sharing Solihull's local history
The £44 million National Exhibition Centre (NEC) opened for business on 1st February 1976, the day before it was officially opened by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. The NEC opened on a 310-acre site with six original exhibition halls – 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4 and 5.
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Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, made six official visits to the Solihull Borough during her 70-year reign. There were other visits when she passed through the Borough, e.g. arriving at or leaving from Birmingham Airport, but there were only these six official visits, as far as we are aware.
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