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Staffordshire Day: Anniversary of Wedgwood Pottery
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary of Wedgwood Pottery
May 1 all-day
 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 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
 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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Jersey: Liberation Day
Jersey: Liberation Day
May 9 all-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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St Helena: Feast of St Helena of Constantinople
St Helena: Feast of St Helena of Constantinople
May 21 all-day
 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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Kent Day: Feast of St Augustine
Kent Day: Feast of St Augustine
May 26 all-day
 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 31 all-day
 Northumberland Day takes place annually on the last Sunday in May. https://www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandDay/
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