September
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Coming Events In Britain
Some highlights of the next few months
May
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. 22 Monarchy 1000 Celebrations (to September 29). Bath, Somerset. 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, 30 Glyndebourne Festival Opera (to August 15). Glyndebourne, Sussex.
June
2 The Queen's Official Birthday: Trooping the Colour. Horse Guards Parade, London. 5 Son et Lumiere (to October 20, excluding Sundays and Mondays).
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).
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). 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).
Lord's, London. 23 Chester Festival and Mystery 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, pro visional. Dixon Park, Belfast.
2 Royal Agricultural Show (to 5). National Agricultural Centr Kenilworth, Warwickshire. 3 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (to 8). Llangolle Denbighshire. 4 Henley Royal Regatta (to 7). Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 5 Cricket: 3rd Test Match—England v. New Zealand (to 7, 9, K Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire. 6 Cheltenham Music Festival (to 15). Cheltenham, Gloucestershir 11 Royal Tournament: Displays by the Armed Forces (to 28). Eai 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). Alwalto Peterborough. 20 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (to September 15). Royal Albe Hall, London. 23 Royal International Horse Show (to 28). Wembley, London. 24 Royal Welsh Agricultural Show (to 26). Llanelwedd, Builth Wei Breconshire. 26 Cricket: 1st Test Match —England v. West Indies (to 28, 30, 3 The Oval, London. 27 Country Landowners' Association Game Fair (and 28). Abercairr Perthshire.
August
9 Cricket: 2nd Test Match—England v. West Indies (to 11, 13, 1 Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire. 17 Edinburgh Military Tattoo (to September 8). Castle Esplana* Edinburgh. 18 Royal Scottish Academy Festival Exhibition (to September 1 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 19 Edinburgh International Festival (to September 8), Edinburgh. 20 Son et Lumiere (to October 18). Bristol Cathedral, Bristol. 23 Cricket: 3rd Test Match —England v. West Indies (to 25, 27, Z Lord's, London,
September
1 Cricket: Gillette Cup Final. Lord's London. 1 Royal Highland Gathering. Braemar, Aberdeenshire. 5 Cardiff Horticultural Show (to 8). Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Caret 8 Whitbread Round-the-World Yacht Race (to early April, 1974). 15 Horse Racing; St. Leger, Doncaster, Yorkshire. 17 Festival of British Theatre (to October 13). Various venues throui out the country. „ . 20 Golf: Ryder Cup: Great Britain v. United States (to 22). Muirfieg East Lothian.
October
17 International Motor Exhibition (to 27). Earls Court, London.