Diary: 4-10 October

Monday 4 October: 'Speak to Me' technology exhibition opens, The Science Museum, London SW7. Organ Recital, Birmingham Cathedral.

Tuesday 5: Gala Concert to inaugurate the new Sainsbury Organ, St John's Smith Square, London SW1.

Wednesday 6: Horse of the Year Show begins, Wembley Arena, Wembley. Park Lane Art and Antiques Fair begins, Park Lane Hotel, London W1. Gala performance of Sunset Boulevard in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Adelphi Theatre, London WC2.

Thursday 7: National Knitting Exhibition begins, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Nottingham Goose Fair begins, Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham.

Friday 8: Birmingham International Film and Television Festival begins, Birmingham.

Saturday 9: Canterbury Festival begins, Canterbury, Kent.

Sunday 10: Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. 'Walk for Life' sponsored walk in aid of Crusaid, Aberdeen, Brighton, London, Manchester, Glasgow.