Listers Toyota sponsors Stratford Boat Club's Adaptive Squad

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Local sponsorship from Listers Toyota

Listers Toyota has sponsored Stratford Boat Club's adaptive squad for 2022. The sponsorship follows on from the Japanese car manufacturer's support for the Tokyo Paralympic Games held last year, and continues this support on a local level in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The investment will help the boat club to "offer sport and recreation to a wider spectrum of adaptive athletes", and has already been utilised to build additional boat racking as well as an accessible water tap for adaptive athletes at the club.

Club president Paul Stanton said: “Being associated with caring, local and successful businesses in the area is very important to the club as we share their commitment to the area’s prosperity and wellbeing. Listers Toyota’s sponsorship of the adaptive section for the year is much appreciated and helps us to offer sport and recreation to a wider spectrum of adaptive athletes.”

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Head adaptive coach, Mark Dewdney:

“We first came in contact with Listers Toyota Stratford through Toyota worldwide’s sponsorship of the recent Paralympic Games and then during the adaptive section’s celebration having won Parasport Club of the Year.

“Listers Toyota Stratford’s sponsorship has gone towards equipment for the adaptive section and the whole club, funding recent much-needed equipment such as a stable two-person multi-purpose boat (double); fixed seats which allow those with paraplegia or with severe low limb impairment to row; narrow riggers which allow those with lower limb impairment to propel the boat more effectively; pair riggers which allow those with one sided and/or dexterity issues to row with a single oar if they cannot use two; a bucket seat which benefits cerebral palsy sufferers and grip aids to assist those lacking dexterity.”