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Staffordshire Day: Anniversary of Wedgwood Pottery
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary of Wedgwood Pottery
May 1 all-day
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary of Wedgwood Pottery
Staffordshire Day commemorates the foundation date of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759). The date was selected by public vote from a list that includes: 5 July – discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard (2009); 6 September[...]
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Europe Day (Council of Europe)
Europe Day (Council of Europe)
May 5 all-day
Europe Day (Council of Europe)
Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May. The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of the Council’s founding. https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/5-may-europe-day The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the[...]
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UK: Coronation of HM The King
UK: Coronation of HM The King
May 6 all-day
UK: Coronation of HM The King
The Coronation Day of HM The King is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance. The Union Flag is specified. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying The Coronation Day of HM The King is also listed as[...]
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Europe Day (European Union)
Europe Day (European Union)
May 9 all-day
Europe Day (European Union)
Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May. The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950). https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of[...]
Guernsey: Liberation Day
Guernsey: Liberation Day
May 9 all-day
Guernsey: Liberation Day
Guernsey celebrates Liberation Day (Lé Jour dé la Libératiaon in Guernsey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
Jersey: Liberation Day
Jersey: Liberation Day
May 9 all-day
Jersey: Liberation Day
Jersey celebrates Liberation Day (Jour d’la Libéthâtion in Jersey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
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Sark: Liberation Day
Sark: Liberation Day
May 10 all-day
Sark: Liberation Day
Sark celebrates Liberation Day annually on 10 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
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Somerset Day: King Alfred Gathers the People
Somerset Day: King Alfred Gathers the People
May 11 all-day
Somerset Day: King Alfred Gathers the People @ Somerset
Somerset Day was selected by public vote from a shortlist that includes: 19 May – Feast of St Dunstan; 6 July – Battle of Sedgemoor.
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Middlesex Day: Battle of Albuera, 1811
Middlesex Day: Battle of Albuera, 1811
May 16 all-day
Middlesex Day: Battle of Albuera, 1811
The battle of Albuera (1811) took place during the Peninsular War, when Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated the French. The 57th (West Middlesex) Foot suffered very heavy casualties during the battle and later celebrated the anniversary as[...]
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International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
May 17 all-day
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 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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St Helena: Feast of St Helena of Constantinople
St Helena: Feast of St Helena of Constantinople
May 21 all-day
St Helena: Feast of St Helena of Constantinople
St Helena’s national day commemorates the island’s discovery in 1502 by Galician navigator João da Nova, then serving the King of Portugal. Anchoring in the present James Bay, da Nova named the island ‘Santa Helena’[...]
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Wessex Day: Feast of St Aldhelm
Wessex Day: Feast of St Aldhelm
May 25 all-day
Wessex Day: Feast of St Aldhelm
St Aldhelm (639–709) was Abbot of Malmesbury and Bishop of Sherborne.
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Bermuda Day
Bermuda Day
May 26 all-day
Bermuda Day
Bermuda Day first took place as Empire Day on 24 May 1902. It continued on that day until 2018, when it moved to the last Friday of May. It is also known as Heritage Day,[...]
Kent Day: Feast of St Augustine
Kent Day: Feast of St Augustine
May 26 all-day
Kent Day: Feast of St Augustine
St Augustine of Canterbury (d.604) became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597. The Church of England considers him to be one of its founding fathers.
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Northumberland Day
Northumberland Day
May 28 all-day
Northumberland Day
Northumberland Day takes place annually on the last Sunday in May. https://www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandDay/
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Anguilla Day
Anguilla Day
May 30 all-day
Anguilla Day
Anguilla Day takes place annually on 30 May. On 30 May 1967 the Anguillans began a revolution that led to independence from the union of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
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