September

Coming Events In Britain

Some highlights of the next few months

Son et Lumiere St Mary and St Eanswythe Parish Church, Folkestone, Kent, to 29 September. 1 Cricket: Gillette Cup Final Lord's, London. 1 Royal Highland Gathering Braemar, Aberdeenshire 6 Cardiff Horticultural Show Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, Glamorgan, to 8 September. 6 International Sheep Dog Trials Bala, Merioneth to 8 September. 6 Mayflower Anniversary Celebrations Plymouth, Devon, to 9 7 BlackpooV' Illuminations Blackpool, Lancashire, to 28 October 8 Whitbread Round-the-World Yacht Race Start and finish Portsmouth, Hampshire, to early April 1974. , 12 Autumn Antiques Fair Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, to 23 September (exluding Sunday). , u .. u , 14 Royal National Rose Society Autumn Show Royal Horticultural Society Halls, London, and 15 September. 15 Horse Racing: St Leger tfoncaster, Yorkshire. 16 Battle of Britain Sunday. , . 17 Festival of British Theatre Various venues throughout the country, 20 Golf; 3 Ryder Cup Great Britain v United States Muirfield, East Lothian, to 22 September. , . . . 28 Newcastle Festival Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to 14 October.

October

4 National Gaelic Mod Ayr, to 7 October. 6 World and National Brass Band Championship Finals Royal Albert 8 Horse of the Year Show Wembley London, to 11 October.

13 Windermere Grand Prix, Windermere, Westmorland 15 Kensington Antiques Fair Town Hall, Kensington, London, to 16 Agricultural Society Autumn Show and Sale Balmoral, Belfast, to 18 October. . , M +n « 7 17 Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Festival Norwich, Norfolk, to 27 17 international Motor Exhibition Earls Court, London, to 27 October.

November

4 RAC Veteran Car Run London to Brighton, Sussex. , 10 Lord Mayor's Procession and Show Guildhall to Royal Courts of Justice, London.

December

3 Royal Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition Earls Court, London, to 7 December. . , . Q 7 Richmond Championship Dog Show Olympia, London, and 8 28 Outdoor Life and Travel Exhibition Olympia, London, to 6 January. 1974

January

2 International Boat Show Earls Court, London, to 12 January (Press Day 1 January).

February

2 Rugby Football; Scotland v England Murrayfield, Edinburgh. 8 Cruft's Dog Show Olympia, London, and 9 February. 16 Rugby Football: England v Ireland Twickenham, Middlesex.