Sponsorship options
Sponsorship is available to suit your needs and budget. Further information on sponsoring the 2026 Durham Regatta is available to download.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Regatta Advertisement Sizes
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 |
Dr. N. van Zwanenberg |
| Mr. R.H. Langdon |
Mr. T. Winn |
| Mr. D. Stewart |
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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 Ewan Tute |
| R.H. Hopps |
Mrs. Susan Marie Tute |
| Barry Hudson MBE |
Professor D. Ward-Thompson |
| Ian Shepherd |
Mr. D. White |
Race Sponsors and Advertisers
| Belmont Dental Practice |
Steven & Victoria Mulvaney |
| The Boomerang Academy Ltd. |
The Neesham Trust |
| Boomerang Consultancy Ltd. |
New College Durham |
| Boomerang Healthcare Ltd. |
Northern Rowing Services |
| Caddick Davies Solicitors |
Mrs. Lynn Pain |
| Dr. Michael Cannon |
RMT Ribchesters |
| The City of Durham Parish Council |
Robinsons Chartered Surveyors |
| Mr G.R. & Mrs A.E. Clack |
St Cuthbert’s Society |
| Mr. David Clasper & Mrs. Maureen Howatt |
St. Leonard’s Catholic School |
| Alexis Cleveland |
St. Leonard’s School Boat Club |
| Mr. C.F. & Mrs. M. Curtis |
Simon Berry Optometrist |
| Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation |
Stuart Wright Funeral Service Ltd |
| Durham College Rowing |
Mrs. K. J. Swaddle |
| Durham Markets Company |
Swinburne Maddison |
| Durham School Boat Club |
Three Counties Ltd |
| Durham University |
Mrs. A. Turner & Family |
| Event Durham |
Ben & Deborah van Zwanenberg |
| Mr. & Mrs. Friedlander |
Stella & Nigel van Zwanenberg |
| The John Gosden Memorial Fund |
Professor D. Ward-Thompson |
| Rita Hole |
Mr. D. White |
| The Betty Humphries Memorial Fund |
Wonderful Whippy Ltd |
| The Frank Humphries Memorial Fund |
J.W. Wood Ltd |
| The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Durham |
Yarm School |
| Elizabeth Metcalfe |
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