Coming Events In Britain
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A look ahead to some highlights of 1972
June
2 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts (to 18). Aldeburgh, Suffolk 3 The Queen's Official Birthday: Trooping the Colour. Horse Guards Parade, London 3 International T.T. Motorcycle Races (and 5,7, 9). Isle of Man 5 World Bowls Championships (to 17). Worthing, Sussex 6 Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show (and 7). Wadebridge, Cornwall 7 Horse Racing: The Derby. Epsom, Surrey 8 South of England Agricultural Show (to 10). Ardingly, Sussex 8 Cricket: Ist Test Match: England v. Australia (to 10 and 12, 13). Old Trafford, Manchester , . , , 9 Golf: Curtis Cup Match (and 10). Western Gailes Golf Club, Ayrshire 12 Royal Tournament (to 29). Earls Court, London 14 Grosvenor House Antiques Fair (to 24). Grosvenor House, London 15 Clyde Fair International (to July 2). River Clyde area 16 Tennis: Wightman Cup (and 17). Wimbledon, London . 17 "Observer" Singlehanded Transatlantic Race (start). Start Plymouth, Devon/Fimsh Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. 20 Horse Racing: Royal Ascot (to 23). Ascot, Berkshire 20 Royal Highland Agricultural Show (to 23). Ingliston, near Edinburgh 22 Cricket: 2nd Test Match; England v. Australia (to 24 and 26, 27). Lords, London 24 World Pipe Band Championship. Hawick, Roxburghshire 26 Lawn Tennis Championships (to July 8). Wimbledon, London 28 Henley Royal Regatta (to July 1). Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire . 28 Royal Norfolk Agricultural Show (and 29). Showground, New Costessey Norwich, 30 Royal National Rose Society Summer Show (and July 1). Alexandra Palace, London
July
City of Belfast International Rose Trials (to September). Dixon Park Belfast 3 Royal Agricultural Show (to 6). National Agricultural Centre, Kenilworth, Warwick -4 Llangollen International Eisteddfod (to 9), Llangollen, Denbighshire 5 Tynwald Ceremony (provisionally). Isle of Man 7 Cheltenham Music Festival (to 16), Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10 City of London Festival (to 22). London 11 Great Yorkshire Agriculture Show (to 13). Harrogate, Yorkshire , 12 Royal Tournament: Displays by the Armed Forces (to 29). Earls Court, London 12 Golf: Open Championship (to 15). Muirfield, East Lothian . 13 Cricket: 3rd Test Match: England v. Australia (to 15 and 17, 18). Trent Bridge, 13 (to September 23, excluding Sundays and Bank Holiday). Rochester 14 Haslemere Festival of Early Music and Instruments (to 22). Haslemere, Surrey 15 Motoring; British Grand Prix. Brands Hatch, Kent 17 Son et Lumiere (to August 27). Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire 18 East of England Agricultural Show (to 20). Aiwalton, Peterborough 18 Royal International Horse Show (to 22, Provisionally) Wembley, London 19 St. Margaret's Fair — By Charter from Queen Elizabeth I (to 22). Tenby, Pembroke -21 Son et Lumiere (to September 30, excluding Sundays). Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire 21 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (to September 16). Royal Albert Hall, London 25 Royal Welsh Agricultural Show (to 27). Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Breconshire 27 Cricket: 4th Test Match; England v. Australia (to 29 and 31 and August 1).
Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire 28 Son et Lumiere (to October 14). York Minster r . 28 Country Landowners' Association Game Fair (and 29). Raby Castle, Stamdrop, Darlington, County Durham 28 International Folk Festival (to August 4). Sidmouth Devonshire 29 Tees-side International Eisteddfod (to August 6). Middlesbrough, Teesside 29 Cowes Week (to August 5). Cowes, Isle of Wight 30 Harrogate Festival of Arts and Sciences (to August 12). Harrogate, Yorkshire
August
1 Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show (to 3). Ribby Hall, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire 2 Colchester Searchlight Tattoo (to 5). Colchester, Essex 7 Royal National Eisteddfod (to 12). Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire 10 Cricket: sth Test Match: England v. Australia (to 12, 14!5). The Oval London 14 National Bowling Championships (to 25). Watney's Sports Ground, Mortlake, London 18 Shrewsbury Musical and Floral Fete (and 19). The Quarry, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 18 Edinburgh Military Tattoo (to September 9). Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh 20 Edinburgh International Festival (to September 9). Edinburgh 24 Southport Flower Show (to 26). Southport, Lancashire 27 Three Choirs Festival (to September 1). Worcester