Useful dates and events for your diary:

2009

January

19th (to 1st February) - Australian Tennis Open (Melbourne)

25th - Burns Night

27th - Holocaust Memorial Day

February

14th - St. Valentine’s Day

20th to 25th - London Fashion Week

24th - Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day!)

25th - Ash Wednesday

March

1st - St. David’s Day

5th to 8th - Crufts

13th to 14th - ALCD Annual Conference

13th - Cheltenham Gold Cup (Festival starts 10th)

17th - St Patrick’s Day

22nd - Mother’s Day

28th - Dubai World Cup (Horse Racing)

29th - The Boat Race

29th - British Summertime Begins - clocks go forward

April

4th - Grand National (Aintree)

5th - Palm Sunday

9th - Maundy Thursday

9th - 14th - The Masters

10th - Good Friday

12th - Easter Sunday

13th - Easter Monday

17th - Scottish Grand National

18th to 4th May - World Snooker Championship

21st - Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday

23rd - St. George’s Day

26th - London Marathon

May

4th - May Day Bank Holiday

16th - Rugby Union Guinness Premiership Cup Final

19th to 23rd - Chelsea Flower Show

20th - UEFA Cup Final

24th - French Open Tennis

25th - Spring Bank Holiday

30th - Football Scottish Cup final

       - FA Cup Final

June

6th - Epsom Derby

12th - Stella Artois Tennis Championships (Queens Club)

14th - Trooping the Colour

18th - US Open

21st - Father’s Day

21st - British Grand Prix

16th to 20th - Royal Ascot

21st - Longest Day

July

1st - Henley Royal Regatta

4th to 26th - Tour de France

7th to 12th - Hampton Court Flower Show

August

30th to 31st - Notting Hill Carnival

31st - Summer Bank Holiday

September

4th - Induction Day for ALCD Students

11th - ALCD Student Revision Conference

12th - Last Night of the Proms

13th - US Open Final

20th - Bupa Great North Run (Newcastle)

October

25th - End of British Summer Time - clocks go back

31st - Halloween

November

1st - All Saints Day

5th - Guy Fawkes Night

7th- ALCD Examination date

8th - 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