Refugee Week
Date: 20th 26th June
Discovery and celebration of the contribution of Refugees in the UK
www.refugeeweek.org
Summer Solstice
Date: 21st June
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. It’s the moment in time when the Earth’s tilt towards the Sun is at its maximum and the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky. Traditionally to mark the arrival of summer in the United Kingdom people gather at Stonehenge, in Wilshire to see the sun rise. The Heel Stone and Slaughter Stone, set outside the main circle, align with the rising sun.
Windrush Day
Date: 22nd June
Windrush Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush at the port of Tilbury, near London, on 22nd June 1984. Those who arrived on the Empire Windrush, their descendants and those who followed them, have made and continue to make an enormous contribution to Britain.
www.windrushday.org.uk
Carers Week
Date: 8th-13th June
Awareness campaign which aims to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for.
Men’s Health Week
Date: 10th-17th June
Heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
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“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength”
Maya Angelou
Special Days
2nd May
- Spring Bank Holiday
- Ascension Day – (Orthodox Christian)
3rd June
- Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday
3rd-10th June
- Child Safety Week
4th-6th June
- Shavuot* – (Jewish Holiday)
5th June
- Pentecost – (Christian)
6th-12th June
- Carers Week
10th-17th June
- Men’s Health Week
12th June
- Trinity Sunday – (Christian)
16th June
- Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom – (Sikh)
- Corpus Christi – (Christian)
19th June
- Father’s Day
20th-26th June
- Refugee Week
21st June
- Summer Solstice (season)
- World Humanist Day
20th-26th June
- Learning Disabilities Week
22nd June
- Windrush Day
24th-30th June
- Deaf Blind Awareness Week
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