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| 2009
23 June – Olympic Day 29 June – 3rd July – National School Sports week 26-27 July – Open weekend 29 August – 3 years until the start of the 2012 Paralympic Games 27 September Bandstand Marathon 31 October – 1000 days to go until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games 20 December – 2012 Day Open weekends to be held each year, from now until 2012 on the weekend closest to 27th July – the date of the London 2012 Games Opening Ceremony. 23-25 July 2010 22-24 July 2011 2011 is the year of events and festivals Metal festival – dates tba |