If strawberries and cream are synonymous with Wimbledon - it's probably pimms and sparkling wine for Henley Royal Regatta - the biggest rowing event in the world that's been staged nearly every year since 1839!

It stemmed from the Boat Race and as you'll hear its idea of stewardship, good manners and competitive sporting competition helped form the initial movement of the modern Olympic Games!

And as Richard Phelps, chair of the organising committee, tells us this year the final steps towards gender parity are being put in place!

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