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After many months of crack-of-dawn training sessions on the Cam, the time has come for the university’s rowing teams to don their Cambridge blue wellies and head to the Thames for the annual Boat Race. Contested over 4.25 miles of lively river between Putney and Chiswick Bridges, the race has taken place for 185 years, with Cambridge leading the current scores on the board in both the men’s and the women’s head-to-head records, by 84 races to 80 and 44 to 30 respectively. If you don’t fancy braving the crowds lining the Thames, you can be certain that plenty of Cambridge pubs will be screening the action on 29 March. The Fort St George, a regular haunt for the city’s rowers, is showing all the race day coverage and always draws an enthusiastic crowd, or The Cambridge Brew House is screening the race and offering themed menu specials (plus a takeaway brekkie in a box, if you can’t drag yourself away from the TV). theboatrace.org BOAT RACE 2020
May Week (actually in June) is the time of year when students let loose at lavish events before parting ways for the summer, and it’s one of the great Cambridge University traditions. The fireworks displays, costing the colleges tens of thousands of pounds, are always a breathtaking spectacle, and even if your student days are long gone, you can join the fun. Rutherford’s is already taking bookings for its May Week experience, offering punting on the nights of the Trinity ball (15 June) and St John’s (16 June), the two colleges known for having the most spectacular displays. Pack up a picnic, some prosecco and enjoy the fun. rutherfordspunting.com A WILD NIGHT ON THE RIVER NOW BOOKING
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