Weekend diary

Weekend diary

Provisional diary for the weekend:

Saturday May 26

VIENNA: 25th European Congress on Obesity. Vienna, Austria.
Words planned

MAIDSTONE, KENT: Medieval jousting at Leeds Castle for the Bank Holiday weekend. Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL.

SWANSEA: The BBC Biggest Weekend: Radio 1 in Swansea. Saturday performers include Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran and Sunday performers include Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato. Singleton Park. R1PressOffice@bbc.co.uk.
Words and stills planned

0800 LONDON: RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4SL. 020 7821 3688 or pressoffice@rhs.org.uk.
Words planned

0800 SALISBURY: Salisbury poisoning site The Maltings to reopen. People will be able to access the city centre from Central car park through The Maltings, and support the shops and businesses that will start to reopen over the weekend. The site has been thoroughly cleaned following the incident almost three months ago, to ensure that any traces of nerve agent found have been removed by specialists. 01225 713370 Communications@wiltshire.gov.uk

1000 DUBLIN: Abortion referendum result. Votes will be counted in the referendum on liberalising Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws. Result will be announced in Dublin Castle. Expected late afternoon/early evening. Dublin Castle.
Words, stills and video planned

1000 LONDON: The Major’s General’s Review prior to Trooping the Colour, the Queen’s annual birthday parade. Horse Guards Parade, SW1A. MoD London District 020 7414 2396.

1500 LONDON: Radio 4 celebrates 20 years of Bookclub. Margaret Atwood discusses The Handmaid’s Tale with James Naughtie in front of authors, local schools and colleges BBC Broadcasting House, W1A 1AA. isobel.pyrke@bbc.co.uk.

Sunday May 27

MAIDSTONE, KENT: Medieval jousting at Leeds Castle for the Bank Holiday weekend. Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL.

SWANSEA: The BBC Biggest Weekend: Radio 1 in Swansea. Saturday performers include Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran and Sunday performers include Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato. Singleton Park. R1PressOffice@bbc.co.uk.

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