Annual Events in London: London Marathon, the Proms, the Boat Race, Trooping the Colour, List of Cambridge University Boat Race Crews

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: London Marathon, The Proms, The Boat Race, Trooping the Colour, List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews, List of Oxford University Boat Race crews, Harveian Oration, BFI London Film Festival, Chelsea Flower Show, Notting Hill Carnival, Mayor of London's Sky Ride, Baishakhi Mela, National Family Week, Lord Mayor's Show, Pride London, Miss Great Britain, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, Ideal Home Show, London Lifestyle Awards, Global Peace and Unity, New Year's Day Parade, London Fashion Week, London Boat Show, Run to the Beat, Publish And Be Damned, Bartholomew Fair, List of annual events in London, Open House London, Social Innovation Camp, Ideal House Competition, Tree-athlon, London Motorexpo, List of Oxford University Isis crews, Ragstock, Carnaval del Pueblo, London Triathlon, Earls Court Boat Show, Carnival de Cuba. Excerpt: The event generally known as The Boat Race is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April. The formal title of the event is the Xchanging Boat Race, and it is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. In 2010 an estimated quarter of a million people watched the race live from the banks of the river and millions on television. Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a Blue Boat, with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue. The first race was in 1829 and it has been held annually since 1856, with the exception of the two world wars. The most recent race was on Saturday, 26 March 2011 at 5.00pm with Oxford (on the Surrey Station) winning. The 2012 event is to be confirmed. The race is governed by a...