History of UK Events - 21st Century

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21st Century	Year	Historical Events	Celebrations, Festivals and Events	Links
	2000		Manchester International Convention Centre opened
	2000		Sports Tourism Strategy launched by British Tourism Association
	2000		First Love Parade in UK, Leeds 235,000 people attend
	2000		British Grand Prix moved to April
	2000		Excel, London, opens.
	2000		The Dome Closes (31^st December)
	2000		UCI Centenary World Track Cycling Championships, Manchester
	2000		Spar European Cup Athletics, Gateshead
	2000		World Gymnastics Grand Prix Finals, Glasgow
	2000	Millennium Festival Celebrations (all year)	World Rugby League Cup, UK Wide
	2001		British Grand Prix returned to July
	2001		World Senior Amateur Boxing Championships, Belfast
	2001		World Modern Pentathlon Championships, Somerset
	2001		World Canoe Marathon Championships, Stockton
	2001		World Half-Marathon Championships, Bristol
	2001		Select Committee on Culture, Media & Sport - Staging International Sporting Events
	2001	Foot & Mouth Crisis
	2001		Select Committee on Culture, Media & Sport First Report - Unpicking the Lock: The World Athletics Championships in the UK
	2002		The XVII Commonwealth Games, Manchester
	2002		Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee Celebrations
	2002	Death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother	Ceremonial Funeral
	2002		Sport Relief
	2003		World Indoor Athletics Championships, Birmingham
	2003		World Badminton Championships, Birmingham
	2003		ITMA (International Textile Machinery Association) Exhibition, Birmingham NEC
	2005		World Athletics Championships, London (withdrawn 2001 - see Select Committee Enquiry here, bidding reopened)
	2005/6		New Wembley Stadium due to open?


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