Some photo-opportunity events in the next 12 months

- some coming events

Check the venue's website! Some events have to be pre-booked. Events may be cancelled at short notice.

The last two columns give distances and possible travel times (typically using Bing) ...
...Last-but-one column: from Hazel Grove (SK7 6AD). Last column: from south Birmingham.
Sunrise and Sunset times are local times for Manchester location. Website: time and date.com
Any link called "Weather" is the Met Office forecast for the venue's location.

January 2011	February 2011	March 2011	April 2011
May 2011	June 2011	July 2011	August 2011
September 2011	October 2011	November 2011	December 2011

March 2011

Sunrise: 1st: 6:57; 8th: 6:41; 15th: 6:24; 22nd: 6:07; 29th: 6:50.
Sunset: 1st: 5:46; 8th: 6:00; 15th: 6:13; 22nd: 6:26; 29th: 7:39.

Sunday 6 March -
Wednesday 9 March

Focus on Imaging

(B40 1NT) Focus on Imaging | The NEC, Birmingham

1:49

0:25

Friday 25 March -
Sunday 27 March

Great Central Railway

1960s Gala
(Great Central Railway, Loughborough - LE11 1RW) Website | Special events | Weather

1:39

1:04

Friday 25 March -
Sunday 27 March

Whitby Gothic Weekend

Whitby Gothic Weekend | Wikipedia

April 2011

Sunrise: 1st: 6:43; 8th: 6:26; 15th: 6:10; 22nd: 5:54; 29th: 5:39.
Sunset: 1st: 7:44; 8th: 7:57; 15th: 8:10; 22nd: 8:22; 29th: 8:35.

Saturday 9 April &
Sunday 10 April

East Lancashire Railway

Small Engine Weekend
Station Location Maps | Website

0:44

Saturday 16 April &
Sunday 17 April

Churnet Valley Railway

1940 weekend
(Cheddleton Station: ST13 7EE) Churnet Valley Railway - main events | Weather

0:45

Friday 22 April -
Monday 25 April

Great Central Railway

Easter Steam Special
(Great Central Railway, Loughborough - LE11 1RW) Website | Special events | Weather

1:39

1:04

Saturday 23 April &
Sunday 24 April

Staffordshire County Showground

31st Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show

Saturday 23 April &
Monday 25 April

Oulton Park

British F3/GT Championships
(CW6 9BW) Website | Weather

0:52

1:36

Sunday 24 April &
Monday 25 April

Crich Tramway Village

Easter 1940s weekend
(DE4 5DP) Crich Tramway Village | Weather

1:14

1:21

Saturday 30 April -
Monday 2 May

Oulton Park

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship
(CW6 9BW) Website | Weather

0:52

1:36

May 2011

Sunrise: 1st: 5:35; 8th: 5:21; 15th: 5:09; 22nd: 4:58; 29th: 4:50.
Sunset: 1st: 8:39; 8th: 8:51; 15th: 9:03; 22nd: 9:14; 29th: 9:24.

Sunday 1 May

Shuttleworth Collection (old aircraft)

Spring Airshow
(SG18 9EP) Shuttleworth Collection | Weather

156

3:13

104

2:07

Saturday 7 May &
Sunday 8 May

Northwich - Thundersprint

Northwich Town Centre | Weather
Saturday: (CW9 5QJ) The Thundersprint Bike Show;
Sunday:(CW9 5LG) The Thundersprint

0:45

Saturday 14 May &
Sunday 15 May

Haworth Village

1940s Weekend
(BD22 8EF) Website | Weather

1:12

Saturday 21 May &
Sunday 22 May

Wolverhampton airport

1940s re-enactment: Halfpenny Green At War | Halfpenny Green Airport
(TF5 0DL) Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport | Weather

1:47

0:59

Sunday 22 May

Duxford - Imperial War Museum

Spring Air Show, Celebrating Women in Aviation
(CB22 4QR; previously CB2 4QR) Website | Weather

170

3:17

109

2:05

Saturday 28 May -
Monday 30 May

East Lancashire Railway

1940s Wartime Weekend
Station Location Maps | Website

0:44

Sunday 29 May &
Monday 30 May

Tatton Park

Firing Displays and Battles Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday
American Civil War Society
Tatton Park events listing

0:29

June 2011

Sunrise: 1st: 4:47; 8th: 4:42; 15th: 4:39; 22nd: 4:40; 29th: 4:43.
Sunset: 1st: 9:27; 8th: 9:25; 15th: 9:40; 22nd: 9:42; 29th: 9:42.

Wednesday 1 June &
Thursday 2 June

Staffordshire County Showground

Staffordshire County Show

Saturday 4 June &
Sunday 5 June

Oulton Park

Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
(CW6 9BW) Website | Weather

0:52

1:36

Saturday 4 June &
Sunday 5 June

Tatton Park

Classic and Performance Car Spectacular with Giant Cheshire Autojumble
(WA16 6QN) Website | Weather

0:29

Sunday 5 June

Shuttleworth Collection (old aircraft)

Midsummer Airshow
(SG18 9EP) Shuttleworth Collection | Weather

156

3:13

104

2:07

Thursday 9 June &
Sunday 12 June

Bolesworth Castle

Bolesworth Classic & Country Fair
Website (CH3 9HQ)

1:02

Friday 10 June -
Sunday 12 June

Great Central Railway

Wartime Weekend
(Great Central Railway, Loughborough - LE11 1RW) Website | Special events | Weather

1:39

1:04

Saturday 11 June &
Sunday 12 June

North Coates Flying Club

Microlight & Autogyro Flying Meeting - North Coates, Lincs.

Saturday 11 June &
Sunday 12 June

East Lancashire Railway

Edwardian Weekend
Station Location Maps | Website

0:44

Sunday 12 June

Mid Wales Airport

(SY21 8SG) Welshpool Airshow | Weather

1:51

1:35

Sunday 12 June

RAF Cosford

Cosford Air Show
(TF11 8UP) | Weather

1:38

0:42

Sunday 12 June

Rockingham Castle

112

2:32

1:24

Friday 17 June -
Sunday 19 June

Sywell Aerodrome - Aero Expo

(NN6 0BN) Aero Expo 2011 | Weather

123

2:40

1:22

Friday 17 June -
Sunday 19 June

Weston Park

Weston Park Model Air Show

1:39

0:45

Saturday 18 June &
Sunday 19 June

Cotswold Airport

Cotswold Air Show 2011
(GL7 6BA) Cotswold Airport | Weather

149

2:50

1:26

Saturday 18 June &
Sunday 19 June

Tatton Park

Medieval Fayre at the Old Hall
(WA16 6QN) Website | Weather

0:29

Saturday 25 June &
Sunday 26 June

Crich Tramway Village

1950s Weekend
(DE4 5DP) Crich Tramway Village | Weather

1:14

1:21

July 2011

Sunrise: 1st: 4:44; 8th: 4:51; 15th: 4:59; 22nd: 5:09; 29th: 5:20.
Sunset: 1st: 9:41; 8th: 9:37; 15th: 9:30; 22nd: 9:21; 29th: 9:10.

Saturday 2 July &
Sunday 3 July

RAF Waddington

International Air Show
(LN5 9NB) RAF Waddington contact details | International Air Show | Weather

2:23

2:21

Saturday 2 July &
Sunday 3 July

Tatton Park

Stars and Stripes Classic American Car Show
(WA16 6QN) Website | Weather

0:29

Sunday 3 July

Shuttleworth Collection (old aircraft)

Military Pagaent Airshow
(SG18 9EP) Shuttleworth Collection | Weather

156

3:13

104

2:07

Saturday 9 July

Nantwich Family Fun Day

Nantwich Family Fun Day | American Civil War Society

Saturday 9 July &
Sunday 10 July

Crich Tramway Village

Edwardian Weekend
(DE4 5DP) Crich Tramway Village | Weather

1:14

1:21

Saturday 9 July &
Sunday 10 July

Duxford - Imperial War Museum

Flying Legends
(CB22 4QR; previously CB2 4QR) Website | Weather

170

3:17

109

2:05

Saturday 9 July &
Sunday 10 July

Swansea Bay

(Swansea) Wales National Airshow | Weather

210

4:05

131

2:41

Sunday 10 July

Rockingham Castle

Falconry & Owl Day
Rockingham Castle

112

2:32

1:24

Friday 15 July -
Sunday 17 July

Oulton Park

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship
(CW6 9BW) Website | Weather

0:52

1:36

Friday 15 July -
Sunday 17 July

Cholmondeley Castle

(SY14 8AH) Pageant of Power | Weather

1:10

1:38

Saturday 16 July &
Sunday 17 July

RAF Cosford

Large Model Aircraft Rally
(TF11 8UP) | Weather

1:38

0:42

Saturday 16 July &
Sunday 17 July

RAF Fairford

Royal International Air Tattoo
(GL7 4RB) | Weather

158

3:06

1:40

Sunday 17 July

Ashbourne

Highland Gathering
(DE6 1EJ) | Weather

1:05