Category: British Awareness Days

Show your support for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month every November November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.  You probably heard that Patrick Swayze succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 2009.   The disease is often a silent killer which is why more people need to know the signs and dangers. So what kind of signs are there?… Continue reading Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Celebrate our beautiful British trees! National Tree Week 24 November - 2 December 2018 Each year since 1975 National Tree Week has encouraged us to celebrate our beautiful surroundings for a whole week - and what better way to do it than planting loads of your own trees?  This year the fun takes place from… Continue reading National Tree Week

Beat Stress International Stress Awareness Day 7 November 2018 The 20th International Stress Awareness Day, which is held to celebrate helping people to beat stress will take place on 7 November 2018.  The theme this year is "Does Hi-tech Cause Hi-Stress". Do you know the main reasons for stress at work?   There are increasing… Continue reading International Stress Awareness Day

Raise awareness of healthy eating in our primary and secondary schools National School Meals Week 12-16 November 2018 The aim of National School Meals Week (NSMW), which is run by the Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA) is to promote awareness of healthy eating in Britain's primary and secondary schools, and everyone is encouraged to… Continue reading National School Meals Week

Be aware of the signs Mouth Cancer Action Month every November Mouth Cancer Action Month - although it is a bleak and very serious subject, the good news is that spotting the disease early on increases chances of survival to more than 90%! So what does mouth cancer look like?  While there aren't any signs… Continue reading Mouth Cancer Action Month

Raise awareness of lung cancer Love your Lungs Lung Cancer Awareness Month every November November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.  Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide.  With the disease claiming more than 35,000 lives in the UK every year and a shockingly short six months average time between diagnosis and death it is… Continue reading Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Are you a carer? Know your rights Carers Rights Day 30 November 2018 Carers Rights Day - the theme for 2018 is 'Caring for your Future'.  Being a carer comes with huge responsibilities - people often give up their jobs and many enjoyable aspects of their lives to look after a friend, relative or neighbour.… Continue reading Carers Rights Day

Can you resist Black Friday? Buy Nothng Day 23 November 2018 Buy Nothing Day - Did you realise that every single thing you buy affects our environment? And just think about the number of people in the world and the amount of things they're buying each day!   It's mind-boggling. The developed countries take up… Continue reading Buy Nothing Day