Calendar

Oct
24
Wed
2018
United Nations Day
Oct 24 all-day

United Nations Day takes place annually on 24 October, marking the entry into force of the UN Charter (1945).

The UK Government, Scottish Government and Senedd Cymru do not currently list it as a flag flying day.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/un-day

Oct
25
Thu
2018
Northamptonshire: Feast of St Crispin
Oct 25 all-day

Northamptonshire Day takes place annually on 25 October, the feast of St Crispin.

St Crispin is the patron saint of shoemakers, cobblers and leather workers – an important industry in the county.

This date was selected by public vote from a shortlist of five.

The four other options were:

  • 5 January – death of Philippa of Lancaster (1430), queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
  • 26 February – radar first demonstrated in Upper Stowe (1935)
  • 31 May – death of Waltheof (1076), 1st Earl of Northampton, the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls
  • 28 July – battle of Talavera (1809), battle honour of the Northamptonshire Regiment, the ‘Heroes of Talavera’

Northamptonshire

Oct
26
Fri
2018
Essex Day: Feast of St Cedd
Oct 26 all-day

Essex Day takes place annually on 26 October, the feast of St Cedd.

Cedd (c.620–64) was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop who was an evangelist among the East Saxons.

Nov
27
Tue
2018
Lancashire Day: Lancashire First Represented in Parliament
Nov 27 all-day

Lancashire Day has taken place annually on 27 November since 1996.

It commemorates the day when Lancashire first sent representatives to Parliament, the Model Parliament of King Edward I (1295).

Nov
28
Wed
2018
Bedfordshire Day: Birthday of John Bunyan
Nov 28 all-day

Bedfordshire Day takes place annually on 28 November.

The date, chosen by popular vote, commemorates the birthday of John Bunyan.

Several alternative options included:19 January – earldom (later dukedom) of Bedford recreated (1550); 12 April – Bedfordshire County Council granted its coat-of-arms (1951); 20 June – siege of Bedford Castle begins (1224); 13 August – Blenheim Day, celebrated by the Bedfordshire Regiment and its successors; 12 September – birth of prison reformer John Howard (1726); 14 October – first flight of the airship R101 from Cardington (1929); 6 November – 1st and 2nd Battalions Bedfordshire Regiment meet at Bailleul en route to Ypres (1914); 15 November – first High Sheriff of Bedfordshire appointed (1575); 25 November – feast of St Catherine, patron saint of spinners, weavers and lacemakers; 15 December – birth of Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams (1899).

Caernarfonshire Day: Death of Owain Gwynedd
Nov 28 all-day

Caernarfonshire Day takes place annually on 28 November.

It commemorates the death of Prince Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (1137–70).

Mar
5
Tue
2019
Cornwall Day: Feast of St Piran
Mar 5 all-day

St Piran, the patron saint of tin miners, is one of Cornwall’s patron saints.

Mar
8
Fri
2019
Anglia Day: Feast of St Felix
Mar 8 all-day

St Felix (d.647/8), the first bishop of the East Angles, introduced Christianity to the kingdom.

Mar
20
Wed
2019
County Durham Day: Feast of St Cuthbert
Mar 20 all-day

St Cuthbert (c.634–87), prior of Lindisfarne, is buried in Durham Cathedral.

Mar
29
Fri
2019
West Riding Day: Anniversary of Battle of Towton, 1461
Mar 29 all-day

West Riding Day marks the anniversary of the battle of Towton (1461), reputedly the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil.

The Yorkist forces defeated the Lancastians, leading to a change of royal dynasty.

Edward Duke of York deposed King Henry VI (ruled 1422–61, 1470–1) and took the crown as King Edward IV (ruled 1461–1470, 1471–83).