Buckinghamshire Day marks the origin of the Paralympic Games. On the opening day of the London Olympics (1948), Stoke Mandeville Hospital hosted the first event ever organised for disabled athletes alongside an Olympic Games. The[...]

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all-day Yorkshire Day: Anniversary of Ba...

Yorkshire Day: Anniversary of Ba...

Aug 1 all-day

Yorkshire Day began in 1975 as a celebration launched by the Yorkshire Ridings Society – newly formed ‘a protest movement against the local government re-organisation of 1974’ – to promote the county of Yorkshire. The[...]

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all-day Scotland: Birthday of the Prince...

Scotland: Birthday of the Prince...

Aug 15 all-day

The birthday of the Princess Royal is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the rest of the UK. https://www.gov.scot/publications/flag-flying-on-government-buildings/

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all-day North Riding Day: Battle of the ...

North Riding Day: Battle of the ...

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North Riding Day takes place annually on 22 August. It marks the date of the battle of the Standard (1138), when English forces defeated the Scots near Northallerton. The name of the battle derives from[...]

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all-day East Riding Day: Birthday of Wil...

East Riding Day: Birthday of Wil...

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East Riding Day takes place annually on 24 August. It marks the birthday of Hull-born MP William Wilberforce (1759–1833), leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.

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all-day Nottinghamshire Day: Anniversary...

Nottinghamshire Day: Anniversary...

Aug 25 all-day

Nottinghamshire Day takes place annually on 25 August. https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/get-involved/nottinghamshire-day/what-is-nottinghamshire-day By raising the royal standard at Nottingham Castle, King Charles I triggered the start of the Civil Wars.

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all-day Turks and Caicos Islands: Consti...

Turks and Caicos Islands: Consti...

Aug 30 all-day