Something for the weekend Sir?
If you are looking for something to do on a spring weekend - why not go to a Point to Point.
This Point-to-Point is nothing to do with Point to Point Protocol though there is a protocol to follow.
They have a wonderful history:
"The sport of steeplechasing was originated by hunting men who raced their hunters over natural country from "point to point" or from one steeple to the next. During the 19th century, steeplechasing became more sophisticated with enclosed courses and professionally trained horses, many of which were thoroughbreds, and the traditional sporting amateur was not able to compete at this level. Therefore attempts were made to stage races for proper hunters, from which racehorses and professional jockeys were excluded.
Local Hunts also undertook to organise amateur races with slightly more success. The Worcestershire Hunt have records of sporadic Hunt meetings from 1836, and the Atherstone claimed to be the first Hunt to stage an annual Hunt point-to-point meeting dating from the 1870s."
They are still run by local Hunts and make a fun day out. A full list of fixtures can be found at:
Masters of Foxhounds Association - POINT TO POINT Fixture List 2004