Each year on 26th December, Boxing Day, people of all ages take to the water, some in fancy dress. In recent years the benefits of cold water swimming, both physical and mental health, are becoming more widely known and researched. Groups are popping up for either wild swimming or at beaches around the coast, from […]
If you are worried about energy bills and the cost of living, the Citizens Advice network can help you this winter. Feeling lost about money? Their Money Map tool directs you to online help finding ways to make the most of your money, decrease your bills and help meet the costs of daily living. Access […]
Chinese New Year 2024 will take place on the 10th of February, with the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. Celebrations will last from the 9th of February (New Year’s Eve) until the 15th day of the New Year. What is The Chinese New Year calendar? Each year (also known as a cycle) of […]
Cavernoma Awareness Day 2024 is on 21st August and aims to increase knowledge of how to spot its symptoms, understand its causes, and spread more awareness across your friend groups and workplace organisations. In order to assist in raising the profile surrounding this condition, it’s important to have as much information at hand as possible. […]
Children's Book Week is an annual celebration of reading for pleasure for children of primary school age. A fantastic opportunity for extended teaching on any of your favourite children's books! This year, 2024, marks the 100th Anniversary of Children's Book Week and the theme is “How Do You Book?”. When is Children's Book Week? There […]
January 2025 is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, also known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It is a key time for us all as individuals to educate ourselves about human trafficking and crucially to learn to spot the signs of trafficking. It is also a time for us take these messages to our […]
Refugee Week For Refugee Week we invite you to celebrate what compassion looks like in action. Together we can create a shared understanding of compassion to ensure we are extending it widely to all. “Our task must be to free ourselves – by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the […]
Nelson Mandela has many accolades. He’s an iconic figure that triumphed over South Africa’s apartheid regime. He was a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, and an international peacemaker. And he was the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa (no biggie). So you see why the United Nations General Assembly would […]
