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Coming Events In Britain
Some highlights of the next few months 1974
February
2 Rugby Football: Scotland v England Murrayfield, Edinburgh. 8 Cruft's Dog Show Olympia, London, and 9 February. 15 English Folk Dance and Song Society Festival Royal Albert Hall, London, and 16 February. 16 Rugby Football: England v Ireland Twickenham, Middlesex. 16 Rugby Football: Wales v France. Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
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4 Celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution various venues in Britain, to 5 ldeal Home Exhibition Olympia, London, to 30 March. 12 Spring Antiques Fair Chelsea Town Hall, London, to 23 March. 16 Rugby Football: England v Wales Twickenham, Middlesex. 16 Rugby Football: Scotland v France Murrayfield, Edinburgh. 16 Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Festival Lincolnshire, to May. 30 Horse Racing: Grand National Liverpool, Lancashire.
April
6 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race. Putney to Mortlake. River Thames. 20 Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, to 4 August (provisional). 4U . . . OQ 20 Pitlochry Festival Theatre Season. Pitlochry, Perthshire, to 28 September (provisional). . 24 Badminton Horse Trials, Badminton, Gloucestershire, to 27 April. 24 International Dairy Farming Event National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and 25 April.
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4 FA Cup Final. Wembley, London._ 4 Royal Academy Sommer Exhibition Royal Academy, London, to 29 July 9 Royal Windsor Horse Show Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire, to 12 May.
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10 Sir Winston Churchill Centenary Exhibition Somerset House, London to end September. 11 Rugby Football: Rus>y League Challenge Cup Final Wembley, 22 Chelsea Flowed Show Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, to 24 May (Private view—2lst) (provisional).
June
5 Horse Racing; Epsom Sommer Meeting Epsom, Surrey, to 8 June) (provisional) (The Derby—sth; the Oaks —Bth). 11 Three Counties Agricultural Show. Malvern, Worcestershire, to 13, 12 Grosvenor House Antiques Fair. Grosvenor House, London, to 2Z 15 The 6 Queen's Official Birthday: Trooping the Colour. Horse Guards!
Parade, London. 15 Tennis: Wightman Cup: Ladies' International; G.B. v U.5.A.
Wimbledon, London, and 16 June. 18 Horse Racing: Royal Ascot Ascot, Berkshire, to 21 June (p«H
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21 Bath Festival Bath, Somerset, to 30 June. 24 Lawn Tennis Championships Wimbledon, London, to 6 July. 26 Royal Norfolk Agricultural Show. Showground. New Norwich, Norfolk, and 27 June. c . . 28 Royal National Rose Society's Show. Royal Horticultural Society Halls, London, and 29 June (provisional).
July
1 City of London Festival. London, to 13 July. 4 Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, to 7 July* 9 Great Yorkshire Agricultural Show. Great Yorkshire Showground: Harrogate, Yorkshire, to 11 July. . r „ lir4 , 10 Royal Tournament; Displays by the Armed Forces Earls Courtt 10 Open 0 Golf 0 Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire M 17 World Jumping Championships. Hickstead, near Bolneyf 19 Henry* plomenade Concerts Royal Albert Hall, London M 14 September, provisional. . „ . 20 The Daily Telegraph and BP Round-Bntam Power Boat Race. Stan and finish London, to 3 August. . c . f . c av 26 County Landowners Association Game Fair Strattield aay Hampshire, near Reading, Berkshire, to 27 July.
August
4 Tall Ships Parade of Sail Solent, Isle of Wight.