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Date |
Event |
Details |
Website
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01/09/2010 |
National Zoo Awareness Day |
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Captive Animals |
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01/09/2010 |
The Great Dorset
Steam Fair |
1st to 5th September 2010
Southdown, Tarrant Hinton Blandford, Dorset, on the A354. Postcode for
satnav DT11 8JA. Gates open at
8am, Car park at
7am. Range of ticket
prices depending on when you want to go. Steam engines and vehicles of all
types, Fairground Organs, vintage cars, bikes and commercial vehicles,
tractor pulling, heavy horses, vintage collections and occupations, rural
crafts, dancing shows, fairground, pipe bands, nightlife and a music
festival. |
Great Dorset Steam Fair |
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01/09/2010 |
Sand Sculpture Festival |
22nd May to 5th September 2010.
Weston
Super
Mare Beach, Somerset. See the final days of this years festival which is
themed Great Britain, from the legendary and famous to the quirky and
eccentric. |
Sand Sculptures |
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02/09/2010 |
Burghley Horse Trails |
2nd to 5th September 2010
Burghley House Estate, Stamford, Lincolnshire. A 3 day
horse event including dressage, cross country and show jumping. |
Burghley Horse Trials |
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02/09/2010 |
Beamish Great North Steam Fair |
2nd to 5th September 2010
Beamish Museum, County
Durham. 10am-5pm. Visiting locomotives are in steam at the Beamish Railway
Station and Colliery and much more besides. With vintage vehicles, steam
rollers, traction engines, stationary engines, the magnificent colliery
winding engine and guest appearances of fabulous machines. |
Beamish Events |
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03/09/2010 |
Chatsworth Country Fair |
3rd to 5th September 2010
Chatsworth house, Derbyshire. 9am-6.30pm. Massed pipe and military bands,
demonstrations and parades, Falconry, Court, hot air balloons, parachuting,
over 300 trade stands, rural crafts, vintage car parade, terrier racing,
clay pigeon shooting, bouncy castle, old time fairground, horse shoeing,
ferret racing, archery, sheep dog trials and more. |
Chatsworth Country Fayre |
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03/09/2010 |
Dundee Flower & Food Festival |
3rd to 5th September 2010 Camperdown
Country Park, Dundee from 10am-6pm. A 3 day event with cookery and gardening
demonstrations and talks as well as flowers, plants and crafts, floral art,
music, vegetable competitions and other fun activities. |
Flower & Food Festival |
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03/09/2010 |
Gardening Show |
3rd to 5th September 2010
Bath & West Showground,
Shepton Mallet, Somerset. As well as feature gardens, floral halls, showcase
gardens and the seed gardening pavilion, there is also the Scarecrow
Competition. |
Gardening Show |
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03/09/2010 |
Blackpool Illuminations |
3rd September to 7th November 2010 The
illuminations have been a major part of Blackpool since 1879. The first
night is the big switch on, the best time to visit is after the clocks
change when the evenings are darker. Great night time photography not only
from the lights, but also all the attractions on the piers. |
Visit Blackpool |
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04/09/2010 |
The Prescott Gold Cup |
4th and 5th September 2010
Prescot Speedhill Climb, Prescot, Gotherington, Cheltenham, Glos. 9am start.
Deciding who has won the Gold Cup and title for the year, with the best
drivers competing. |
Hillclimb Events |
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04/09/2010 |
Stourport
Land and River Carnival |
4th and 5th September 2010 River
Severn, Stourport, Worcestershire. Incorporates an afternoon land and river
parade, marching bands as well as an illuminated light parade with fireworks
on the Saturday evening. |
Stourport Carnival |
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04/09/2010 |
Coventry Festival of Motoring |
4th and 5th September 2010 War
Memorial Park,
Coventry. Starts 8am on Saturday. A wide range of exhibitions and arena
displays to keep everyone entertained, including stunt displays, children's
entertainment and competitions, as well as Car Club displays and
competitions. A vehicle weekend. |
Festival of Motoring |
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04/09/2010 |
Ryde Illuminated Carnival |
Ryde,
Isle of Wight. 8.30pm procession leaves from Esplanade & Canoe Lake and
travels a route through Dover Street, Park Road, Star Street, High Street,
Union Street and ending at the Esplanade and
Boating
Lake. |
Ryde Carnival |
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04/09/2010 |
NI International Airshow |
4th and 5th September 2010 West
Bay Beach, Portrush,
Northern Ireland.
A natural amphitheatre for a free, 2-day programme of air displays, sea
displays, ground shows, exhibitions and stalls Air displays take place
12noon-5.30pm on Saturday and 12.30-5.30pm on Sunday and include the Red
Arrows, RAF Falcons Parachute Display team, wing walkers, various helicopter
displays and various other military and civilian planes. |
Northern Ireland Airshow |
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04/09/2010 |
Scotlands Countryside Festival |
4th and 5th September 2010 Glamis
Castle,
Angus, Scotland. 9.30am-6pm. Attractions include, the Devils Horsemen Stunt
Riding Team, gundog displays, falconry, highland ponies, Clydesdale Horses,
craft tents, continental market and more shopping. |
Countryside Festival |
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04/09/2010 |
Duxford Battle of
Britain Air Show |
4th and 5th September 2010
Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Gates open at 8am. Flying programme starts at 2pm.
Showcasing some of the very best of historic and modern, military and civil
aircraft including Duxford favourites such as the Spitfire and B-17 Flying
Fortress, Sally B and a Red Arrows display on the Saturday. |
Duxford |
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04/09/2010 |
Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival |
4th and 5th September 2010 Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk. Traditional tall ships, expedition vessels, steam
drifters and lifeboats moor on South Quay. Maritime music, with performances
from shanty groups, folk bands, choirs and brass bands.
Newfoundland dogs put on life-saving displays in conjunction
with the local lifeboat crews. Meanwhile onshore, displays of maritime
related crafts, artwork and history. |
Great Yarmouth |
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04/09/2010 |
Shackerstone Family Festival |
4th and 5th September 2010
Shakerstone, Leicestershire. A family, steam and canal festival all rolled
into one event in the showfield just outside the village. The field includes
the arena, craft tent, beer tent, trade stands and the majority of the
vehicle, machinery and other displays. There are a selection of vintage
canal barges on display and traction engines in the station car park. Other
events taking place include International Camel Racing, quad bike and
motorcycle stunt shows, duck herding sheep dogs, craft fair, Morris men,
marching bands, the Red Arrows display team and much more. |
Shackerstone Festival |
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04/09/2010 |
Doors Open Days -
Scotland |
4th to 26th September 2010 Scotland.
Doors Open Days gives you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings
across Scotland. Every weekend in September you can explore places that are
normally closed to the public. Some open up once a year, some just once in a
lifetime. |
Doors Open Days |
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04/09/2010 |
West Country Balloon Fiesta |
4th and 5th September 2010
Tavistock, Devon. This years event focuses on the Balloons and there will be
on site food. Watch the many balloons take to the sky. |
West Country Balloons |
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04/09/2010 |
Braemar Gathering & Highland Games |
The
Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar, Scotland. 9.30am-5pm
Always held on the first Saturday in September and events and competitions
taking place include highland dancing, piping, tossing the caber, throwing
the hammer, sprinting, relay and hill races, long leap, tug of war and a
children’s sack race. |
Braemar Gathering |
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04/09/2010 |
Bristol Kite Festival |
4th and 5th September 2010 The
Plateau, Aston Court
Estate, Bristol. 12noon-5.30pm each day. 2 days of glorious kite flying from local
clubs and guest flyers. Large kites to small and some public flying also. |
Kite Festival |
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04/09/2010 |
Sowerby
Bridge Rushbearing |
4th and 5th September 2010
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire.
Procession starts at
10.15am at St Johns Church Warley, and finishes at
5.10pm at the Canal
Basin. A sixteen feet high rushcart is pulled by 60 local men in panama
hats, white shirts, black trousers and clogs. A team of women take turns in
sitting on top of the cart. The procession is accompanied by five or six
team of Morris dancers. The procession stops on route to present token
rushes to churches, to perform a mumming play and to dance outside pubs. On
Sunday the procession goes to Ripponden to present rushes and join the
village fete. |
Rush Bearing |
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05/09/2010 |
Tour D’ Funess Charity Cycle Race |
Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. A Family fun event, not really a race. There
are three rides of 5 miles, 13 miles and 50 miles to suit the abilities of
those taking part. |
Tour D Furness |
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05/09/2010 |
Sands of Time
Seaside Festival |
West
Park
and Seafront, Bognor Regis, Sussex. Sandcastle competitions, classic vehicle
rally, craft fair, entertainers, fun fair, donkey rides, open-top bus tours
and more. |
Sands of Time |
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05/09/2010 |
Brinkworth Country Show |
Brinkworth House, Brinkworth, Wiltshire. 10.30am-5pm. Incorporating the
Smallholder Rare Breeds Festival with many rare and native breeds of farm
animals on show. Other attractions included Falconry displays, sheep dog
demonstrations, Carriage Driving displays, vintage and classic cars, White
Horse Kite Flyers and classic tractors and farm machinery. |
Brinkworth Show |
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05/09/2010 |
Festival of 1000 Classic Cars & North West Bike Day |
Cholmondeley
Castle, Cheshire. 10am-5pm. A spectacular display of classic and vintage
cars and bikes available to view as well as trade stands. |
Classic Shows |
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06/09/2010 |
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance |
Abbots Bromley, nr Rugeley, Staffordshire.
Collect the Antlers from the church at 8am. The dance consists of twelve
dancers, six carrying reindeer antlers, accompanied by the hobby horse, a
jester, maid Marian, a boy carrying a bow and arrow, a musician playing an
accordion and a boy playing the triangle keeping the beat of the music for
the dancers and they walk about 10 miles to different locations through the
village and surrounding farms and pubs. Also in the village will be
exhibitions, craft stalls and the five local pubs will be open. |
Abbots Bromley |
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06/09/2010 |
St Giles Fair |
6th and 7th September 2010 St
Giles, Oxford. This fair has been held on the Monday and Tuesday after
St Giles Day in the 19th century. |
Headington |
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09/09/2010 |
Heritage Open Days |
9th to 12 September 2010
Throughout England.
A celebration of architecture and culture. FREE access to properties that
are usually closed to the public or normally charge for entry. Nearly 4,000
places and events are taking part in 2010. See their website search page at
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/ to find somewhere open near you. |
Heritage Open Days
National Trust |
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09/09/2010 |
Westmorland County
Show |
Lane
Farm, Crooklands,
Kendal,
Cumbria.
8am-5.30pm. One of Britain’s oldest livestock shows, but also Cumberland and
Westmoreland Wrestling, craft marquees, 250+ trade stands, local products
food hall and demonstrations. |
Westmorland Show |
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09/09/2010 |
Blenheim
Palace International Horse Trials |
9th to 12th September 2010
In the grounds of
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxon, 3 day eventing competition. Gates open at
8am each day. |
Blenheim Horse Trials |
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10/09/2010 |
Southampton Boat Show |
10th to 19th September 2010
Mayflower Park/Town Quay, Southampton. 10am-7pm. With over 1,000 boats of
all sizes and around 500 exhibitors. Including science of the sea, try a
boat, try a dive, feature boats, and water warriors. |
Southampton Boat Show |
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10/09/2010 |
Kendal Torchlight
Procession |
Kendal, Cumbria (south Lake District).
Procession starts at 7.30pm. 2010 Theme is Kendal Through The Ages. Parade features include bygone bikes, dancers,
bands, teams of heavy and working horses with drays from the 1900's, steam
engines, floats, marching bands etc. |
Torchlight Parade |
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10/09/2010 |
National Carriage Driving Championships |
10th to 12th September 2010 Windsor
Great
Park, Berkshire. From 8.30am each day. As well as 3 days of carriage driving
competitions from dressage, through marathon and cone driving, there is also
Dog Agility competitions and a classic vehicle show. |
Windsor Driving |
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10/09/2010 |
Findon Sheep Fair and Village Festival |
10th and 11th September 2010
Napcote Green,
Findon
Village,
West Sussex. 10.30am-7.30pm Traditional fair, craft demonstrations, craft
stalls, meet the sheep and small animals, choirs, Morris dancing, sheepdog
demonstrations and more ending with a barn dance in the marquee on Saturday
evening. |
Findon Sheep Fair |
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10/09/2010 |
Offshore Powerboat Racing Championship |
10th and 12th September 2010
Salcombe, Devon. National Finals Spectacular power boat racing with speeds
up to 80mph. Free to watch. |
ORCDA |
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11/09/2010 |
RAF Leuchars Airshow |
St
Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Gates open at 8am and closes at 6pm each day.
Displays are on from 10am to 5pm. The RAF's official military airshow in
Scotland
with thrilling air displays, Scottish Fair, trade and ground exhibitions |
Airshow |
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11/09/2010 |
Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival |
River Cam, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. Teams of up to 10 people paddle 30 foot
boats with a drummer at the front beating at the helm. Over 50 boats are
expected to take part, other entertainment is also provided including
children's activities, funfair, Chinese lion dancing and more. |
Dragon Boats Cambridge |
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11/09/2010 |
Medieval Extravaganza |
11th and 12th September 2010 Caldicote
Castle, Monmouthshire 11am-5pm each day. The Early Medieval Alliance comes
to the country park with medieval market stalls, living history displays and
a dramatic battle. Some of those groups attending include the Companions of
the Crow, The Dogs of War, Poor Knights of St. Dysmas, The Medieval Combat
Society and more. |
The EMA
Caldicot Castle |
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11/09/2010 |
Thames Festival |
11th and 12th September 2010 Each
day starts around 12noon and ends around 10pm. Two days of free music and
entertainment on the south bank of the River between Westminster Bridge and
Blackfriars Bridge. Sunday evening Night Carnival (procession of lights)
starts at 7.30pm just after Waterloo Bridge and finishes behind the Royal
Festival Hall around 9.30pm. From 9.45pm-10pm huge firework display from
barges on the
Thames. |
Thames Festival |
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11/09/2010 |
Hop Hoodening |
Canterbury,
Kent. Celebrates the
harvesting of the Hops. Celebrations begin with a procession through the
shopping precincts to the cathedral by the Hop Queen in a Hop Bower,
followed by country dancers and Morris men. It is usually also accompanies
by 2 Hooden Horses. Expected at Cathedral by
11am. |
Wantsum Morris Men |
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11/09/2010 |
The Carriage Driving Extravaganza |
11th and 12th September 2010 The
Hands Equestrian Centre, Clevedon, Somerset. There will be two days
dedicated to carriage driving with classes to include in hand, pleasure,
trade, wagon, junior, novice, coaching, private drive & road drive -
something for everyone! |
Carriage Driving Extravaganza |
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11/09/2010 |
Truckfest North West |
11th and 12th September 2010 Haydock
Park
Racecourse, Newton Le Willows, Lancs. A truckers paradise with loads of
trucks on show and a trade exhibition for operators. With trucks on show
such as somersaulting trucks, jet propelled Pro-Jet and monster trucks from
the USA on show. |
Truckfest |
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11/09/2010 |
Kendal Torchlight Carnival |
Kendal,
Cumbria.
Two parades the first of which sets off at
7.30pm and travel through the streets of Kendal. Taking
part in the procession are dancers, bygone bikes, teams of heavy horses,
steam engines, floats decorated to a theme, marching bands and more. |
Kendal Torchlight Carnival |
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11/09/2010 |
Fairground at Night |
Hollycombe, Liphook, Hampshire. 7pm-10am. The first night of 3 during this
month to see a Traditional Steam Fairground at night with sights, sounds and
smells of an Edwardian Fairground . |
Hollycombe |
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11/09/2010 |
The Raveningham Country Fair |
Ravingham, Norfolk. 10am-5pm. Started as a Threshing fayre, but now has
vintage cars, working steam engines, model aircraft displays, dog show,
Knights of Chivalry re-enactments, falconry and loads more. |
RAV Country Fair |
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11/09/2010 |
Malpas Yesteryear Rally |
11th and 12th September 2010 Hampton,
Malpas, Cheshire. A heritage weekend with around 30 steam engines,
commercial and military vehicles, cars, tractors, motorcycles, heavy horses,
working demonstrations, rural crafts, craft marquee and 100+ trade stands. |
Malpas Rally |
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11/09/2010 |
Paws in the Park |
11th and 12th September 2010 The
Hop Farm, Paddock
Wood,
Kent.
10am-6pm. UK's largest outside dog Show for working, trained and pet dogs.
With many competitions, events and demonstrations taking place throughout
the weekend. |
Paws in the Park
The Hop Farm |
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11/09/2010 |
Brighton Speed Trials |
Brighton,
Sussex.
10am-6pm. Showcasing a wide range of cars and motorbikes, racing over a
quarter of a mile along Madeira Drive, Brighton's beachfront. Viewing is
free from the upper level, entry fee to paddock. |
Brighton and Hove Motor Club |
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11/09/2010 |
British Hovercraft Racing |
11th and 12th September 2010
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire. 12.30 to 7pm. Set in the grounds of Claydon
House this course has a mix of fast straights and technical sections making
it a real challenge. The fast water straight is right in front of the
spectator viewing area, getting you as close as possible to the action. |
Hovercraft Racing |
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12/09/2010 |
Ace Café Motorcycle Ride |
Depart 10.30am. Up to 40,000 participate in this ride from Ace Corner, North
Circular Road, London to Madeira Drive, Brighton. Event at Brighton
9.30am-6pm. |
Ace Cafe |
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12/09/2010 |
Frampton Country Fair |
The
Park, Frampton on
Severn, Glos
10am to 5.30pm.
Gates open at 9am. See all types of country activities from shooting,
fishing, gun dog and working dog displays and competitions as well as pigeon
plucking competition, living working countryside demonstrations and much
more. |
Frampton Country Fair |
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12/09/2010 |
World Black Pudding Throwing Championships |
Royal Oak,
Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Lancs. 11am-4pm. The aim of the Black Pudding
Throwing Championships is to throw a black pudding that has been ‘swaddled’
or wrapped in a pair of ladies tights at a collection of Yorkshire puddings
on a plinth 20 feet up on the side of the pub wall. Whoever knocks down the
most wins! |
Ramsbottom |
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14/09/2010 |
Widecombe Fair |
Widecombe, Devon. Gates open to the Fiar Field at
9am. A traditional Devon country fair and includes horse
trading; produce and livestock shows and competitions including Dartmoor
Ponies, and Whitefaced and Greyfaced Dartmoor Sheep; drystone walling, sheep
shearing and thatching demonstrations; dog races and shows; cross country
race over open moorland from the top of Widecombe hill to the Fair below;
tug o' war; street entertainment in the village; bale rolling, vintage
machinery on display. |
Widecombe Fair |
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16/09/2010 |
International Sheepdog Trials & Country Fair |
16th to 18th September 2010
Massereen Farm,
Antrim, Northern Ireland.
First two days are qualifiers for the Sunday Supreme Championship. Also a
country fair with demonstrations and trade stands. |
Sheep Dog Championships |
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17/09/2010 |
Goodwood Revival |
17th to 19th September 2010
Goodwood, West
Sussex.
Historic race meeting staged around the fifties and sixties for cars and
motorcycles that would have competed at Goodwood during 1948-1966. As well
as the racing there is a Revival Car show, WWII aircraft display, bands and
more. |
Goodwood Revival |
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17/09/2010 |
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show |
17th to 19th September 2010 Great
Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. 9.30am-5.30pm each day. Event includes
horticultural nurseries, plant society marquees, show gardens, floristry and
flower arranging, opportunity to see and buy horticultural sundries like
tools, summer houses, pots etc, arts and crags and lots of food. Purpose
built event facilities as well as fully ramped and floored marquees. Over
70% of the show is undercover and most of it is on hard surface. |
Autumn Flower Show |
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17/09/2010 |
Out There Festival |
17th to 19th September 2010 St
George Park, Great
Yarmouth,
Norfolk. Free street arts festival. Musical Masquerade featuring amazing
carnival creations, international street arts and circus entertainment, and
a range of wild, wacky events including amazing high wire shows, a life-size
inflatable whale, and even a half-naked chef. Over 30 professional acts, 90
performances and 600 performers. |
Out There Festival |
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18/09/2010 |
Egremont Crab Fair and World Gurning Championships |
Egremont,
Cumbria.
An event combining ancient and traditional events with modern attractions.
Starts early in the morning and on show will be a talent show; hound trails;
crafts; Greasy Pole; cycle racing; apple cart; horn blowing and of course
Gurning. |
Egremont Crab Fair |
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18/09/2010 |
The Grand Henham Steam Rally |
18th and 19th September 2010 Henham
Park,
nr Southwold, Suffolk. 10am-6pm. The 2010 theme is history of Fire fighting,
illustrated using fire fighting equipment from the 17th century to present
day. Also steam traction engines, lorries, vintage and classic cars,
tractors and working steam demonstrations of threshing, sawing benches and
stone crushing, dog show, bird of prey displays, heavy horse demonstrations,
marching bands, craft marquees and loads more. |
Henham Steam |
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18/09/2010 |
Southport Airshow |
18th and 19th September 2010 Southport Seafront,
Lancashire.
Flying programme includes the Red Arrows, military and civilian aircraft,
helicopters, aerobatics and parachute displays. On the ground will be an Air
Show trade village, aviation marquee, static aircraft displays, simulators
and other family entertainment. |
Southport Airshow |
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18/09/2010 |
The Royal Berkshire
Show |
18th and 19th September 2010 The
Showground alongside the M4 junction 13 near Newbury Berkshire. Open 8am-6pm
each day. As well as agricultural activities, livestock competitions, food
stalls and trade stands there will also be a fun fair and will end with hot
air balloons rising en mass, weather permitting. |
Newbury Show |
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18/09/2010 |
Battle of Britain Airshow |
18th and 19th September 2010 Cotswold
Airport
(North Side), Kemble, Gloucestershire.
9am-5.30pm each day. Small flying display of vintage
aeroplanes starting at
2pm each day including
the Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial
Flight. Also on display aircraft from other flying clubs. |
Battle of Britain Airshow
Cotswold Airport |
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18/09/2010 |
Salute to the 40's |
18th and 19th September 2010 Chatham
Dockyard, Chatham, Kent. On display wartime vehicles, uniforms, music and
activities of Britain at War, as well as a 1940's style street party with
live entertainers. |
Chatham Dockyard |
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18/09/2010 |
Somerset Carnivals |
18th September to 15th November 2010 This
link goes to the page which lists them all by date the larger ones take
place in November and last about 2-3 hours. |
Somerset Carnivals |
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18/09/2010 |
1940's On the Home Front in
Rufford
Abbey
Country
Park |
18th and 19th September 2010 Rufford
Abbey
Country Park, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. 11am-4.30pm. Giving you the chance
to experience the sights, sounds and humour of wartime Britain. With
re-enactors and vehicles and equipment from the time period giving an
insight into daily living and military life including a Battle of Britain
Dakota flypast. |
Rufford Park |
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18/09/2010 |
Zapcat Racing at
Salford
City |
18th and 19th September 2010 Salford Quays,
Manchester.
12noon-4.30pm each day. 6-8 boats compete in 5+ heats each to determine
qualification for the Round divisional finals.
www.thequays.org.uk/ |
Zapcat Racing |
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18/09/2010 |
Bedfordshire Steam & country Fayre |
18th and 19th September 2010 Old
Warden Park, nr Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Attractions include, steam
ploughing, fairground organs, flying displays, working crafts, around 140
steam engines, heavy horse demonstrations, working dog demonstrations,
Morris dancing, vintage vehicles and old time fairground plus more. |
Bedfordshire Steam Fair |
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18/09/2010 |
Midland Game Fair |
18th and 19th September 2010 Weston
Park,
Weston under Lizard, Shropshire. Open 8am-6pm both days. Events include
shooting, working dogs, fishing village, gun dog events, falconry, ferret
championships as well as food halls and music. |
Midland Game Fair |
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18/09/2010 |
Grand Britannic Trial |
18th September to 1st October 2010 A 12
day classic car rally with an element of competition covering around the
British Isles. Starts at the Celtic Manor Resort,
Newport on the 19th and finishes at the city West Hotel,
Dublin, Ireland. See the
brochure for more details on where they will be travelling. |
Classic Rallies |
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18/09/2010 |
Open House London |
18th and 19th September 2010
Various locations throughout
London.
Hundreds of buildings of all types and periods open up their doors to all,
completely for free. See their website for details on where you can go. |
Open House London |
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18/09/2010 |
World Lawn Mower Championships |
18th and 19th September
2010
West Chinngton Lane,
Coneyhurst, Billingshurst, West Sussex. |
Lawn Mowers |
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18/09/2010 |
Beach Watch Big Weekend |
18th and 19th September 2010
Beaches all around the
UK
shores take part in recording what is going on and the data collected is
used for the Annual Beachwatch report. |
Beach Watch |
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18/09/2010 |
Birkenhead
Park Festival of Transport |
18th and 19th September 2010 Birkenhead
Park, Park Road North, Birkenhead. This year they have a Viking re-enactment
group, miniature steam locos and usual display of traction engines,
Victorian steam fair, steam boats and lots more. There will also be a free
fleet of vintage buses running to the fair, Birkenhead tramway and the
Mersey Ferries so the photographic opportunities are endless. SatNav CH41
4AQ. Free entry and Free parking. |
Festival of Transport |
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18/09/2010 |
British National Surf Championships |
18th and 19th September 2010 Fistral
Bay,
Newquay, Cornwall. |
Surfing Championships |
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19/09/2010 |
Great North Run |
Newcastle,
Tyne & Wear. |
Great North Run |
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19/09/2010 |
Festival of the Plough |
High
Burnham Farm, nr Epworth, Lincs. 10am-4pm. Horse ploughing, vintage tractor,
steam ploughing, static engines, vintage cars, craft tent, poultry
exhibition, terrier racing, dancing, steam travelling fairground and
entertainment. |
Festival of the Plough |
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23/09/2010 |
Autumn Equinox |
The
autumn equinox is when day and night are of equal length. Druids celebrate
this at Primrose Hill,
London
and at Stonehenge and other ancient monuments. |
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23/09/2010 |
Seed Gathering Season |
23rd September to 23rd October 2010 An
autumn festival organised by the Tree Council to inspire everyone to gather
seeds, fruits and nuts but also to plant new trees of the future. |
Tree Council |
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23/09/2010 |
Chalice
Wells
Gardens |
Chalice
Wells
Gardens, Glastonbury, Somerset. One of the oldest holy wells in the UK. Open
365 days a year, but today between
10am and 12
noon FREE entry. |
Chalice Wells |
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24/09/2010 |
Wimpole at War |
24th and 25th September 2010
Wimpole Hall, Royston, Cambridgeshire. 11am-5pm. Step back in time to the
1940s! Enjoy music, military and civilian living history, firemen (including
a chance to have a go at aiming the hose!), cooking demonstrations,
interactive display about the retreat to Dunkirk and Battle of Britain with
a Flypast of the Memorial flight of a Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane on
the Saturday, entertainments such as Mr Punch versus Adolf Hitler, vehicles,
cycles and more! |
Wimpole Hall
Event Plan |
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24/09/2010 |
International Rally of
Yorkshire |
24th and 25th September 2010 Pickering
Showground, Yorkshire. For the start and finish of the race, which starts
early on Saturday morning and finishes with a ceremonial finish. |
Rally of Yorkshire |
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25/09/2010 |
Malvern Autumn Show |
25th and 26th September 2010 Three
Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs. Features lifestyle ideas and themes to
promote good living. From running a smallholding to cooking, gardening and
demonstrations in the activity arena. Also incorporates one of the RHS
flower shows. |
Malvern Autumn Show |
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25/09/2010 |
Operation Neptune |
25th and 26th September 2010 Lagoon
Walk, Skegness,
Lincolnshire.
WW2 re-enactment dedicated to the largest military invasion of the 20th
Century, the D-Day Landings of June 6th, 1944. Using a combination of
simulated battles, static displays of military vehicles and equipment,
period military camps etc on both grass and sand dunes, gives you the
opportunity to learn more about the history of the invasion. |
Operation Neptune |
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25/09/2010 |
The Great
River Race -
London |
Starts at 9am at London Docklands, first boat off at
11am. Over 200 different
rowing boats race along the River Thames, this year from London Docklands to
Ham House (Richmond), covering 22 miles of the River Thames. Around 300
crews from around the world take part, from those that enjoy fun and dress
in fancy dress to the serious sports men and women who are in it to win it. |
Great River Race |
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25/09/2010 |
Kettering Vintage Rally and Steam Fayre |
25th and 26th September 2010 Kettering
Showground, Cranford, Northants. 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun. Military and
Commercial Vehicles, steam engines, vintage cars and lorries, tractors,
buses, fairground, fair organs, craft tent and more. |
Cranford Rally |
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25/09/2010 |
Cruckton & District Ploughing & Hedging |
Hanley Hall, West Felton
Shropshire. The ploughing match will have up to 80 ploughmen taking
park. Also the Human Ploughing returns this year, this is where a team of up
to 16 people dress up and plough an area of land in 15 mins. One person
controls the plough and up to 15 act as the 'horse power', plough and tug of
war rope is provided. |
Cruckton Ploughing |
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25/09/2010 |
Vintage Fairground Transport Weekend |
25th and 26th September 2010
Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, nr Okehampton, Devon. From 10.30am
daily. Visiting Fair Organs, Engines in Steam, Models, Fairground Transport,
Special Exhibits, Photo Displays, Trade Stands. |
Fairground Heritage |
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25/09/2010 |
Burgess Hill Bonfire Procession & Fireworks |
Burgess Hill,
Sussex.
First procession starts at 7.30pm leaving Cyprus Road Car Park, 2nd
procession starts at 8.30pm from Silverdale Road finishing at the Fairfield
Recreation Ground where the fireworks commence at 9.45pm. Processions are
torches, fire banners, and fire carts all take part. |
Burgess Hill Bonfire & Fireworks |
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25/09/2010 |
Romans and Britain’s at Caldicot Castle |
25th and 26th September 2010 Caldicot
Castle,
Monmouthshire. 11am-5pm each day Britannia is brought to life through living
history and combat displays. See how they lived, their craftsmanship and how
Romano-British civilians, armoured Roman soldiers and native warriors
coexisted in 1st Century AD. |
Caldicot Castle |
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25/09/2010 |
Southwell Ploughing Match and Horseshow |
Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire. 8.30am-6.30pm. General ploughing, vintage
ploughing and horse ploughing competitions, but also show jumping, side
saddle displays, shire horses, private driving, hedge laying, steam engines,
threshing demonstration, dog show and rural crafts, framers market and trade
stands. |
Southwell Ploughing |
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25/09/2010 |
Ullswater Outdoor Festival |
25th September to 3rd October 2010
Various Outdoor
activities over 9 days including mountain biking, sailing, kayaking,
woodland trails, waterfall walks, and more than 50 guided walks to suit all
ranges of ability. |
Outdoor Festival |
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26/09/2010 |
Great Gorilla Run |
London.
10.30am-12.30pm. 1000 runners in gorilla suits race 7km around the city for
charity. Start and finishes at Mincing lane, with the route taking them
through Lower Thames St, south over Tower Bridge, west past HMS Belfast,
north over London Bridge, south over Southwark Bridge, north over
Blackfriars Bridge, Queen Victoria St, Cornhill, and back to Mincing Lane. |
Great Gorillas Run |
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26/09/2010 |
Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Race |
A 38
mile cross country bike race that climbs the Yorkshire Three Peaks around
the Ribble Valley. Starts on roads then the remaining 20 miles is off road.
First peak to climb is Ingleborough, then Whernside the largest at 2000ft
and 3rd peak is Pen-y-ghent. When not able to ride bike, they have to run
carry them. Riders are given 3 tags at the start which are handed to
officials at the top of each peak so that they can make sure no one gets
lost. |
3 Peaks |
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26/09/2010 |
Surrey
County Ploughing Match and Country Fair |
Loseley
Park,
nr Guildford, Surrey. 9am-5pm. Ploughing from 9am-1.30pm - everything from
Heavy horses to modern tractors and ploughs. Plenty of rural countryside
demonstrations and arena entertainment including a Heavy Horse Display Team,
plus dog agility competitions, sheep dog trials and clay shooting. |
Surrey County Show |
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26/09/2010 |
World Stone Skimming Championships |
Easdale
Island,
nr Oban, Scotland. Starts 12noon. Held every year for any age, each
competitor gets 3 skims using special stones, for a skim to qualify the
stone must bounced at least 3 times and it is then judged on the distance it
travels. |
Stone Skimming |
