Celebrations & Holidays Category
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday and commemorates…
Bank Holidays
Before the 1871 Bank Holiday Act, there were only the…
UK National Sandcastle Competition
Taking a bucket and spade to the beach in order…
The Queen’s Jubilees
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) has had three official Jubilees so…
Winter Solstice – Yule
The Winter Solstice takes place on or adjacent to 21st…
Advent calendars
Advent is a 4-week period in the Christian calendar starting…
Good Friday
Good Friday is the Christian commemoration of the death of…
Trooping the Colour
The visibility of a distinctive regimental flag is of great…
St. Piran’s Day
The story of the man named Piran, Pyran, Perran or…
V.E. Day
V.E. Day (Victory in Europe) commemorates the ending of WW2…
The hen party
While a husband-to-be can traditionally hold his ‘stag do‘ as…
Cornish Midsummer’s Eve Bonfires
Cornwall is the long protruding county in south-west England with…