For most people, the idea of spending six days on a rowing machine would not be an appealing one, but that is precisely what Luke Ebsworth will be doing as he attempts to cover the length of the River Thames over the next week.
Even Luke admits that this is not his natural environment. 鈥淚鈥檓 not much of a gym enthusiast鈥, he says, but his desire to give back to the Navy鈥檚 charity means that is raising money by rowing 343km between Saturday 12th and Thursday 17th February. Luke is a father of four boys and currently serves as a Chief Petty Officer Weapons Engineer in the Royal Navy. 鈥淚've been in the Royal Navy for just over 20 years now and during that time have benefited from the Royal Navy Royal Marine Charity in numerous ways over the years and also tried to support them where I can.鈥
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