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FEBRUARY Cheese Rolling The Cheltenham Food & AUGUST 25 May Drink Festival Cheltenham Folk Festival Coopers Hill, Nr Cheltenham 19–21 June Morgan Centenary Festival 13–15 February Tel (01242) 522878 Montpellier Gardens 1–2 August Town Hall and other venues (VisitCheltenham) Box Office 0844 576 2210 Box Office 0844 576 2210 www.cheese-rolling.co.uk www.garden-events.com www.morgan-motor.co.uk/ www.cheltenhamfolkfestival.co.uk centenary Wychwood Music Festival JULY Ballroom Dancing Festival 29–31 May Cheltenham Music Festival 7–9 August Cheltenham Racecourse 3–18 July Town Hall 3 days of world, roots Town Hall and other venues Box Office 0844 576 2210 and contemporary Box Office 0844 576 7979 music, comedy, cinema, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk creative workshops Gatcombe Park Horse Trials and lively ethical debate. Royal International Air Tattoo 18–19 July 7–9 August Box Office 0844 576 2210 Gatcombe Park www.wychwoodfestival.com RAF Fairford Tel (01285) 713300 Tel 0871 789 1423 www.gatcombe-horse.co.uk MARCH JUNE www.airtattoo.com Cheltenham Cricket Festival Gloucestershire Pride National Hunt Festival Cheltenham Science Festival 12–24 July (Prov) 8 August 10–13 March 3–7 June Cheltenham Racecourse Town Hall Montpellier Gardens County Championship and one Tel (01242) 513014 Box Office 0844 576 7979 www.gloucestershirepride.org.uk day games. See some of the www.cheltenham.co.uk www.cheltenhamfestivals.com Country’s top cricketers in Celebration of Craftsmanship APRIL Cheltenham Art Festival action. Held in the beautiful & Design and Open Studios grounds of Cheltenham College 15–24 August Cheltenham Jazz Festival 6–14 June since 1872, the oldest cricket Thirlestaine Long Gallery, 28 April–4 May Numerous venues in and festival in the country honours Cheltenham College Town Hall and other venues around Cheltenham W.G. Grace. Tel (01242) 238582 Box Office 0844 576 7979 Tel (01242) 528582 Tel (0117) 910 8000 www.celebrationofcraftsmanship.com www.cheltenhamfestivals.com www.artistsopenhouses.org.uk www.glosccc.co.uk MAY Greenbelt 2009 28–31 August Badminton Horse Trials Cheltenham Racecourse 7–10 May Tel (0207) 374 2760 Badminton www.greenbelt.org.uk Tel (01454) 218375 www.badminton-horse.co.uk SEPTEMBER of Heritage Open Days Performing Arts 10–13 September 6–17 May Various venues Town Hall Tel (01242) 522878 Box Office 0844 576 2210 (VisitCheltenham) www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk www.heritageopendays.org.uk © Martin Bennett

12 1 Chairs by Waywood. 2 Writing Desk by Peter Rolfe. Call for more information on 01242 522878 NOVEMBER The Open Meeting 13–15 November Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham Racecourse Racing Dates for 2009 Tel (01242) 513014 Traditional New Year Meeting www.cheltenham.co.uk 1 January 24 January Festival Trials Day Autumn Antiques and 10–13 March National Hunt Festival Fine Art Fair (in association with LAPADA) 15–17 April The April Meeting 26–29 November 6 May Hunter Chase Meeting The Centaur 16–17 October Tel (01797) 252030 13–15 November The Open Meeting Christmas Festivities 11–12 December December Race Meeting OCTOBER 21 November The Times Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Centre For information on racing at Cheltenham Literature Festival See Father Christmas arrive to call Cheltenham Racecourse on (01242) 513014. 9–18 October switch on the Town’s Christmas www.cheltenham.co.uk Town Hall and other venues lights. Tel (01242) 522878 email [email protected] Box Office 0844 576 7979 (VisitCheltenham) www.cheltenhamfestivals.com Racegoers are advised that crowd levels at the Christmas Market National Hunt Festival are restricted and it is essential to buy Screenwriters Festival 13–29 November (Prov) badges or tickets in advance. Booking Office 0844 579 3003 26–29 October Promenade The Cheltenham Ladies’ College Tel (01242) 522878 www.screenwritersfestival.com (VisitCheltenham) Prescott Hill Climb 25–26 April British & Midland Championships 23–24 May La Vie en Bleu 2 (French Invited Clubs) 27–28 June Midsummer Speed Fest 5–6 September Gold Cup Meeting 26–27 September Classic Prescott Start times: Saturdays & Sundays - Gates open from 9.00am For further information call (01242) 673136 www.prescott-hillclimb.com Email [email protected]

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