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Diary 30 August - 5 September

Monday 30 August: Bank Holiday, England, Wales, Northern Ireland.

Wednesday 1 September: National Trust Clean Beach Day. Winchester Cathedral Festival of Flowers begins, Winchester, Hampshire.

Thursday 2: Equestrianism, Burghley Horse Trials, Stamford.

Friday 3: 21st Salisbury Festival begins, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Blackpool illuminations are switched on, Blackpool, Lancashire.

Saturday 4: Chatsworth Country Fair begins, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire. International Kite Festival begins, Ashton Court Estate, Bristol, Avon. Cricket, NatWest Trophy final, Lord's. Horse Racing, September Stakes, Kempton Park.

Sunday 5: Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Shepway Festival Airshow, Folkestone, Kent. Hurling, All-Ireland final, Dublin. Powerboat Racing, Guernsey Grand Prix, St Peter Port.

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