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
Category: March
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
National Horse Protection Day
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It’s shocking that horses can be so neglected National Horse Protection Day every 1 March National Horse Protection Day – what comes to mind when you think of horses? Perhaps a beautiful horse standing in a field – or that time you had to keep dabbing your eyes with a tissue as you struggled… Continue reading National Horse Protection Day
National Doctors’ Day
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Now’s the time to thank your doc National Doctors’ Day every 30 March National Doctors’ Day – What would we do without doctors? The short answer is not much! We need them to get us better when we’re ill. Whether that means help with something small or a much bigger, sometimes life-threatening illness. National Doctors’… Continue reading National Doctors’ Day
National Butchers’ Week
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What interesting tips Could you be missing? National Butchers’ Week 11-17 March 2019 It’s now eleven years since National Butchers’ Week was founded, Meat Trades Journal wanted to promote the skills of butchers throughout the UK. How have they done this? By making the week exciting and setting up various activities that get people more… Continue reading National Butchers’ Week
National Bed Month
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Treat yourself to a ‘lie in’ this National Bed Month every March Throughout March it’s National Bed Month – time for a lie in before learning about the importance of a good night’s sleep! Organised by The Sleep Council, the month aims to remind us all of why a sound sleep is good for our… Continue reading National Bed Month