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The Fours Head

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The Fours Head provides racing for coxed fours, coxless fours and coxless quads over the Championship course.

The course for the 2020 race will be shorter and end above Hammersmith Bridge. Next update in week commencing 19 October (entries open 26 October). More >>

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Update

by Helena Smalman-SmithSeptember 20, 2020

The Fours Head Committee met today and remain committed to holding an event on 22 November if possible. Course alteration We expect that Hammersmith Bridge will still be closed to boats going underneath it on race day. Therefore we are…

Changes for 2020

by Helena Smalman-SmithJuly 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Race name Recognising that most people refer to our race as the Fours Head, we have changed its official name to that. It has been the Head of the River Fours since it began in 1955, but we are happy…

COVID-19 and the 2020 race

by Helena Smalman-SmithJune 11, 2020July 23, 2020

The Committee very much hopes that the 2020 race will take place, but this will only be possible once British Rowing has cleared affiliated competitions to restart in their Returning to Rowing guidance. Various other criteria outside our control will…