WWW.KITECALENDAR.CO.UK
PAST EVENTS 2008
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This is a
list of past kite events that were listed on www.kitecalendar.co.uk
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| JANUARY 2008 | ||||
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1 | GOKF fly-in, Exhibition Centre, Grafham Water North, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
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1 | PAKBC New Year fly-in & BBQ, Pontefract Park, Park Side, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 4RD |
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6 | MKF New Year fly-in, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park, Sutton Cheney, nr. Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Leicestershire CV13 0AD - * NEW VENUE * |
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6 | Apedalers fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
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6 | KCOS Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
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13 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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13 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
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12 - 15 | 18th International Kite Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. | |
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20 | KCOS Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland | |
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27 | STACK South Wales Winter League and Better Flying Day, Cowbridge Common, Cowbridge, west of Cardiff, South Wales |
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27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| FEBRUARY 2008 | ||||
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3 | Apedalers fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
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3 | KCOS Fly-in, the Seafront, Ayr, West Coast of Scotland | |
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10 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
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10 | MKF STACK Winter League competition flying, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
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10 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
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17 | KCOS Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland | |
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17 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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24 | MKF fly-in, Evesham Country Park, nr Evesham bypass, A46/Stratford Rd junction, Evesham, Worcestershire |
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24 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| MARCH 2008 | ||||
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2 | KCOS Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland | |
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2 | Apedalers fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
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9 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
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9 | MKF Stan Lunn Memorial fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
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14 | NKG kite fly-in in the dark, Harewood House, near Leeds, North Yorkshire - provisional |
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16 | NKG fly-in, Harewood House nr Leeds, North Yorkshire |
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16 | KCOS Fly-in, the Seafront, Ayr, West Coast of Scotland | |
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21 - 24 | Up, Up and Away at Easter, Leeds Castle Kite Spectacular, Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent |
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23 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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29 & 30 | eXtreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and Kempsey, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
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30 | KCOS Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland | |
| APRIL 2008 | ||||
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6 | NEKF fly-in, Carlton Bank, Clevedon, North York Moors, North Yorkshire |
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6 | Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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6 | 14th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire |
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6 | Apedalers fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
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5 - 13 | 22nd International Berck sur mer Kite Festival, Berck sur Mer, Normandy, France |
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11 - 13 | Curacao International Kite Festival, Watamula Park, Curacao, Caribbean |
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13 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
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13 | 11th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 |
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13 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
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13 | KCOS Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland | |
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16 - 20 | 12th Houlgate Plein Vent, Kite Festival 2008, Houlgate, near Caen, Brittany, France |
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20 | Flight in the Park, Berrington Hall (NT), north of Leominster, Herefordshire |
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20 | NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
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25 - 4/5 | XXVIII Cervia International Kite Festival, on the Riviera dei Pini, Tagliata, 6 km south of Cervia, Italy |
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25 - 27 | Atmosphere 08, Westward Ho!, near Bideford, Devon |
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25 - 27 | Vulandra International Kites Festival, Ferraro Parco, Bassini, Italy |
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27 | MKF & HEKF 5th Hatton Country World Kite Day, Hatton Country World, Dark Lane, Hatton, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
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27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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27 | KCOS Fly-in, large field to the rear of the Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland | |
| MAY 2008 | ||||
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4 | Reach for the Sky, Kite Flying at Stafford Castle, Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire |
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4 | Apedalers fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
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4 & 5 | Beverley Spring Kite Festival, Longcroft School, Burton Road, Beverley, East Yorkshire - NEW VENUE |
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4 & 5 | Weymouth International Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset. |
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4 & 5 | 1st Layer Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, nearr Colchester, Essex. CO5 9US |
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4 & 5 | NEKF Display, Seaton Carew, Co.Durham |
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Alcester & Worcester Kitefliers Grand fly-in, The Worcester Countryside Centre, Wildwood Drive, Worcester, Worcestershire |
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10 & 11 | Swindon International Kite Festival, Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire |
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10 & 11 | Rufford Abbey Spring Kite Weekend (and MKF fly-in), Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
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10 & 11 | eXtreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and Kempsey, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
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11 | NEKF fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
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11 | KCOS Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland | |
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11 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
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11 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
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17 & 18 | 11th Suffolk International Kite Festival, Rougham Airfield, near Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk |
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17 & 18 | 2nd Harewood House Kite Festival and NKG fly-in, Harewood House, near Leeds, North Yorkshire |
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24 - 26 | Tewkesbury Kite Fun Weekend, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
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25 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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25 | KCOS Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland | |
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27 - 3/6 | Turbulance Angels Big PInk Trip, Ras Sudr, Egypt |
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31 & 1/6 | 2nd Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East Devon |
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31 | Kite making and flying at Ogden Water, Halifax, West Yorkshire |
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31 | 6th Bedford International Kite Festival, Russell Park, Bedford |
| JUNE 2008 | ||||
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1 | 6th Bedford International Kite Festival, Russell Park, Bedford (provisional) |
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1 | 2nd Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East Devon |
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1 | Ashdon Kite Festival, Ashdon, nr Saffron Walden, Essex |
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1 | NEKF fly-in, Herrington Country Park, Tyne & Wear |
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6 - 8 | Margam Park Kite Festival, Margam Park, near Bridgend, South Wales |
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7 & 8 | Kites over the Mersey, 6th Wirral International kite festival, "The Dips", New Brighton, Wirral, Cheshire |
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7 & 8 | Beacon Park Kite Festival, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
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7 & 8 | Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire |
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8 | Peterborough Kite Festival, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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8 | Balsall Common Kite Day, Balsall Common Park, Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common, near Coventry, Warwickshire |
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14 & 15 | Blackheath Kite Festival, Blackheath Common, London |
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14 & 15 | Teston Bridge family kite weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane, Teston, Maidstone, Kent |
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14 & 15 | Just Add Wind 2008, Balado, Kinross, Scotland |
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15 | NKG fly-in, Fleetwood Beach, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
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19 - 22 | 24th International Kitefliers Meeting, Fano, Denmark | |
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21 | Kite Day, Howden Park, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland |
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21 & 22 | "A Lark In The Park 2008", Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
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21 & 22 | 25th Shrewsbury Kite Festival, the (new/old venue) Sundorne Sports Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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21 & 22 | 13th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Recreation Grounds, Southampton, Hampshire |
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21 & 22 | NEKF Display, Seahouses, Northumberland |
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22 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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29 | NEKF Display, Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland |
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29 | Berriewood Kite Day, The Edge Powerkite Club, nr Much Wenlock, Shropshire - *VENUE CHANGED* |
| JULY 2008 | ||||
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5 & 6 | Sunderland International Friendship and Kite Festival, Northern Area Playing Fields, Usworth, Washington, Tyne and Wear |
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11-13 | Skegness Kite and Xfest, including BKSA Pro
Tour, North Beach, Skegness, Lincolnshire |
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12 & 13 | Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
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12 & 13 | Barmouth Beach Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the new Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
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13 | GOKF fly-in and Everest Challenge, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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13 | NEKF fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
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13 | Morecambe 'Catch the Wind' Kite Festival and NKG fly-in, The Beach, Morecambe, Lancashire |
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19 & 20 | Hereford Kite Festival, Berrington Hall (NT), north of Leominster, Herefordshire |
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20 | Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Dunstable Downs, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
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20 | NEKF Display, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
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26 & 27 | 1st GVKF Kite Kamp, Newlands Park, Southam Lane, Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham GL52 3PE |
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26 & 27 | Dover 2008 Festival, Tower Hamlets, Dover, Kent |
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26 & 27 | 3rd MKF "Family Fun Weekend" Carnfield Hall, South Normanton, near. Alfreton, Derbyshire |
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26 & 27 | Silloth on Solway Kite Festival, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria | |
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26 & 27 | eXtreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and Kempsey, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
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27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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3 | 17th Royston Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Hertfordshire |
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9 & 10 | 14th Coventry Kite Festival, Coombe Abbey Country Park, Brinklow Road, Binley, near Coventry, Warwickshire |
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9 & 10 | Teston Bridge family kite weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane, Teston, Maidstone, Kent |
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9 & 10 | NKG fly-in, Bolton le-Sands, near Morecambe, Lancashire |
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9 & 10 | Whitley Bay Kite Festival, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear |
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10 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
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10 | Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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16 & 17 | Kites over Capstone, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent |
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17 | 12th Hunstanton Kite Festival, Smithdon High School Fields, Hunstanton, Norfolk |
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23 - 25 | Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
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23 - 25 | NEKF Display, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire |
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24 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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25 & 26 | Team iQuad Rev Clinic, Southsea
Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
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30 & 31 | Rufford Abbey Summer Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
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30 & 31 | 22nd Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset |
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6 - 14 | Dieppe International Kite Festival, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France | |
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13 | World Kite Flying Record Breaking Attempt, for CHICKS, Leeds Castle, Kent |
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14 | NEKF fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
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14 | 12th Rushcliffe Kite Festival, Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire |
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14 | Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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14 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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19 - 21 | Sport Kites Championship of Europe 2008, Scheveningen Beach, The Netherlands | |
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20 & 21 | Chester Kite Festival, in assoc. with NKG, The Roodee Racecourse, Chester, Cheshire |
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20 & 21 | Big Sky International Kite Festival, Main Sands, Margate, Kent - *NEW VENUE * |
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20 & 21 | Scheveningen International Kite Festival, The Beach, Scheveningen, The Netherlands | |
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20 & 21 | Hull Kite & Balloon Festival, East Park, Holderness Road, Hull, East Yorkshire |
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21 | 5th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire |
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23 | GOKF fly-in & BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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26 - 28 | 18th International Sprintkite festival of twin-line and traction kites, Cervia, Italy | |
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2 - 5 | Niagara International Kite Festival, Reservoir State Park, Niagara, USA |
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5 | ex-KITE-ment, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
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5 | Bolton Abbey Kite Festival, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire |
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5 | NEKF fly-in, Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland |
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11 & 12 | Allendale Kite Festival, Churchlands, Catton, near Hexham, Northumberland |
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12 | 18th Annual MKF kite display at Family Fun Day, Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Edgbaston, Birmingham |
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12 | OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - Kite flying for Peace all over the World: | ||
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12 | Shrewsbury OSOW, Roden Nurseries and Garden Centre, Roden Lane, Roden, between Shrewsbury and Newport, Shropshire | ||
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12 | Northern Kite Group OSOW, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
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12 | Northern Kite Group OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
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12 | Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, Warwickshire |
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12 | Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
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12 | Great Ouse Kiteflyers OSOW, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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18 | NKG Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
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25 & 26 | Cape Town International Kite Festival, Zandvlei Picnic Area, off The Row / Axminster Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa | |
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26 | GOKF fly-in & BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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1 | Autumn Glory Event, Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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1 | North Hants Buggy Club & Loddon Valley Kite Flyers Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, the buggy field near Basingstoke, Hants |
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7 - 9 | 21st Fuerteventura International Kite Festival, La Playa del Burro, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
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15 | MKF Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
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16 | MKF free flying day, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
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16 | NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
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23 | GOKF Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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6 & 7 | Winter Blow Out, The Snowdon Inn, Cwm-y-Glo, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales | |
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7 | NEKF fly-in, Seaton Carew, Co. Durham |
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14 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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14 | NKG Xmas Fly in and Lunch, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
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14 | STACK UK Winter league competitive flying, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside | |
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14 | NKG Xmas Fly in and Lunch, Stainland Recreation Ground, Stainland, near Huddersfield and Halifax, Yorkshire |
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28 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |