210th Anniversary Debate & Dinner

The Standing Committee is delighted to invite members of our alumni community to celebrate the Cambridge Union's 210th anniversary on Saturday October 25th 2025 with an Alumni Dinner & Debate.

Tickets for the fundraising dinner and debate include a drinks reception with live musical entertainment and three course dinner followed by the debate in the chamber.

The motion before the house for the evening is: "This House Prefers Style Over Substance". Whilst a full announcement of the speaker line-up is yet to come, we are delighted to reveal our first two speakers of the night: Sir Peter Bazalgette and Lord Howard.

Should you wish to attend the debate but not the dinner, you can reserve a free ticket. There is the option to make a donation on both ticket types, and members may bring one guest if they wish. 

We are looking forward to welcoming friends, old and new, back to Bridge Street for an evening full of charm, laughs and memories. Please do feel free to email our Membership & Alumni Officer, Seyan (members@cus.org) with any questions about the event.

Schedule:

17:30-Drinks Reception in the Garden

18:15-Commemortaive Photograph Taken

18:30-Dinner Starts

20:00-Debate Commences

22:00-Debate Results, and Drinks and Mingling in The Orator Bar

We will be in touch over the coming weeks with further updates and details.