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  • Chinese New Year

    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 […]

  • Cervical Screening Awareness Week

    Every year, during Cervical Screening Awareness Week Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust raise awareness and share information about cervical screening (smear tests) including tips, experiences, and they work with experts to help those who find cervical screening difficult. They want every woman and person with a cervix to know where they can get information and support […]

  • Cavernoma Awareness Day

    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 2

    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 […]

  • Global Family Day

    "Families come in all shapes and sizes" This may be a day that is normally celebrated in the USA, however family is important and can come in all shapes and sizes. Family is not always people related by birth, it can be friends, foster parents and guardians, and more ... One Day of Peace and […]

  • National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month

    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 […]

  • International Transgender Day of Visibility

    International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual day that is celebrated around the world on March 31st to recognise and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of transgender and gender non-conforming people. It is a day to recognise the diversity of transgender identities and to support the transgender community. Transgender Day of Visibility is a time for individuals […]

  • Children’s Book Week

    It's Children’s Book Week! An annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Running from May 5th-11th 2025. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, young people across the country participate by attending events at schools, libraries, bookstores, celebrating at home, […]