April
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Coming Events In Britain
Some highlights of the next few months
March
6 "Daily Mail" Ideal Home Exhibition (to 31). Olympia, London. 10 Rugby Football: Wales v. Ireland. Cardiff. 17 Rugby Football: England v. Scotland. Twickenham, Middlesex. 30 Horse Racing; Grand National (to 31). Liverpool, Lancashire.
April
7 Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race. Putney to Mortlake, River Thames. 14 Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition (to August 5). Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 15 BOAC 1000 kms World Championship Sports Car Race. Brands Hatch, Kent. 27 Pitlochry Festival (to September 29, provisionally), Pitlochry, Perthshire.
Moy
Monarchy 1000 Celebrations (to September). Bath, Somerset. 5 Football Association Cup Final. Wembley, London. 9 Brighton Festival (to 20). Brighton, Sussex. 12 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. Wembley, London. 17 "Manchester '73" Festival (to June 2). Manchester, Lancashire. 23 Chelsea Flower Show (to 25; private view 22). Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. 23 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society Show (to 26). Balmoral, Belfast. 25 Bath Festival (to June 3). Bath, Somerset, 27 Celebrations for the 1300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Venerable Bede (to June 29, 1974). Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, and Jarrow, County Durham. 30 Bath and West Agricultural Show (to June 2). Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
June
2 The Queen's Official Birthday: Trooping the Colour. Horse Guards Parade, London. 5 Son et Lumiere (to end September, excluding Sundays and Mon days). St Paul's Cathedral, London. 6 Horse Racing: The Derby. Epsom, Surrey. 7 Cricket: 1st Test Match: England v. New Zealand (to 9, 11, 12, provisionally). Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
7 South of England Agricultural Show (incorporating the Richmond Royal horse Show) (to 9). Ardingly, Sussex. 9 Horse Racing: The Oaks. Epsom, Surrey. 12 Three Counties Agricultural Show (to 14, provisionally). Malvern, Worcestershire. 13 Grosvenor House Antiques Fair (to 23, excluding Sunday). Grosvenor House, London. 15 York Festival and Mystery Plays (to July 8, excluding Sundays). 16 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts (to July 3). Aldeburgh, Suffolk. 19 Horse Racing: Royal Ascot (to 22). Ascot, Berkshire. 19 Royal Highland Agricultural Show (to 22). Ingliston, near Edinburgh. 21 Cricket: 2nd Test Match: England v. New Zealand (to 23, 25, 26, provisionally). Lord's, London. 23 Chester Miracle Plays (to July 8). Chester, Cheshire. 25 Lawn Tennis Championships (to July 7). Wimbledon, London. 27 Royal Norfolk Agricultural Show (and 28). Showground, New Cos tessey. Norwich, Norfolk.
July
City of Belfast International Rose Trials (July-September). Dixon Park, Belfast. „ r ... 4 Henley Royal Regatta (to 7). Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 5 Cricket: 3rd Test Match: England v. New Zealand (to 7,9, 10, provisionally). Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire. . 6 Cheltenham Music Festival (to 15). Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. 11 Royal Tournament: Displays by the Armed Forces (to 28). Earls Court, London. . 11 Golf: Open Championship (to 14). Troon, Ayrshire. 14 Motor Racing: British Grand Prix. Silverstone, Northamptonshire. 17 East of England Agricultural Show (to 19, provisionally). Alwalton, Peterborough. .. „ „ 26 Cricket: Ist Test Match: England v. West Indies (to 28, 30, 31, provisionally). The Oval, London. . 27 Country Landowners' Association Game Fair (and 28). Abercairny.
Perthshire.
August
9 Cricket: 2nd Test Match: England v. West Indies (to 11, 13, 14, provisionally). Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire. 17 Edinburgh Military Tattoo (to September 8). Castle Esplanade, 18 Royal Scottish Academy Festival Exhibition (to September 16).
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 19 Edinburgh International Festival (to September 8). Edinburgh. 23 Cricket: 3rd Test Match: England v. West Indies (to 25, 27, 28, provisionally). Lord's, London.
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