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:
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 |
| C. Shepherd |
D. White |
Race Sponsors and Advertisers
| Belmont Dental Practice |
Liz Metcalfe |
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The Boomerang Academy |
Steven & Victoria Mulvaney |
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| New College Durham |
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| Boomerang Healthcare At Home |
Northern Rowing Services |
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| Dr. Michael Cannon |
Mrs. Lynn Pain |
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| Mr G.R. & Mrs A.E. Clack |
Ribchesters, Chartered Accountants |
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| David Clasper & Maureen Howatt |
Robinsons Chartered Surveyors |
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| Alexis Cleveland |
St Cuthbert’s Society |
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| Mr. C.F. & Mrs. M. Curtis |
St. Leonard’s Catholic School |
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| Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation |
St. Leonard’s School Boat Club |
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| Durham College Rowing |
Simon Berry Optometrist |
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| Durham Markets Company |
Stuart Wright Funeral Service Ltd |
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| The City of Durham Parish Council |
Mrs. K. J. Swaddle |
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| Durham School Boat Club |
Swinburne Maddison LLP |
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| Durham University |
Teikyo University of Japan in Durham |
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| Event Durham |
Three Counties Ltd |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Friedlander |
Mrs A. Turner & Family |
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| The John Gosden Memorial Fund |
Ben & Deborah van Zwanenberg |
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| Hild Bede Senate Cup Reunion Alumni |
Stella & Nigel van Zwanenberg |
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| Rita Hole |
Professor D. Ward-Thompson |
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| The Betty Humphries Memorial Fund |
Mr. D. White |
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| The Frank Humphries Memorial Fund |
Wonderful Whippy Ltd |
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| Cllr Liz Brown The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Durham |
J.W. Wood Ltd |
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| Message Bubble |
The Neasham Trust |