HOT DATES 2011 – March Update

Welcome to new Hot Dates Blogger, STEPHEN BELL!

FOCUS ON IMAGING 2011: NEC Birmingham 6^th to 9th March www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk

BARFORD RACEWAY: 13^th March www.barfordraceway.com

BRICK AND STEEL BORDER COUNTIES RALLY: Kielder 19^th March www.bordercountiesrally.co.uk

WHITBY GOTHIC WEEKEND: 25^th- 27^th March http://wgw.topmum.co.uk

PETERLEE TATTOO ARTS FESTIVAL: Peterlee Leisure Centre 27^th March

HARROGATE SPRING FLOWER SHOW: Harrogate 14^th-17^th April www.flowershow.org.uk

TAYLOR WESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE: Sunderland Winter Gardens Museum 16^th April-26^th June

DRAGON BOAT RACING: Teeside 17^th April www.dragonboat.org.uk

BIKEWISE EASTER EGG RUN: Durham 24^th April www.bikewisenews.org.uk

MORPETH NORTHUMBRIA GATHERING: 29^th April to 1^st May www.northumbriana.org.uk/gathering

KITEIVAL: Redcar 6^th-8^th May www.britishkitesurfingassosiation.co.uk

TORNADO, N Yorkshire Moors Railway, 7th and 8^th May **CANCELLED**

HAWORTH 40’s WEEKEND: 14^th & 15^th May www.haworth-village.org.uk

BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP: Croft Circuit, 14^th & 15^th May www.croftcircuit.co.uk

EVOLUTION FESTIVAL, Newcastle Gateshead Quayside: 28^th and 29^th May

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SHOW: BH 30^th May www.northcountyshow.co.uk

BRAMHAM INTERNATIONAL HORSE TRIALS: Wetherby 2^nd-5^th June www.bramham-horse.co.uk

APPLEBY HORSE FAIR: 2^nd to 8^th June www.applebyfair.org

JETSKI (JSRA) BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP, Doncaster 4^th and 5^th June www.jsra.co.uk

BLAYDON RACES: 9^th June

PICKERING 60’s FESTIVAL: 10^th and 11^th June www.pickering60sfestival.co.uk

DURHAM REGATTA: 11^th and 12^th June

THE HOPPINGS TRAVELLING FAIR: Town Moor 17^th-25^th June

NCPF BEAMISH MEMBERS WEEKEND: 18^th, 19^th, 20^th June www.ncpf.org.uk/index.php?id=ncpf-events

BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Croft Circuit, 18^th &19^th June www.croftcircuit.co.uk

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE FESTIVAL: Newcastle Racecourse 23^rd to 25^th June

NORTHERN ROCK CYCLONE: 24^th to 26^th June

BRASS: Durham International Festival: July TBA www.brassfestival.co.uk

DURHAM MINERS’ GALA: 9^th July

LADIES DAY, Newcastle Racecourse 23^rd July

BIKEWISE 2011: 24^th July (tbc)

GATESHEAD SUMMER FLOWER SHOW: 29^th to 31^st July

SUNDERLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW: 30^th, 31^st July

EDINBURGH FRINGE: 5^th to 29^th August

PICKERING TRACTION ENGINE RALLY: 4^th to 7^th August www.pickeringsteam.com

BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL: Billingham 5^th-13^th August. (Check website for photo competition details) www.billinghamfestival.co.uk

NEWCASTLE MELA: August TBA

WOLSINGHAM SHOW: 3^rd and 4^th September

BUPA GREAT NORTH RUN WEEKEND: 17^th and 18^th September

PICKERING WARTIME WEEKEND: 14^th to 16^th October

TURNER PRIZE AT BALTIC: 21^st October 2011 to 8^th January 2012

WHITBY GOTHIC WEEKEND: 4^th to 6^th November

BOXING DAY DIP: 26^th December, Seaburn, Sunderland

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