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Useful dates and events for your diary:
2008
January
11th - ALCD Student Induction Day *
 14th to 27th - Australian Tennis Open (Melbourne)
25th - Burns Night
February
5th - Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day!)
6th - Ash Wednesday
10th - African Nations Cup Football final (Accra)
- London Fashion Week
14th - St. Valentine’s Day
17th - Tokyo Marathon
18th to 24th - World Match Play Championships (Arizona)
24th - Football: Carling Cup final (Wembley)
March
1st - St. David’s Day
2nd - Mother’s Day
6th to 9th - Crufts
7th to 8th - ALCD Annual Conference
11th to 14th - Cheltenham Racing Festival (to 14)
16th - Palm Sunday
17th - St. Patrick’s Day
21st - Good Friday
23rd - Easter Sunday
24th - Easter Monday
- Irish Grand National (Fairyhouse)
29th - The Boat Race
30th - British Summertime Begins - clocks go forward
April
5th - Grand National (Aintree)
13th - London Marathon
21st - Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday
23rd - St. George’s Day
May
5th - May Day Bank Holiday
17th - FA Cup Final at Wembley
24th - Rugby Union Heineken Cup final
- Football Scottish Cup final (Hampden Park)
26th - Bank Holiday
31st - Rugby Union Guinness Premiership final (Twickenham)
June
7th - Epsom Derby
9th to 15th - Stella Artois Tennis Championships (Queens Club)
14th - Trooping the Colour
15th - Father’s Day
17th to 21st - Royal Ascot
20th - Longest Day
July
3rd - Golf European Open (venue tba, to 6)
3rd to 27th - Tour de France
3rd to 3rd August - Women's Golf British Open (Sunningdale)
4th - Henley Royal Regatta (to 6)
8th to 13th - Hampton Court Flower Show
15th - St. Swithin’s Day
August
8th to 24th Olympic Games (Beijing)
24th to 25th - Notting Hill Carnival
25th - Summer Bank Holiday
September
5th - Induction Day for ALCD Students
5th to 6th - ALCD Student Revision Conference
6th to 17th - Paralympic Games (Beijing, to 17)
6th - Last Night of the Proms
October
4th - Rugby Super League XIII Grand Final (Old Trafford)
5th - Bupa Great North Run (Newcastle)
11th - ALCD Examination date
26th - End of British Summer Time - clocks go back
31st - Halloween
November
1st - All Saints Day
5th - Guy Fawkes Night
9th - Remembrance Sunday
30th - St. Andrew’s Day
December
21st - Shortest day of the year
25th - Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
26th - Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
31st - New Year’s Eve
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