Giving a book a second look! opens your eyes to new worlds 7 March 2019 World Book Day now that’s my idea of the perfect awareness day! I love to read and that love is shared by people all over the planet. The main idea is to encourage children to start enjoying reading at an… Continue reading World Book Day
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University Mental Health Day
Feeling lost or low? Education should be the place to help us grow! University Mental Health Day 7 March 2019 University Mental Health Day (UMHD) believes that more attention should be focused on ensuring the positive wellbeing of people with mental health difficulties. So 7 March 2019 will aim to get people from educational institutions… Continue reading University Mental Health Day
Time for a Cuppa
Remember to support dementia when others can’t … Time for a cuppa every 1-8 March Time for a Cuppa – Mmm, is there anything better than a cup of tea? No matter what, it just seems to make everything better! And that’s what Dementia UK are working to do: make things better for both… Continue reading Time for a Cuppa
Self Injury Awareness Day
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Will you see the emotional scars? Self Injury Awareness Day every 1 March Self Injury Awareness Day – self-injury or self harming is when a person deliberately hurts themselves physically to deal with the emotional pain they are suffering. When it comes to self-harm, cutting is thought of as the main way people hurt themselves. … Continue reading Self Injury Awareness Day
Purple Day
Purple, lavender and isolation help people out of a lonely situation Purple Day every 26 March Purple Day – 26 March will be the official day that increases awareness of epilepsy all across the globe. So what has the colour purple got to do with epilepsy? Well the answer is that lavender is the international… Continue reading Purple Day
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
It’s known as the “silent killer” Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month every March Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month can make all the difference to improving awareness and a better understanding of the disease. In the past the media has been an essential part of spreading key messages and raising much-needed funds. March is your time to help… Continue reading Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
No Smoking Day
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Show your heart the love quit smoking! No Smoking Day 13 March 2019 The No Smoking Day charity wants to provide smokers with help to stop smoking. Whether you’re ready to quit, or you still need that extra push, now is the time to take control! Smoking is the single biggest killer of people… Continue reading No Smoking Day
National Sleep Awareness Week
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Reached 100 and still counting sheep? National Sleep Awareness Week 10-16 March 2019 National Sleep Awareness Week is all about raising the issues concerned with sleep and asking you to make sure you’re getting enough of it! Do you know how much sleep you should be getting? Nine hours is usually enough for adults but… Continue reading National Sleep Awareness Week
National Skipping Day
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It’s a hop, skip and a jump away National Skipping Day 22 March 2019 Get ready for the 17th National Skipping Day! Over 300,000 children have got involved over the last decade and it’s time to make that number even higher! This year the organisers, Skipping Workshops are attempting to clock up 15 million skips on the… Continue reading National Skipping Day
National Pig Day
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Celebrate our porky friends? National Pig Day every 1 March National Pig Day – Yes, that’s right! Our very own day of the pig. So why celebrate our farmyard animals? For so long people have put themselves above pigs – but ‘Babe’ showed us a different way of looking at our pigs and how intelligent… Continue reading National Pig Day