Heavy snow is forecast for the eastern side of the UK over the next few days. Snow fall amounts of 5-10cm are likely locally with as much as 10-20cm possible, especially over higher ground. Drifting may well occur in fresh to strong easterly winds. This could cause disruption to travel and rail networks, especially across higher level routes. By Tuesday the snow will probably turn to rain.
The main weather forecast finder pages have now been updated and the count of UK locations has reached well over 2900. Links to a number of the best weather forecast websites have now been included. Accuweather, BBC, Yahoo and a number of other page links have been updated with a number of links also removed. This is the first major link revamp for over 2 years and brings the site back up to date with links to your favourite town or city weather forecast pages.
Sadly the Saturday Fairford Air Show 2008 has been cancelled because heavy rain led to a waterlogged car park and airfield. A decision on the Sunday has yet to be made (16:00 today) but this is the first time in 38 years that the event has been washed out. A refund system has now been published on the Fairford Air Tattoo website so pop along there if you are looking to get a refund on your Saturday ticket. The Fairford weather is looking better for Sunday so hopefully there will be a show.
Burghley House Battle Proms 2008 is part of the Summer Battle proms events taking park at a number of great venues throughout the country. Burghley House Battle Proms 2008 takes place on Saturday 12th July 2008 with gates opening at 4.30pm. You can enjoy the Napoleonic Calvary display starting at 7.30pm and on into the night with a musical programme and Spitfire Air Display all to music. Tickets for the event cost £28 from May 1st 2008 or £33 on the day. There is no booking fee! Visit the Stamford Weather page for your Battle Proms weather forecast.
The 46664 Concert, honouring Nelson Mandela takes place on Friday 27th June 2008 at Hyde Park in London. Tickets for The 46664 Concert go on sale on Friday 9th May 2008 and General admission tickets are £65.00 (plus booking fees). The Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday concert will feature Queen plus Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Jerry Dammers, the Sugarbabes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Razorlight, Leona Lewis, and Jamelia. The 46664 Concert proceeds will go to the 46664 campaign which raises awareness about the impact of AIDS, especially in Africa, and promotes effective HIV prevention measures throughout the world.
Details of tickets for The 46664 Concert can be found on the 46664 website HERE.
A Festival and Concert Shop has now been added to the site thanks to amazon.co.uk. There is a wide range of discount festival tents, pop up tents, sleeping bags and even wellies 
The shop is powered by mega online store Amazon and delivery times are superb. A great range of picnic hampers and accessories, including easy folding chairs, make getting ready for the festival season simple.
For all those Concert and festival camping essentials you can now visit the online shop HERE.
Beltane at Thornborough Henge 2008 is a FREE event that takes place on Sunday 4th May 2008 and is an informal gathering to celebrate the start of summer. The main ceremony starts at 1pm and everyone who attends is encouraged to dress in festival clothing. There will be Musicians, performers including didgeridoo players and drummers. Anyone is able to set up a stall for free as long as they contribute to the day. The Beltane at Thornborough Henge 2008 is sure to be an interesting day out. An interesting fact is that Thornborough Henge is almost 1,000 years older than the pyramids of Giza. Our Ripon weather page might help you prepare for the weather on the day!
Abingdon Air and Country Show 2008 takes to sky and land on Sunday 4th May 2008 at Abingdon Airfield in the heart of Oxfordshire, 5 miles from Oxford. The Abingdon Air and Country Show 2008 is not only an Air show but also a fly in with many vintage and modern day aircraft joining the event. There is something for everyone with vintage cars, static display and events. There are steam traction engines and a variety of craft stalls to keep you amused. This is a charity day with all proceeds going towards the Chiltern Air Ambulance. Aircraft due to attend include Gnat T.1, RAF Chinook, Hunter T.7, RAF Tucano, P-50 Kittyhawk, Douglas DC-6 and the swift glider display team. Tickets for the Abingdon Air and Country Show 2008 cost £10 on the day. The Abingdon Weather page is worth a visit before you set out.
The Badmington Horse Trials 2008 event runs from Thursday 1st May 2008 to Sunday 4th May 2008. Badmington Horse Trials start with the first horse inspection on Wednesday 30th April. The programme begins on Thursday with The Dressage Display starting at 9.30am with the gates opening time of 8am. Friday is also a Dressage display and Stallion display. On Saturday the gates open at 7am and feature the Blue Cross Display, Shetland Grand National and the cross country test. Sunday is the big day with a number of events. Tickets for each day cost about £10 and be sure to visit the Badminton Weather page for the latest Badmington Horse Trials weather.
The Wimbledon 2008 tennis championships runs from Monday 23rd June 2008 up to Sunday 6th July 2008. Wimbledon 2008 Tickets for Centre, number one and number two courts are sold in advance by a public ballot. Entry into the ticket ballot does not entitle applicants tickets but simply a chance to buy them, such being the demand. A very limited number of tickets are sold on the day to people queuing at the ground. Ticket prices are various prices from £5 - £91. If you are going to queue Be sure to visit the Wimbledon Weather page for the latest wimbledon 2008 lawn tennis championship weather.
For the very latest Isle Of Man TT 2008 weather you can visit our Isle Of Man Weather page. The Isle Of Man TT 2008 runs from Saturday 24th May through until Friday 6th June 2008 and attracts around 60,000 racing fans. The TT began in 1904 and was run by the Auto Cycle Club. The very first races ran on the St Johns 15 mile course. To get to the Island you can use Sea or Sky, The Steam Packet Company runs the Ferry and a number of airlines run flights to Ronaldsway Airport. Flight and Ferry Tickets will almost certainly need to be booked in advance. To get the up to date BBC Weather forecast for Ronaldsway and flight and ferry conditions look HERE.
Headcorn Flying Proms 2008 takes to the skies above Headcorn Aerodrome on Saturday 23rd August 2008. Headcorn Flying Proms 2008 is kicks off with 50 hot air balloons launching into the sky above Kent. Mr Jae Alexandra then conducts the English National Orchestra to a wonderfully Choreographed flying display by a variety of aircraft including the Spitfire, Hurricane and many more. Now in its 4th year this is a fantastic visual and musical display. This is a picnic style event near Ashford at Headcorn Aerodrome so check out the Ashford Weather page before you go. Tickets cost from £4 to £23.
The Clumber Park Concerts 2008 have both “The Feeling” and “Scouting for girls” playing on Friday 15th August 2008. Clumber Park Concerts 2008 are not a picnic concert unlike many National Trust events and no glass will be allowed into the event. The fun starts at 5pm with The Feeling taking stage at about 9.15pm. Tickets for the Friday cost £26 up to 31st May. On the Saturday 16th August there is Queen - A rock & Symphonic Spectacular as part of the Clumber Park Concerts 2008 season. Tickets cost £23 up to 30th April. Both nights finish with a fireworks finale. Make sure you visit the Nottinghamshire Worksop Weather page and be prepared!
The Scottish Grand National 2008 takes place at Ayr racecourse on Saturday 19th April 2008. The Scottish Grand National 2008 festival is a 2 day event with irish folk rockers “The Saw Doctors” playing the Friday and the big race taking place on the Saturday. Over the 2 days over 20,000 people are expected to attend Scotlands Richest jump meeting. Hopefully the Coral Scottish Grand National weather forecast will be good, make sure you visit the Ayr Weather page for the very latest.
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Tickets cost £15 - £25 for the Friday and £18-39 for the Saturday, also 2 day passes are for sale at £28 and £55.
Here is the Aintree Grand National Result 2008 in full. First past the winning post by four lengths was joint favourite Comply Or Die at 7/1 ridden by Irish jockey Timmy Murphy. Second was King Johns Castle at odds of 20/1. There were 15 finishers so here they are:
The rest of the runners in the Aintree Grand National 2008 failed to finish.
Spalding Flower Festival 2008 celebrates the events 50th anniversary this year on Saturday 3rd May 2008. Spalding Flower Festival started back in 1959 and now attracts an estimated 250,000 visitors. A parade of decorated floats make from thousands of Tulip flower heads create a stunning display of colours. The floats finish at Springfields Garden where you can see just how much work goes into these creations and entry is free. Visit the Spalding Weather page before you set out.
There is a Heavy Snow warning issued by the Met Office for Saturday 5th april to Tuesday 8th April 2008. Much of the UK has been warned to expect heavy snow on Sunday 6th April with a moderate possibility of this severe weather causing snowfalls of around 5 to 10cm in places. This is unlikely to settle for long but may disrupt as the bands of snow and sleet showers sweep the country.
The varsity Boat race 2008 winners were Oxford in murky and damp conditions on a windy Thames. Oxford won the Oxford Cambridge boat race 2008 by many lengths following a good start by the Oxford rowing crew. Light rain fell as oxford had the lead up to the Surrey bend. With 3 miles set to row the Cambridge crew were pulling level and made up on the early Oxford lead. Oxford lost the lead at Hammersmith bridge but only by a small margin but regained. Weather for the boat race was as predicted windy and damp.
The Eden Project in Bodelva, St Austell, Cornwall opens its doors for Summer opening times on Thursday 17th March 2008. Eden Project Cornwall Opening Times are between 10am and 6pm with last entry 90 minutes (4.30pm) before the site closes. Ticket prices adult cost £15 and Children £5. The Eden project has more than a million plants in climate controlled Biomes (Giant Domes) that represent five thousand species from all over the world. Many of the plants can grow in Cornwall due to the mild climate conditions there. There are two gigantic Biomes which act as the biggest greenhouses in the world. These house the more exotic plants. The humid Tropics Biome is 55 metres high, as high as eleven buses, and the second Biome is 35 metres tall and is the Warm Temperature Biome. The humid tropics recreate the steamy rainforests of Malaysia, West Africa and south America with plants including bananas and bamboo. For the latest Eden Project weather visit the St Austell weather forecast page.
Worcester racecourse has had to cancel and move its sunday 6th april 2008 opening meeting to Southwell following recent flooding problems. The recent cold Worcester racecourse weather snap has not helped the surface to recover from the flooding. The British Horseracing Ass, who inspected the course, were not happy that the racing surface would be ready on time for the Sunday race day. The later fixture scheduled for the 23rd April will be reviewed on the 11th. Meanwhile the racecard will move along to Southwell. See the Worcester and Southwell weather pages for the latest race day weather.