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Send press releases out 3 months ahead to tie in with key dates for glossy magazines, and 6-8 weeks ahead for local magazines. Newspapers appreciate a couple of weeks advance notice. Here are some upcoming dates for 2009 courtesy of Foresightnews, the UK’s foremost news & current affairs forward planning service. These include the dates of regular UK events, important sporting fixtures and some anniversaries that may be of interest. Foresightnews provides the media with advance information of thousands of important events over the next five years and beyond, together with event synopsis, weblinks and full press contacts. To find out more, please go to http://www.foresightnews.co.uk/

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AUGUST 2009
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Saturday 01 August – Saturday 08 August
National Eisteddfod Of Wales

Tuesday 04 August
US President Barack Obama is 48

Friday 07 August – Tuesday 11 August
Cricket: England v Australia 4th Test, Headingley

Friday 07 August – Saturday 29 August
Edinburgh Tattoo, Edinburgh Castle

Sunday 09 August – Thursday 13 August
Fastnet Yacht Race, Isle of Wight

Wednesday 12 August
UK: Glorious Twelfth: Start of Shooting Season

Thursday 13 August – Sunday 16 August
Golf: US PGA Championship, Minnesota, USA

Friday 14 August – Sunday 06 September
Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh

Friday 14 August
Pakistan Independence Day

Saturday 15 August
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup: Finals Day, Edgbaston
India Independence Day

Tuesday 18 August – Friday 21 August
Horse Racing: Ebor Festival, York

Wednesday 19 August
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Norway v Scotland
Afghanistan Independence Day

Thursday 20 August
20 years ago: Marchioness Disaster on River Thames

Thursday 20 August – Monday 24 August
Cricket: England v Australia 5th Test, Oval

Saturday 22 August – Sunday 23 August
V Festival at Chelmsford & Weston Park, Staffs

Saturday 22 August – Sunday 30 August
17th World Transplant Games, Queensland, Australia

Sunday 23 August
Motor Racing: F1 Grand Prix of Europe, Valencia

Sunday 23 August – Sunday 30 August
World Rowing Championships, Poland

Thursday 27 August
England & Wales Schools: GCSE Results

Friday 28 August – Sunday 30 August
Reading & Leeds Pop Festival

Saturday 29 August – Sunday 30 August
Rugby League: Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, Wembley

Saturday 29 August – Monday 31 August
Notting Hill Carnival, London

Sunday 30 August
Motor Racing: F1 Belgian Grand Prix

Sunday 30 August – Monday 31 August
Knebworth Classic Motor Show, Hertfordshire

Monday 31 August
August Bank Holiday
English Football Transfer Window Closes
Scottish Parliament Returns from Summer Recess

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SEPTEMBER 2009
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Thursday 03 September
England & Wales: Autumn School Term

Friday 04 September
100 years ago: First Boy Scout Rally, Crystal Palace

Saturday 05 September
Football Friendly: England v Slovenia

Saturday 05 September
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Poland v N. Ireland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Scotland v Macedonia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Cyprus v Rep of Ireland

Wednesday 09 September
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: England v Croatia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: N.Ireland v Slovakia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Scotland v Holland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Wales v Russia

Friday 11 September
September 11 Commemorations, Ground Zero, New York

Saturday 12 September
Horse Racing: St Leger Festival, Doncaster

Sunday 13 September
Motor Racing: F1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza

Monday 14 September – Thursday 17 September
Trades Union Congress, Liverpool

Tuesday 15 September
UK: Battle of Britain Day
Prince Harry is 25

Thursday 17 September
60 years ago: First NATO Meeting, Washington

Sunday 19 September – Thursday 23 September
Liberal Democrats Annual Conference, Bournemouth

Monday 21 September
Welsh Assembly Returns after Summer Recess

Thursday 24 September – Monday 05 October
Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan

Sunday 27 September
Motor Racing: F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Sunday 27 September
German Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 27 September – Monday 28 September
Yom Kippur: Jewish Day of Atonement

Sunday 27 September – Thursday 01 October
Labour Party Annual Conference, Brighton

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OCTOBER 2009
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Thursday 01 October
Chinese National Day
Cyprus Independence Day

Friday 02 October
Announcement of 2016 Summer Olympics Host City
100 years ago: First Rugby Match at Twickenham

Saturday 03 October
German Day of Unity: East & West (1990)

Sunday 04 October
Motor Racing: F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Monday 05 October – Thursday 08 October
Conservative Party Conference, Manchester

Wednesday 07 October – Sunday 11 October
Horse of the Year Show, NEC Birmingham

Friday 09 October
David Cameron is 43

Saturday 10 October
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Finland v Wales
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Italy
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Ukraine v England

Monday 12 October
Houses of Lords & Commons return from Summer Recess

Wednesday 14 October
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Czech Republic v N.Ireland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: England v Belarus
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Liechtenstein v Wales
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Montenegro

Wednesday 14 October
Hollywood actor Errol Flynn died 50 years ago

Thursday 15 October
Sarah Ferguson is 50

Sunday 18 October
Motor Racing: F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo

Sunday 25 October
End of British Summer Time (Clocks Back One Hour)

Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October
England & Wales Schools: Start of Autumn School Term

Saturday 31 October
Halloween
Self Assessment Tax Return Deadline

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NOVEMBER 2009
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Sunday 01 November
Motor Racing: F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, UAE

Monday 02 November
50 years ago: Opening of first M1 section (Watford to Rugby)

Tuesday 03 November
New York City Mayor & City Council Election

Wednesday 04 November
1 year ago: Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States

Thursday 05 November
Bonfire Night: Guy Fawkes’ Day
100 years ago: Opening of first Woolworth’s shop in UK (Liverpool)

Sunday 08 November
Remembrance Sunday: Queen at Cenotaph Service

Monday 09 November
20 years ago: Berlin Wall Stormed and Part Demolished

Wednesday 11 November
Armistice Day

Saturday 14 November
The Prince Of Wales is 61

Monday 16 November
50 years ago: The Sound of Music Opened On Broadway

Saturday 21 November
20 years ago: Start of live TV coverage of Commons debates

Friday 27 November – Sunday 29 November
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Trinidad & Tobago

Monday 30 November
St Andrew’s Day

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DECEMBER 2009
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Thursday 10 December
Nobel Prize Awards, Oslo

Tuesday 15 December
25 years ago: Band Aid released ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’
70 years ago: World Film Premiere of ‘Gone With The Wind’

Monday 21 December
Winter Solstice

Tuesday 22 December
20 years ago: Reopening of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve

Friday 25 December
Christmas Day

Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day

Saturday 26 December
5 years ago: Over 170,000 killed by Asian Tsunami

Thursday 31 December
New Year’s Eve

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