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Celebrations,
Festivals and Events
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early
1970s
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Hospitality
tents introduced to the Open Championship, other events quickly
follow suit
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mid-1970s
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Corporate
Hospitality/Entertainment for clients developed by Keith Prowse
Hospitality - introducing a new industry
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1970
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Pilton
Festival, forerunner of Glastonbury
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1970
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Isle of
Wight Festival, 400,000+ attend
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1970s
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National
Rugby Union club competition
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1971
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Association
of Conference Executives (now Association for Conferences
& Events - ACE) formed
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1971
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Glastonbury
Fair
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1971 |
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First
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1972
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One-day
Cricket Internationals Introduced
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1972 |
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First
International Showjumping Championships, Olympia, London
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1973
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United
Kingdom joins EEC
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1975
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Royal
Highland Centre exhibition hall built
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1975
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First
Cricket World Cup
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1976
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NEC, Birmingham
Opened
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1976
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First
International Spring Fair (aka Spring Fair Birmingham) - largest
annual trade fair in UK
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1977
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Wembley
Conference Centre built
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1977
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Queen
Elizabeth Silver Jubilee
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1979
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Conservative
Government (Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1979-1990)
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Glastonbury
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