debbie Mortimer:
sponsorship@durham-regatta.org.uk
07989249782
Sponsors are key to the Regatta’s continuing success every year. There are many different ways you can support us – from sponsoring races to putting on entertainment.
Benefits for sponsors
Sponsoring Durham Regatta is a great opportunity for your business.
- Benefit from the positive association with one of Team GB’s most successful Olympic sports.
- Reach up to 10,000 spectators and 2,000 competitors during the event through programmes, banners and announcements.
- Appear in media coverage of the North East’s premier rowing event, in outlets like BBC North East & Tees, the Northern Echo, and our website.
- Enjoy a dedicated space in the Regatta enclosure for corporate hospitality or promotion.
- Create and strengthen ties to Durham City, which Bill Bryson has described as the “perfect little city.”
Durham Regatta would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors for their support for the 2024 regatta.
Key Sponsors
Honorary Life Vice Presidents
Honorary Life Vice Presidency is awarded at the discretion of the Regatta to individuals who have provided exceptional service to the Regatta.
Mr. P. Bramwell | Mr. D. Stewart |
Mr. R.H. Langdon | Mr. T. Winn |
Vice Presidents
Christopher Bramwell | Mr. W.P. & Dr. L.M. Smiles |
Mr. G.R. & Mrs. A.E. Clack | Mr & Mrs J.F. Stevenson |
Miss J.A. Clough | Mrs. Dorothy Stewart |
Mr. C.F. & Mrs. M. Curtis | Mr. Paul E. Tute |
R.H. Hopps | Mrs. Susan M. Tute |
Barry Hudson MBE | Professor D. Ward-Thompson |
I.C. Shepherd | D. White |
Race Sponsors and Advertisers
Belmont Dental Practice | Liz Metcalfe |
The Boomerang Academy | Steven & Victoria Mulvaney |
Boomerang Consultancy | The Neesham Trust |
Boomerang Healthcare At Home | New College Durham |
Dr. Michael Cannon | Northern Rowing Services |
Mr G.R. & Mrs A.E. Clack | Mrs. Lynn Pain |
David Clasper & Maureen Howatt | Ribchesters, Chartered Accountants |
Alexis Cleveland | Robinsons Chartered Surveyors |
Mr. C.F. & Mrs. M. Curtis | St Cuthbert’s Society |
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation | St. Leonard’s Catholic School |
Durham College Rowing | St. Leonard’s School Boat Club |
Durham Markets Company | Simon Berry Optometrist |
The City of Durham Parish Council | Stuart Wright Funeral Service Ltd |
Durham School Boat Club | Mrs. K. J. Swaddle |
Durham University | Swinburne Maddison LLP |
Event Durham | Teikyo University of Japan in Durham |
Mr. & Mrs. Friedlander | Three Counties Ltd |
The John Gosden Memorial Fund | Mrs A. Turner & Family |
Hild Bede Senate Cup Reunion Alumni | Ben & Deborah van Zwanenberg |
Rita Hole | Stella & Nigel van Zwanenberg |
The Betty Humphries Memorial Fund | Professor D. Ward-Thompson |
The Frank Humphries Memorial Fund | D. White |
Cllr Liz Brown The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Durham | Wonderful Whippy Ltd |
Message Bubble | J.W. Wood Ltd |