122 mile row to raise money for churches

Churchwardens from Islip and Woodeaton rowed 122 miles to Westminster to raise much-needed funds for their two churches.

Wilf Stephenson, Andy Carr and Jemima (plus coxes Phil Stephenson & Ned Carr) celebrated their marathon effort which took four and a half days and nights under canvas, with a well earned drink at the Palace of Westminster.

The sponsored row was part of the celebrations taking part in Islip this year to mark the Millennium of the Birth of Edward the Confessor: the row linked Islip, the place of Edward’s birth, with Westminster, site of the great Abbey he founded.