HOT DATES 2012 FEBRUARY UPDATE

Compiled by your Hot Dates Blogger, STEPHEN BELL

CHINESE NEW YEAR LANTERN FESTIVAL: Durham Oriental Museum 6^th February. www.dur.ac.uk/events.

FREIGHT TRAIN DAY: Tanfield Railway 12^th February.www.tanfieldrailway.co.uk.

175 YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE THEATRE ROYAL: Newcastle 16^th-19^th February.www.theatreroyal.co.uk.

EIDER CHASE RACEDAY: Gosforth Park Racecourse 25^th February.www.newcastle-racecourse.co.uk.

FOCUS ON IMAGING: Birmingham NEC 4^th-7^th March. www.focusonimaging.co.uk

STOCK CAR RACING: Barford Raceway 11^th and 25^th March.www.barfordraceway.com.

BIKEWISE EASTER EGG RUN: Durham 8^th April. www.bikewisenews.org.uk

GREAT NORTH STEAM FAIR: Beamish Museum, 12^th-15^th April

MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING: Morpeth 13^th-15^th April. www.northumbria.org.uk/gathering

WHITBY GOTH WEEKEND: Whitby 26^th-30^th April. www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk

JETSKI RACING: Stockton 4^th-6^th May (provisionally).www.jsra.co.uk.

MARATHON OF THE NORTH: Sunderland 6^th May.www.sunderland.gov.uk/events.

HALFORDS CYCLE TOUR SERIES ROUND 2: Durham 17^th May.www.tourseries.co.uk.

HAWORTH 1940s WEEKEND: Haworth 19th-20^th May.www.haworth-village.org.uk.^-

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SHOW: Corbridge 4^th June. www.northcountyshow.co.uk

APPLEBY HORSE FAIR: Appleby 7^th-13^th June. www.applebyfair.org

DURHAM REGATTA: Durham 9^th-10^th June. www.thisisdurham.com/whatson

OLYMPIC FLAME: North East 14^th -20^th June. http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-torch-relay/where-is-the-olympic-flame-going/locations-by-region-and-date.php?location=North+East&x=11&y=9

TOWN MOOR HOPPINGS FAIR: Newcastle 22^nd-30^th June. www.hoppingsfunfairs.com

BRASS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: Durham 6^th-22^nd July.www.brassfestival.co.uk

MOUTH OF THE TYNE FESTIVAL: North Shields/ Tynemouth 6^th-9^th July. www.northtyneside.gov.uk/festivals

GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW: Harrogate 10^th-12^th July. www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk

DURHAM MINERS GALA: Durham 14^th July. www.thisisdurham.com/whatson

SUNDERLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW: Sunderland 21^st-22^nd July. www.sunderlandevents.co.uk

EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL: Edinburgh 3^rd-27^th August. www.edfringe.com

PICKERING STEAM ENGINE RALLY: Pickering 2^nd-5^th August. www.pickeringsteam.com

STOCKTON INTERNATIONAL RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL: Stockton 4^th-7^th August. www.sirf.co.uk

ALNWICK INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: Alnwick 4^th-11^th August. www.alnwickmusicfestival.com

PICKERING 1940S WAR WEEKEND: Pickering 12^th-14^th October. www.nymr.co.uk/events

BOXING DAY DIP: Seaburn 26^th December. www.sunderlandevents.co.uk

If anyone has any news or details of any event of interest to photographers please have a chat with me at the club or email me at stephenmbell1(at)talktalk(dot)net