ROWERS are set to have an oar-some time with Oxford’s fifth Bangladeshi boat competition.

Twenty-two teams from all over the UK will take part in the event on Sunday, June 17, at Falcon Rowing and Canoeing Club, off Meadow Lane, at Donnington Bridge.

Spectators will be able to watch the races, due to last for four hours from noon, from the bridge.

Organiser Mohammed Abdul Mannan, of Oxford Bangladeshi Boat Club, said: “It’s a family event, there will be music, food. It’s like a mela.

“We don’t have many occasions to have fun and put on a recreational event.”