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 2nd 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
3rd – 7th November – Number Confidence Week, put away the calculator
3rd 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.
5th November – Guy Fawkes Night – the British tradition when we celebrate the failed plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament
6th November – National Saxophone Day – An annual celebration of the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax
6th 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.
9th November – Remembrance Sunday, parades, the laying of wreaths and prayers
10th November – 14th 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
10th November – World Nursery Rhyme Week, these play an important role in early childhood development
11th November – Remembrance Day, a day to remember…
11th November – Odd Socks Day – marks the beginning of Anti Bullying Week, wear your odd socks to school / work
12th November – World Ballet Day – a day to take part, watch or just appreciate
13th November – World Kindness Day – shouldn’t just be a “day” be kind to everyone and everything, everyday!
14th November – Children in Need – a day to dig deep to help worthy children’s causes
15th 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
16th November – 27th 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
17th November – World Prematurity Day – raising awareness of premature birth and the impact it may have on the child and their family
20th November – World Philosophy Day “It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one” – Socrates
21st November – World Hello Day – aim to say hello to at least 10 people today
22nd November – National Tree Week – celebration of the tree, planting thousands of trees at the start of tree planting season
23rd November – TARDIS Day – wear a bow tie, a long-knitted scarf or just eat some jelly babies
28th November – Buy Nothing Day – coincides with Black Friday, it is an international day of protest against consumerism
30th 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 😊