Author: Clair Hunt

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday dear Myco, happy birthday to us.

So here we are, May 2024 seems like yesterday and yet here we are 2 years later. There have luckily been more ups than downs, and thankfully the downs have been short lived. So, here’s to entering year 3 of Myco Design Ltd, lets see what 2026/2027 brings.

Apologies for the late post this month, time just ran away with me.

As always a few dates for your diary for May.

May Day

1st May 2026

May Day is an ancient pagan spring festival, traditionally celebrated across Europe with maypole dancing and the crowning with a floral crown of a May Queen.

International Gilbert & Sullivan Day

3rd May 2026

Celebrating the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan, on the birthday of the man who brought them together, Richard D’Oyly Carte.

World Laughter Day

3rd May 2026

The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive manifestation for World Peace, and it builds up a global consciousness of brotherhood and friendship through laughter.

May Day Bank Holiday

4th May 2026

Held on the Monday closest to May Day, this day is a Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland.

Screen-Free Week

4th May to 10th May 2026

Annual event to encourage us to unplug from digital entertainment and spend all that free time playing, reading, daydreaming, creating, exploring, and connecting with family and friends.

Star Wars Day

4th May 2026

A pun on the date 4th May inspired the phrase May The Fourth Be With You. So this day is now known as Star Wars Day, so fans have the perfect excuse to watch their favourite film or spin-off TV series today.

Cinco De Mayo

5th May 2026

Celebration of Mexican culture to commemorate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now become a more general celebration of Mexican culture.

World Asthma Day

5^th May 2026

An annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma with a goal to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

Europe Day

9th May 2026

A day celebrating peace and unity in Europe. It is celebrated by displaying the Flag of Europe and commemorates the founding of the Council of Europe.

National Children’s Day

10th May 2026

National Children’s Day UK is all about the importance of a healthy childhood and protecting the rights and freedoms of children so that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.

National Sun Awareness Week

11th May to 17th May 2026

Organised by the British Association of Dermatologists, the aim of this day is raising awareness of the dangers of excessive sun exposure and how to avoid sunburn and skin cancers.

International Nurses Day

12th May 2026

Held on the birthday of Florence Nightingale to mark the contributions that nurses make to society. It is a day to recognise the important role of nurses around the world.

Eurovision Song Contest

12th May to 16th May 2026

Eurovision is an annual international celebration of music. The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Vienna, Austria. Ooh I love a good Eurovision! I am sure this event is a guilty secret for a fair few of us, go on admit it. LOL.

International Day of Families

15th May 2026

A UN designated day to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.

National Doughnut Week

16th May to 24th May 2026

National Doughnut Week is a fundraising event in aid of The Children’s Trust organised by the baking industry. The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury.

Walk To School Week

18th May to 22nd May 2026

Annual event to encourage children and their parents to walk to school, organised by Living Streets. Many schools take part in the event, giving out badges to those who walk or cycle to school.

International Museum Day

18th May 2026

A day to raise awareness on the fact that museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.

World Bee Day

20th May 2026

The purpose of World Bee Day is to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development.

National Numeracy Day

20th May 2026

An annual celebration of the importance of numbers in everyday life and will bring together individuals, employers, educators and influencers to improve numeracy.

International Tea Day

21st May 2026

A UN designated day to take action to promote the sustainable production and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting hunger and poverty.

International Day for Biological Diversity

22nd May 2026

United Nations sponsored international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues, covering a broad spectrum of issues including climate change, sustainability, food security, transport and vulnerable groups including indigenous peoples.

World Turtle Day

23rd May 2026

The aim of World Turtle Day is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.

Towel Day

25th May 2026

In memory of Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams. To celebrate the writer’s life and work fans will openly carry around a towel all day, because a froody person who was really together always knew where their towel was.

Late Spring Bank Holiday

25th May 2026

The late spring Bank Holiday, held on the last Monday in May, was originally known as Whit Monday. The Whitsun weekend was traditionally a time for fairs, Morris dancing and parades with brass bands.

Geek Pride Day

25th May 2026

Geek Pride Day is a fun worldwide celebration of geekiness and nerdom. So, if you are wildly enthusiastic about something today is the day to tell all your friends about it!

Eid ul-Adha

26th May to 30th May 2026

This Muslim festival remembers the prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to. It is celebrated by prayer and visiting family and friends.

World Dracula Day

26th May 2026

World Dracula Day is held annually on May the 26th. This is the date of the first publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

National Biscuit Day

29th May 2026

A celebration of this tasty treat, whether you regard it as a sweet snack to go with a cup of tea, or a savoury addition to a meal.

Oakapple Day

29th May 2026

Also known as Restoration Day, it is a traditional English celebration of the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, following the death of Oliver Cromwell.

The fourth month of the year and the start of the new financial year. It is officially Spring, one of the most beautiful seasons where colour and warmth (hopefully) starts to become the norm. The flowers springing up, blossom trees to lambs bounding about the fields, Spring should hopefully put a “spring” in our step.

April Fool’s Day

1st Apr 2026

Celebrated all over the world as a morning of jokes and tricks. From national newspapers, websites and TV stations to school children, all sorts of people join in the fun. But don’t play a trick after noon – or you are the fool! – Did you spot any this year?

World Autism Awareness Day

2nd Apr 2026

Autism-friendly events and educational activities take place all through the month of April to increase understanding and acceptance and foster worldwide support.

International Children’s Book Day

2nd Apr 2026

Held on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, which is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.

Good Friday

3rd Apr 2026

A Bank Holiday in the UK, this Christian celebration commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten today, yummy. Not to mention any names, but someone who doesn’t sit that far away from me, has been trialling a fair few Hot Cross buns since the end of January!!

Easter Day

5th Apr 2026

Easter is the Christian celebration of Christ’s resurrection. It has been adopted across the world as a secular spring festival, celebrated by exchanging chocolate eggs and spending time with family and friends.

Easter Monday

6th Apr 2026

Easter Monday, the day after Easter Day, is a Bank Holiday in the UK and is a national holiday in many countries around the world.

Unicorn Day

9th Apr 2026

A day to celebrate the most popular mythical creature ever, which is also the symbol of Scotland, who knew and I lived there for 10 years!

Siblings Day

10th Apr 2026

Based on traditional Indian festival of Rakshabandhan, which is hundreds of years old, honouring the relationships of siblings. Shout out to all the brothers and sisters.

National Pet Day

11th Apr 2026

National Pet Day was created to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of many different kinds of animals awaiting a forever home in shelters and rescues all around the globe.

Space Day

12th Apr 2026

The International Day of Human Space Flight, more commonly known as Space Day, is the annual celebration, held on 12th April, which is the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).

National Scrabble Day

13th Apr 2026

National Scrabble Day is observed annually on April 13th. April 13th was chosen in honour of Scrabble’s inventor, Alfred Mosher Butts. If you’re looking for a high scoring word for your next Scrabble game try Jazzy (33 points). Get yourself in the mood for jazz and keep holding up those Jazz Hands all the way to the end of the month and celebrate International Jazz Day.

International Haiku Poetry Day

17th Apr 2026

The day celebrates the form of Japanese known as haiku. A haiku is a poem consisting of 3 lines and a seven-syllable structure. Events including poetry readings, a film festival and haiku gatherings around the world.

“Whispers of the breeze,
Cherry blossoms gently fall,
Spring’s soft breath lingers.”

Bat Appreciation Day

17th Apr 2026

Bats are the only mammal which can fly. Today is a day to appreciate these amazing creatures and celebrate the role that bats play in the Earth’s ecosystem. Bats get a bad rep, which is totally unfounded, we need them and they should be celebrated and appreciated.

World Heritage Day

18th Apr 2026

International Day for Monuments and Sites, better known as World Heritage Day, promotes awareness about the diversity of the cultural heritage of humanity.

World Circus Day

18th Apr 2026

Celebrated on the third Saturday each April, World Circus Day is a special day to celebrate Circus Arts and Culture.

Earth Day

22nd Apr 2026

Worldwide event to raise awareness of the environmental issues which face Earth. The Earth Day organisation campaigns on environmental issues worldwide and promotes sustainability and reducing pollution.

National Shakespeare Day

23rd Apr 2026

23rd April was both Shakespeare’s birthday and date of his death. Celebrations are held in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon and around the UK.

 “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast”

St. George’s Day

23rd Apr 2026

The annual celebration of England’s patron saint is not a national holiday in England, however it is celebrated by flying the English flag and by taking part in traditional English activities and parades.

World Book Night

23rd Apr 2026

World Book Night brings people from all backgrounds together to inspire others to read more. Each year books are donated to organisations across the UK that can reach people who don’t regularly read for pleasure or have access to books.

World Book and Copyright Day

23rd Apr 2026

UNESCO designated day and celebrated around the world as World Book Day apart from the UK who celebrate in March. It is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading.

Penguin Day

25th Apr 2026

Awareness day to highlight the dangers that penguin’s habitats face, as well as the number of penguin species which are endangered.

International Dance Day

29th Apr 2026

A celebration day for those who can see the value and importance of the art form “dance”.

International Jazz Day

30th Apr 2026

International Jazz Day brings together communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots, future and impact.

So here we are, looking forward to Spring…

1^st March –St. David’s Day, celebrating the patron saint of Wales with traditional food,daffodils, and national costumes. St David founded a number of monastic communities. He was known as a great teacher and lived his life very humbly.

2^nd March – Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, a nationwide reading celebration. Theodor Suess Geisel was born in 1904, known for his children’s books, most notably – “The Cat in the Hat”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Green Eggs and Ham”.

2^nd –8^th March – National Pie Week, celebrating both sweet and savoury pies. Celebrating the UK’s love of all things pie! Who doesn’t love a good pie, whether it is shop bought or homemade, treat yourself this week.

3^rd March –World Wildlife Day, promoting awareness of biodiversity and conservation.This is an annual day of observance dedicated to celebrating wild animals and plants and recognising their contributions to people and the planet. The 3^rd of March is the day the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This year the focus is on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

3^rd March – The Chinese Lantern Festival, also know as Yuan Xiao Jei, is celebrated on the 15^th day of the first lunar month. It symbolises the first full moon of the lunar year and marks the conclusion to the Chinese New year festivities.

17^th March – St Patricks Day, a day to celebrate Irish culture and heritage, no need for a long explanation for this one, it’s a day to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. It is thought that Saint Patrick was originally from Britain during the Roman times and was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave. Once free he trained as Catholic priest and returned to Ireland to convert people to Christianity.

20^th March – International day of Happiness, a day to promote well-being and mental health awareness, something important to all of us, and something which should be talked about more. Ask your family, friends, and colleagues “how are you today” but mean it. A little question can go a long way.

22^nd March – World Water Day, this was established by the United Nations in 1993 and is an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about the global water crisis and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

23^rd March – World Meteorological Day, recognising the importance of meteorology and climate science. How the World Meteorological Organisation observe our global communities today and build resilience for tomorrow.

24^th March – World TB Day is observed each year on the 24^{th of} March, the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which in turn paved the way to diagnosis and treatment. The day highlights the health, social and economic impact the disease has and emphasises the importance to eradicate it.

29^th March – British Summer Time begins – time for the clocks to go forward, the evenings will be slowly becoming lighter and brighter.

29^th March – Palm Sunday, start of Christianity’s Holy Week

The Myco team had an expedition day at the start of February, which involved shooting clays and quad biking, in the pouring rain, one person politely bowed out of the quad bike experience (me) as I would have been more of a hinderance. We then went for a fabulous meal. Lots of laughs had by all, it was a great day/night.

So here’s to the continued sun, the end of the rain and we will meet again next month, which hails a new Financial Year and we will be celebrating in the coming months, two years of Myco Design!

February is the second month in the Gregorian and Julian calendar. It has “28 days clear and 29 in each leap year. A leap year occurs every 4 years and is used to synchronize the calendar year with the solar year. The next leap year will be 2028.

February is the last month of the Northern Hemispheres Winter season and for the Southern Hemisphere the last month of their Summer.

We should have a look at some of the notable dates in February 2026.

1^st February – Imbolc – Saint Brigids Day.

Imbolc is a Gaelic festival marking the start of Spring and it is also the feast day of the patroness of Ireland Saint Brigid. Imbolc/St Brigid’s Day historically was pre-Christian festival linked to the lambing season and looking forward to the start of Spring.

2^nd February – World Ukulele Day. This ukulele has its origins in Portugal, where it was known and the machete de braga, Portuguese immigrants brought the instruments to Hawaii in the late 19^th century, where it was adapted and renamed the ukulele which translates to “jumping flea” in Hawaii which relates to its lively sound and then energetic playing of the instrument.

2^nd February – National Hedgehog Day. An annual celebration the hedgehog and a chance to learn about this lovely creature and their importance to our ecosystem. You can find lots of tips to welcome them into your garden.

5^th February – World Nutella Day – Nutella, a little like marmite, you either love it or hate it, there is no getting away from Nutella, it’s everywhere! Originates from Italy – 1946, although it has changed throughout the years slightly to become the brand we know (love) today.

6^th February – – Waitangi Day (NZ) This day commemorates the signing of the Treaty Of Waitangi. It was signed on 06.02.1840 on the grounds of James Busby’s house – now known as Treaty House. The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori chiefs.

6^th February – 22^nd February – Winter Olympics 2026. The games will be held in Italy.

7^th February – Charles Dickens Day, full name Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literatures best known characters and regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. He lived from 1812 – 1870 and died at 58 years old in Kent.

9^th February – 15^th February – Children’s Mental Health Week – This year the focus is on ‘This is My Place’, supporting the systems around children and young people to give them a sense of belonging.

9^th February – 15^th February – – National Apprenticeships Week. Businesses and apprentices to come to together to highlight and celebrate the positive impact of becoming an apprentice and taking on an apprentice.

10^th February – Safer Internet Day. A day of information in order to help young people to navigate the internet safely

11^th February –  International Day of Women & Girls in Science. A day to celebrate women and girls and their importance in shaping the world through science.

12^th February – Darwin Day – a celebration of the English naturalist, geologist and biologist, who is widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Most of us will know him from his work, ‘On Origin of Species’ and ‘The Descent of Man’

13^th February – World Radio Day. A day to thank broadcasters across the globe who deliver our news and amplify voices through the stories they share.

14^th February – St Valentines Day. Originally a Christian feast honouring the martyr Valentine, and throughout the years and through later folk traditions it has become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of love and romance across many areas of the globe.

14^th February – 21^st February – National Nest Box Week. A week established to raise awareness of the importance of putting nest boxes in your garden, over time we have tidied our gardens and park spaces, which is a good thing for us, but for a wild birds they are finding it hard to find places to build their nests, so they are also suffering a housing shortage. We can aid this by putting up a nest box (or two, or three) in our gardens; somewhere for them to look after their young.

15^th February – World Hippo Day. Hippos have been celebrated in Africa, revered by Zulu Warriors for their bravery and often feature in African folktales. It is believed that the modern-day hippo evolved in Africa around 8 million years ago, while the bear a resemblance to horses and pigs, these semi-aquatic mammals are more closely related to whales, dolphins and porpoises.

17^th February – Chinese New Year. In 2026 it is the year of the Fire Horse.

17^th February – Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day). This is the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of pre-Lenten season, Lent starts the following day with Ash Wednesday.

17^th February – Random Acts of Kindness Day. Kindness isn’t just a thought its something we need to do, get involved in meaningful activities, be kind to people, and keep this going throughout your daily life, it shouldn’t be just one day, it should be part of our daily life.

27^th February – International Polar Bear Day. The day is organised by Polar Bears International to raise awareness about the impact of global warming and the reduction of sea ice on polar bear populations. The event is used to raise awareness, celebrate the bears and to share conservation information.

27^th February – Pokémon Day. Start a journey through the world of Pokémon to learn why the brand has become so popular across the globe.

We have been busy, the start of 2026 has been very kind to us, we are looking forward to seeing where we finish at the end of 2025/2026 next month. We are working with some previous clients which we always enjoy, and we hope to pick up some new ones in the 2026/2027 – the seed has been sown.

So, here’s to Feb, the slightly lighter evenings, at least we’re not sitting in darkness in the office until around 5pm now.

Happy New Year to you all, we hope you had a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year!

So here we are, 2026…

The start of the year, when we wonder what the next 12 months have in store for us, what changes we can make to improve, enrich and generally make the most of the upcoming year.

January can be viewed as, either be a month of cold dark mornings and evenings, waiting for what seems as forever for payday, or for others, it can be a new start, resolutions, new habits or just improving on the previous. Whatever your motivation, January is a good time to make changes no matter how small.

5^th – Twelfth Night

The twelfth day after Christmas and the official end of the Christmas season, 5th Jan is the day when you should have taken all your Christmas decorations down. Mine are still up, but that’s down to laziness more than anything!

14^th – World Logic Day

UNESCO’s World Logic Day brings the intellectual history, conceptual significance and practical implications of logic to the attention of interdisciplinary science communities and the broader public.

16^th – Global Word Search Day – Great for a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life and keeps the grey matter ticking over.

18^th Winnie the Pooh Day – AA Milnes birthday, in the words of Winnie “Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.”

19^th Martin Luther King Day – A day which honours the life and legacy of Mr King, a pivotal leader in the American civil rights movement.

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King.

21^st Red Squirrel Appreciation Day

Red squirrels are native to the UK but are under threat from invasive grey squirrels. Across the UK as a whole red squirrel numbers are declining, and many conservation projects are monitoring and trying to reverse this decline. Get involved by supporting their conservation, provide food, shelter, manage woodland and report sightings.

21^st National Hug Day – you could hug a red squirrel!

Created by Kevin Zaborney, the purpose of the day is to encourage everyone to hug family and friends more often. Always ask permission of course, before hugging someone LOL.

23^rd – 25^th Big Garden Birdwatch

Organised by the RSPB, just spend an hour watching the birds in your garden, from your balcony or in your local park, and tell them what you’ve seen.

24^th International Day of Education

This UN day celebrates of the role of education in peace and development. The UN calls for free and compulsory elementary education, as well as stipulating that countries shall make higher education accessible to all.

25^th Burns Night

A celebration of the birthday of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns, or Rabbie to his friends! Celebrated with a Burn’s Night Supper which includes many traditional Scottish dishes and reading of Burns’ poetry. Robert Burns even wrote a poem to the haggis!

Address to a Haggis (a short extract) – Robert Burns – 1786

“Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftan o’ the Puddin-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe or thairm:

Weel are ye wordy o’ a grace
As lang’s my arm.”

25^th St Dwynwen’s Day

St Dwynwen’s Day, or Dydd Santes Dwynwen is the Welsh St. Valentine’s Day, as the saint was the Welsh patron saint of lovers, and the day is a special day dedicated to love in Wales.

27^th International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. It remembers not only the victims of the holocaust but of all genocide.

28^th International LEGO Day

LEGO Day marks the date when Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish inventor, patented the original 2×4 LEGO brick. Celebrate by building a LEGO model – why not create something?

31^st International Zebra Day

A day to raise awareness of the conservation issues of Zebras. Zebras are an endangered species which are at risk from habitat loss, hunting for their meat and competition with livestock.

31^st – 8^th Feb National Storytelling Week

A week for the promotion of the oral tradition of storytelling, the very first way of communicating life experiences and the creative imagination.

Borrows a bit of February, but as it begins the last day of Jan…

So, here’s to 2026, the team at Myco Design look forward to working with you all throughout the year, and here’s to partnerships and collaborations

Here we are December…

Advent Begins

1^st Dec 2025

Advent is the 24 days leading up to Christmas, when Christians prepare for Christmas. It is often celebrated by lighting Advent Candles and opening the doors of Advent calendars.

Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of waiting and preparation for both the celebration of Jesus’s birth at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, often referred to as Advent Sunday. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name comes from Latin adventus (‘coming; arrival’), translating the Greek Parousia from the New Testament, originally referring to the Second Coming.

Elf Day

3^rd Dec 2025

Elf Day is a festive fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Society designed to get you in the Christmas spirit whilst raising money to help beat dementia. Unleash your inner elf by dressing up – as much or as little as you like.

International Cheetah Day

4^th Dec 2025

The world’s fastest land animal is racing against extinction. This day is about raising awareness of the cheetah’s imminent extinction.

St. Nicholas Day

5^th Dec to 6^th Dec 2025

Celebrated across mainland Europe, St. Nicholas has a reputation as a bringer of gifts. Children will often receive a small gift during this time.

Saint Nicholas Day, also called the “Feast of Saint Nicholas”, observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent It is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to Saint Nicholas’ reputation as a bringer of gifts, as well as through the attendance of church services.

The American Santa Claus, as well as the British Father Christmas, derive from Saint Nicholas. “Santa Claus” is itself derived in part from the Dutch Sinterklaas, the saint’s name in that language. However, the gift giving associated with these descendant figures has come to be associated with Christmas Day rather than Saint Nicholas Day itself.

Bodhi Day

8^th Dec 2025

Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha (Shakyamuni) is said to have attained enlightenment. It is celebrated by meditation, carrying out kind acts and eating a traditional meal of cake and tea.

Human Rights Day

10^th Dec 2025

The anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. It is usually marked by high level political events and conferences.

The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations. The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the General Assembly declared resolution 423(V), inviting all member states and any other interested organisations to celebrate the day as they saw fit.

Christmas Jumper Day

11^th Dec 2025

Christmas Jumper Day is organised by Save The Children to raise money to help children around the world. You can join in by wearing a Christmas Jumper and making a donation.

International Mountain Day

11^th Dec 2025

This UN designated day is to raise awareness about the importance of mountains to life and bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.

Panto Day

12^th Dec 2025

A day to celebrate that most British of Christmas theatrical traditions – Pantomime! The theme for 2025 is Year of Transformation.

A type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment, generally combining broad and topical humour and cross-dressing actors with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or folk tale. Pantomime is a participatory form of theatre developed in England in the 18th century in which the audience is encouraged and expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and to shout out phrases to the performers.

The origins of pantomime reach back to ancient Greek classical theatre. It developed partly from the 16th century commedia dell’arte tradition of Italy and partly from other European and British stage traditions, such as 17th-century masques and music hall. An important part of the pantomime, until the late 19th century, was the harlequinade.  Modern pantomime is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking countries, especially during the Christmas and New Year season, and includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing.

Outside the British Isles, the word “pantomime” is often understood to mean miming, rather than the theatrical form described here.

In the Middle Ages, the Mummers Play was a traditional English folk play, based loosely on the Saint George and the Dragon legend, usually performed during Christmas gatherings, which contained the origin of many of the archetypal elements of the pantomime, such as stage fights, coarse humour and fantastic creatures, gender role reversal, and good defeating evil. Precursors of pantomime also included the masque, which grew in pomp and spectacle from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

Hanukkah

14^th Dec to 22^nd Dec 2025

The Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire.

Jane Austen Day

16^th Dec 2025

Jane Austen’s birthday, and a day dedicated to celebrating her life and achievements.

National Robin Day

21^st Dec 2025

An annual nationwide event raising awareness of small birds and other wildlife in winter and how you can help them through this tough time of year.

Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere)

21st Dec 2025

This day is the first day of astronomical summer in the southern hemisphere. Also known as midsummer.

Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

22^nd Dec 2025

The winter solstice represents the beginning of the astronomical winter and is the shortest day – the day with the least daylight.

The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth’s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky. Each polar region experiences continuous darkness or twilight around its winter solstice

Christmas Eve

24^th Dec 2025

On the day before Christmas, it is your last chance to buy presents and get them wrapped, or just sit back, relax and anticipate the big day!

Christmas Day

25^th Dec 2025

The Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, which is celebrated around the world in a more secular way to bring some festive cheer to the cold winter months and dark nights.

Boxing Day

Also known as Offering Day was once a day when gifts were donated to those in need. It is also concurrent with St Stephen’s Day.

New Years Eve

Also known as Old Years Day. New Years Eve is celebrated on the last day of the year.

New Years Eve celebrations can be traced back over 4,000 years when the Ancient Babylonians celebrated with an 11-day festival in late March each year.

Moving along history we then see the Roma influence and in 46 BC, Julius Caesar reformed the calendar and established 1^st Jan as the start of the new year to honour Janus the Roman God of beginnings and traditions.

Most of us will sing or at least try to sing Auld Lang Syne – which translates to Days gone by.

The lyrics remind us to reflect on friendships and experiences from the past.

Auld Lang Syne – I thought I’d include the lyrics so we can all sing-a-long!

So that’s all from me for 2025, the year has flown by and we’re all ready for the Christmas break so we can recharge the batteries and come back fighting fit in the new year.

Thank you for all of your support throughout 2025 and here’s to another successful one.

I hope you’re all enjoying the cooler, darker evenings and embracing the Hygge vibes of the season.

A few dates for November:

Dia de Muertos – finishes 2^nd November – this celebration; some of you may know it as The Day of the Dead. It is fact a 3-day celebration of remembrance of friends and family who are no longer with us

3^rd – 7^th November – Number Confidence Week, put away the calculator

3^rd November – World Jellyfish Day – No hugging please, but a day for the appreciation of the Jellyfish. Weirdly not even a fish!!! The good news for our ecosystem is that the overall population is increasing, however there are still some on the endangered list.

5^th November – Guy Fawkes Night – the British tradition when we celebrate the failed plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament

6^th November – National Saxophone Day – An annual celebration of the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax

6^th November  – World Numbat Day – native to Australia, a unique mammal which does not share any relations to any other mammal, sadly they are endangered due to habitat loss.

9^th November – Remembrance Sunday, parades, the laying of wreaths and prayers

10^th November – 14^th November – Anti Bullying Week. This is for both children and adults, a week for looking at the causes of bullying, identifying bullying and encouraging people to speak up against bullying

10^th November – World Nursery Rhyme Week, these play an important role in early childhood development

11^th November – Remembrance Day, a day to remember…

11^th November – Odd Socks Day – marks the beginning of Anti Bullying Week, wear your odd socks to school / work

12^th November – World Ballet Day – a day to take part, watch or just appreciate

13^th November – World Kindness Day – shouldn’t just be a “day” be kind to everyone and everything, everyday!

14^th November – Children in Need – a day to dig deep to help worthy children’s causes

15^th November – – Steve Irwin day – an international event honouring the life and legacy of the one and only Crocodile Hunter, and to highlight his passion for conservation

16^th November – 27^th November – Road Safety Week, lets all pledge to be safer while on the roads. In 2024 1,633 people needlessly lost their lives on the roads and 29,537 were injured, surely we MUST get better at this. This is something that is very close to my heart. So, make the pledge this November to change our bad habits

17^th November – World Prematurity Day – raising awareness of premature birth and the impact it may have on the child and their family

20^th November – World Philosophy Day “It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one” – Socrates

21^st November – World Hello Day – aim to say hello to at least 10 people today

22^nd November – National Tree Week – celebration of the tree, planting thousands of trees at the start of tree planting season

23^rd November – TARDIS Day – wear a bow tie, a long-knitted scarf or just eat some jelly babies

28^th November – Buy Nothing Day – coincides with Black Friday, it is an international day of protest against consumerism

30^th November – St Andrews Day – patron saint of Scotland

I’m sure November is the busiest month so far, but there is a fair bit to get involved in if you wish.

Here at Myco we have decided to continue collecting money for PTES until we break up for Christmas, so the total raised will be announced after we return from our Christmas break 05.01.2026.

The team are really busy, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down, which is fantastic, so to all of our customers thank you again.

I am sure we will again end the calendar year on a high as we did last year, but that’s a story for December 😊

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.

1^st 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!

2^nd 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.

4^th October – World Dyslexia Awareness Day.

5^th 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

15^th October is also International Archaeology Day – “can you dig it, yes you can”.

18^th 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!

18^th – 22^nd October – Diwali. This is the Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of lights, which is celebrated with fireworks, dancing, music and feasting.

19^th October – National Singing Day – never need an excuse!

21^st October – Trafalgar Day – A day to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, led by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.

25^th October – World Opera Day – another day to fine tune the dulcet tones.

26^th October – British Summer Time Ends – “Winter is coming Jon Snow”.

29^th October – National Cat Day. I’m sure cats believe every day is “national cat day”!!

31^st 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.

As we approach Autumn, whether you follow the meteorological Autumn, 1^st September or the astronomical Autumn, 22^nd September, this month heralds the start of darker mornings and nights, but the days are full of the stunning Autumn colours which will be a pleasant change from the sorry looking lawns across the country throughout the Summer months.

Notable dates for September:

1^st – 5^th September – Zero Waste Week

6^th September – Read a Book Day

8^th September – International Literacy Day

9^th September – International Sudoku Day & Teddy Bear Day

13^th September – Roald Dahl Story Day – that’s a peachy day!!!!

19^th September – International Talk Like a Pirate Day – “Shiver me timbers”

20^th September – Red Panda Day

21^st September – UN International Day of Peace – what a lovely concept

22^nd September – Hobbit Day – “Never laugh at live dragons” – Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit

22^nd September – 28^th September – Recycle Week organised by Recycle Now

27^th September – International Rabbit Day

28^th September – World Rivers Day

30^th September – World Maritime Day

Busy month for notable dates and these are just a snippet.

We cant believe how quickly this year has gone, we are already 9 months in, time really does fly.

We are lucky to have a number of projects to keep us busy over the coming months and one that is across the water, so the Myco reach is moving further afield.

Here’s to a lovely September and lets embrace the rain, as Mother Nature definitely needs it.

Take those walks, kick those leaves and lose yourself in the seasons beauty.

So here we are at the start of the eighth month of 2025.

During August we can experience a delight from the sky; Perseids Meteor shower which on the 12^th August reaches its peak, so if the weather allows we could see up to 150 per hour across our skies.

A few other notable dates to be aware of:

• 1^st August – Yorkshire Day & International Beer Day
• 7^th August – Cycle to Work Day
• 13^th August – National Prosecco Day
• 19^th August – National Potato Day
• 26^th August – National Dog Day
• 29th August – National Lemon Juice Day

Of course, we also have a Bank Holiday to look forward to. Unfortunately, the last of the year until Christmas so hopefully the weather will be kind.

For those of you who have holidays planned, enjoy, for some of us who aren’t taking a long summer break this year – take the opportunity to have long weekends, recharge and revitalise yourself.

The team at Myco are putting together fresh sets of pictures for the Portfolio section of the website so you can have a look at some of the projects we have been recently involved in.

So, make sure you keep an eye out for the updates over the next couple of months.

Enjoy what is left of the “true” summer months and catch up in September.