A group of mixed ability rowers from Upton Rowing Club have set themselves the challenge of rowing the equivalent of a straight line distance, on and off the water, from Upton on Severn to Vaires sur Marne, Paris, the sight of the 2024 Olympic Rowing, that's 499000 metres between us over 12 days from 2 to 13 November to raise funds for this great cause.

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