Only 85 days until Christmas 😬
Here are a few dates for your October diary…
October – Black History month – celebration of the many contributions to history, to name just a few, literature, sports, engineering and art.
1st October – International Coffee Day & World Vegetarian Day. October is also Vegetarian Awareness Month. Give it a go, join the club, even if you try it for just one day!
2nd October – National Poetry Day –
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
4th October – World Dyslexia Awareness Day.
5th October – World Smile Day – did you know the day was started by the creator of the Smiley – Harvey Ball. A day dedicated to smiles and kind acts.
15th Oct – Shwmae Su’mae Day (Hi there, how are you Day) – An annual celebration of the Welsh Language, so get practising your pronunciation of:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
15th October is also International Archaeology Day – “can you dig it, yes you can”.
18th October – National Reuse Day – raise awareness of the benefits of reusing items instead of throwing them away. Time to go through your “just in case” drawer!
18th – 22nd October – Diwali. This is the Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of lights, which is celebrated with fireworks, dancing, music and feasting.
19th October – National Singing Day – never need an excuse!
21st October – Trafalgar Day – A day to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, led by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
25th October – World Opera Day – another day to fine tune the dulcet tones.
26th October – British Summer Time Ends – “Winter is coming Jon Snow”.
29th October – National Cat Day. I’m sure cats believe every day is “national cat day”!!
31st October – spooky…
Life is busy here for the team, we have a large number of projects starting in October, alongside our ongoing projects, so no chance of us relaxing on the run up to Christmas, but we’re definitely not complaining about that.
This is our last month of raising money for PTES, once I tally it all up I will give you the final figure next month, and let you know about our chosen charity for the next six months.