
Local and Community History Month
May is Local and Community History Month! The aim of the month is to increase awareness of local history and promote history in general to local communities helping to encourage […]

May is Local and Community History Month! The aim of the month is to increase awareness of local history and promote history in general to local communities helping to encourage […]

It's Children’s Book Week! An annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Running from May 4th-10th 2026 Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the […]

Deaf Awareness Week is a national campaign focused on improving understanding, accessibility and communication with deaf people. The theme for Deaf Awareness Week 2026 in the UK is ‘Right to understand […]

In celebration of World Asthma Day 2026, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has chosen the theme “Access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma – still an urgent need”. […]

World Ovarian Cancer Day is observed on May 8th every year. The day is observed worldwide to raise awareness about #OvarianCancer and acknowledge the suffering of people with ovarian cancer […]

World Lupus Day serves to call attention to the impact that #Lupus has on people around the world. Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often […]

Today is the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek This week runs from the 11th to 17th May and was started by The Mental Health Foundation. It provides an opportunity for the UK […]

It's #EndangeredSpeciesDay This day was created as a way to remind us of how fragile the existence of some animals, plants and insects is, and to encourage us to learn […]