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Pink Duck Race
Charity and Social Care, Communications, Other 20 Aug 2025

Pink Duck Race to make waves in Cambridge for Breast Cancer Awareness

On Sunday 21 September, 20,000 bright pink rubber ducks will take to the River Cam in a wonderfully wacky and deeply worthwhile fundraising spectacle.

The Crane Event
23 Feb 2021

The roadmap to safer events, driven by Cambridge agency

Ahead of the UK’s lockdown roadmap, Cambridge-based agency The Crane Event has been preparing for a world where events can safely take place again.

The Crane Event
07 Jul 2020

Red alert for the events industry

The team of event professionals who illuminated many Cambridge landmarks in blue during lockdown has returned once again. This time it was something of a personal mission.

The Crane Event
29 May 2020

Thank Blue, Cambridge

Last night marked the last chapter in Cambridge's #MakeItBlue campaign which has seen the #ShineBright team illuminate over 20 of the city's most famous landmarks during the past nine weeks. Over the lockdown period, this group of event professionals has been secretly liaising with venues to bring a bit of colour to our city.

The Crane Event
22 May 2020

A Cambridge kindness in blue

Last night the event professionals behind some of Cambridge’s brilliant blue installations returned to the city’s landscape with a focus on Mental Health Awareness Week.

The Crane Event
15 May 2020

A Cambridge blueprint of character

Last night, the event professionals behind some of Cambridge’s brilliant blue installations returned to illuminate the city’s more characteristic landmarks as part of the global #makeitblue campaign.

The Crane Event
08 May 2020

Blue sky thinking

On Thursday night, the team of event professionals responsible for lighting up landmarks throughout the city returned for the sixth week.

The Crane Event
01 May 2020

A Cambridge Tripos in blue

Tonight Cambridge’s team of event professionals lit up a trifecta of venues and monuments for the fifth week in the city’s Make It Blue campaign.

The Crane Event
24 Apr 2020

Celebrating Blues and Twos in Cambridge

Cambridge’s team of event professionals lit up the horizon once again last evening for the #makeitblue campaign. Last night was the turn of both Trinity College and the Royal Papworth Hospital which were bathed in blue light and projections to show support to all key workers.

The Crane Event
17 Apr 2020

Lighting the future for key workers

Last night saw the third secret venue in Cambridge’s #LightItBlue campaign revealed, as Anglia Ruskin University Nursing School was illuminated. This was in unison with the 8pm Clap For Carers movement to thank key workers for the fantastic work they are doing to help us all.

The Crane Event
10 Apr 2020

#MakeItBlue returns with a new ‘Storey’ to tell

Following on from the positivity of last week’s illumination of King’s College, Cambridge, which showed solidarity for all key workers during this unprecedented time, the team of local event companies (The Crane Event, Pink Lamp and JMPS) have once again lit up one of the city’s iconic buildings to show their continued support of the selfless individuals holding our country together.

The Crane Event
03 Apr 2020

A Cambridge Blue salute to the NHS

Last night (Thursday), the iconic King’s College, Cambridge was illuminated blue to salute key workers on the frontline who are risking their own health to care for others.

The Crane Event
08 Jan 2018

A stitch in (event) time saves nine

With the start of a new year, many are considering the event opportunities 2018 has to offer, with the aim to carefully slot them into their marketing plans. These vary from hosting networking evenings, sponsoring conferences, to displaying at exhibitions. This is great, but when choosing which events you'll be attending this year, have you thought about the 'hidden time' aspect?

The Crane Event
23 Nov 2017

A new horizon for Cambridge's event people

On Tuesday evening Event Horizon, a brand new Event Meetup, was born.

The Crane Event
13 Jun 2017

The Crane Event strikes a Bell with royal visit

As part of his recent trip to our City, HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex visited Bell Cambridge, and local event agency The Crane Event was there every step of the way.

The Crane Event
25 Apr 2017

The Crane Event celebrate 1st birthday with brand new website

Cambridge-based event specialist agency The Crane Event is celebrating their first anniversary and have launched a new website to mark the occasion!

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