The Flaghouse Local Area

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2007 Dates for your Diary


14th - 18th March	StAnza
	A celebration of poetry with over 70 participants from over a dozen countries in 50 events ranging from performances to stand-up, from readings to masterclasses and exhibitions.
16th April	Kate Kennedy Procession, St Andrews
19th May	Fife Agricultural Show
	On A913 Kinloss near Cupar Traditional agricultural show with farm livestock, horse, pet classes, crafts, trade stands and main ring entertainment.
Sat 16th June	Edinburgh to St Andrews bike ride
	A mass participation cycle ride (around 1,000 riders) from Edinburgh to St Andrews Fife (67miles approx), in support of Lepra, with all donations helping to cure leprosy.
19th - 22nd June	Graduation, St Andrews University
30th June	Ceres Highland Games
	Ceres Games are the oldest free games in Scotland, always held on the last Saturday of the month of June, every year (except for war) since the charter to hold the Games was given to the people of the village by Robert Bruce in 1314 in recognition of their support at the battle of Bannockburn. The battle was fought in order to preserve the right of the Scots to determine how they would be ruled.
2nd July	Cupar Highland Games

Sun 15th - 18th July	Practice Days for Open Golf Championship
	Tiger Woods will be chasing a rare treble when he tees up in the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie.
19th - 22nd July	The Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie
	Only 30 mins from The Flaghouse (traffic permitting), the Open is one of the world's greatest sporting championships and to have it taking place in Carnoustie is a source of great pride. The championship is organised and run by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (The R & A).
2nd - 5th August	Weetabix Women's British Open
	The Weetabix Women's British Open Championship will break new ground in 2007 when it is played over the Old Course, St Andrews from 2-5 August. It will become the first championship for women professionals to be played at the Home of Golf although through the years the Old Course has hosted 27 Open Championships and numerous other professional tournaments.
3rd - 7th August	Lammas Fair, St Andrews
	This historic street fair is said to be one of Scotland's oldest medieval markets. Traditional events including market stalls, food and drink stalls, concerts, dances and public functions make up most of the fair's program.
Sat 8th September	RAF Leuchars Battle of Britain Charity Ball
	The RAF Leuchars annual Airshow will not take place this year due to runway resurfacing work. However, details of the charity ball can be found through the above link. The Airshow will be back in September 2008.

	Please ignore the following temporary stuff!
1st May	Royal & Ancient Spring Medals
13th - 14th May	Radio 1's Big Weekend
	Camperdown Park, Dundee The biggest free music festival in the UK. Playing the main stage are Snow Patrol, Muse, Keane, Pink, Sugababes, Editors, Razorlight and more. See the full line up for Saturday and Sunday. Playing the In New Music We Trust (second) are Primal Scream, Bloc Party, Dirty Pretty Things, Zutons, Kooks and more. See the full line up for Saturday and Sunday.
12th June	Rotary International
18th September	Royal & Ancient Autumn Medal
4th - 8th October	Dunhill Golf Tournament Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns,
22nd - 30th November	St Andrews Week Festival
	A week of festivities celebrating St Andrew's Day, including a festival of Scottish food, drink and arts culminating on St Andrews Day 30th November
25th November	Christmas Lights Switch On
	Festive music, childrens rides and stalls starting at 3pm with lights switch on by Santa at 4:30pm. See deer, eat a sausage roll and finish with free puppet show in town hall at 5pm

Local Area

Fife has an excellent network of 13 cycleways, the longest being 105 miles. The Flaghouse is within easy reach of most of these and lies on the route of 2 of them (Kingdom Route and Ceres - St. Andrews - Pitscottie Route). We can provide lockable storage for any bicycles you may have.

The Flaghouse is centrally located for exploring the many interesting features of Fife - photos to arrive soon!

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Saint Andrews	Cupar

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Golf	Historic Sites

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Eask Neuk	Fine Dining

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Outside Fife	Other Attractions

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