A message for our alumnae, from current captains, Anna and Maggie.
Balancing university degrees with scheduling outings, race entries and never-ending boat club admin has been difficult, but Maggie and I have really enjoyed giving something back to the club that has been such a significant part of our times here. Both of us started rowing here at MECBC in freshers week, and we were both surprised by how something that had been such an unknown so quickly became central to our everyday lives. College rowing, as I am sure many of you have experienced, is so much more than just a sport. For us, it has become a community of friends, a place of support and a release from the fast-paced nature of Cambridge, and we could not imagine our university experiences without the boat club.
It is this tight-knit environment that has shone through in the successes of MECBC last year. We saw huge success at the 99’s Spring Regatta, with both W1 winning their division, and W2 taking home the Plate, whilst W1 won their division at Xpress Head. With three crews getting on to May bumps, all the year’s hard work culminated in our W2 taking home blades, ending a 12 year drought of blades for the club. The momentum has carried over into Michaelmas term, where we had record numbers of sign-ups to our novice programme (over a hundred!), with an even more impressive number transitioning into seniors this term, allowing us to field four boats going into Lent!
This year, we are really trying to centre our alumnae network, and to expand the current community of Neptunes. Rowing has been such an unbelievably important part of our times at Murray Edwards, and we are sure that there are many of you who feel the same about their times at MECBC or New Hall Boat Club. We are always keen to hear from alumnae, whether to give us ideas for further alumnae connection, fundraising events or just to tell us about your experience at rowing for our college. Please get in touch with Maggie and I at murrayedwards.women@cucbc.org, we would love to hear from you.
Additionally, we will be using our (low volume!) mailing list to keep our alumnae up to date with the boat club, including sharing our newsletter (the Neptunes), and to share information about alumnae events and opportunities. Please join our alumnae mailing list here!
Thank you to all the alumni who have supported us previously, without which we would not be in this position. We look forward to another great year of rowing here at MECBC, and we hope that you will stay in touch with our progress!
Stay In Touch With The Boat Club
If you were a MECBC or NHBC member who has since graduated, keep in touch the club news! This is a low volume mailing list, used to distribute out newsletter (the Neptunes), and to advertise alumni events and socials!
List address: mecbc-alumnae@srcf.net (join the mailing list here!).
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