Links to National days to raise awareness of campaigns relating to health, love where you live and equality and diversity - credit SCC Comms

1. Date Awareness day
20th Blue Monday/Brew Monday (samaritans)
25th Chinese New Year
27th Holocaust memorial Day
30th Young Carer's Awareness Week
1st LGBT History Month
3rd Children's Mental health Week
14th International Book Giving Day
8th Lantern Festival – 1st full moon
20th National Love your Pet Day
23rd Real Bread Week
25th You Can Care Week
1st St David’s Day – Patron of Wales
1st Time for a Cuppa Day
1st Employee Appreciation Day
4th National Careers Week
5th Pancake day
7th World Book Day
8th International Women’s Day
9th-10th Holi – Spring Festival
11th National Butchers Week
14th No Smoking Day
15th Comic Relief
17th St Patrick's Day
18th Global Recycling Day
18th National Conversation Week
20th First day of Spring
25th British Summertime Begins (clocks go forward)
25th The Big Pedal
30th English Tourism Week
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2. 30th March-5th April Autism Awareness Week
31st Mother’s Day
1st April Fools
1st Stress Awareness Month
1st Family Safety Week
1st Move more month
5th Walk to Work Day
6th Discover National Parks Fortnight
12th Easter Day
13th - 14th Vaisakhi – New Year Festival
23rd Ramadan starts
23rd St George’s Day – Patron of England
24th World Immunisation Day
28th World Day for Health and Safety at Work
30th Buddha Day
1st National Walking Month
1st Local and Community History month
1st National Clean Air month
2nd Tour De Yorkshire
6th Deaf Awareness Week
11th National Doughnut Week
11th-17th Dementia Awareness Week
11th Eat What you Want Day
12th National Limerick Day
13th Foster Care fortnight
13th National Public Gardens Week
15th International Day of Families
15th British Sandwich Week
17th IDAHOBIT
18th-24th Mental Health Awareness Week
18th International Museums Day
20th Walk to School Week
23rd Eid Al Fitr – end of fasting
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3. 1st National Volunteers Week
1st Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
1st International Children’s Day
1st PRIDE month
1st Global Day of Parents
3rd bike to school week
3rd Child Safety Week
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World Environment Day
7th Fish and Chips Day
8th Bike Week
8th-14th Carers Week
14th National Picnic Week
16th Father’s Day
17th Breathe Easy Week
17th-23rd Learning Disabilities Week
18th Recycle Awareness Week
20th World Refugee Day
20th National Clean Air Day
22nd Windrush day
13th Sheffield Pinknic
17th World Emoji Day
27th Pride
31st Eid al Adha – Feast of the Sacrifice
1st World Breastfeeding Week
1st Yorkshire Day
17th Sheffield Carnival
19th World Photo Day
9th Sexual Health Week
10th World Suicide Prevention Day
16th European Mobility Week
19th Rosh Hashanah – New Year
22nd World Car Free Day
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4. 23rd Bi Visibility Day
23rd Recycle Week
27th World Tourism Day
28th Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement
1st International Coffee Day
1st Domestic Violence Awareness Month
1st Black History Month
1st International Day of Older Persons
1st ADHD Awareness Month
1st International Walk to School Month
3rd National Poetry Day
4th World Smile Day
5th World Teachers Day
7th National Work Life Week
7th National Braille Week
7th National Curry Week
10th World Mental health Day
11th Foster Carer Appreciation Day
14th National Adoption Week
15th Chocolate week
18th Anti-slavery/human trafficking day
1st National Career Development Month
4th National Stress Awareness Day
8th-15th Inter-faith week
11th - 15th National anti bullying Week
13th World Kindness Day
14th Diwali/Deepavali – Festival of Lights
18th Alcohol Awareness Week
18th Mickey Mouse’s birthday
19th International Men's Day
19th World Toilet Day
20th Carer's Rights Day
20th Trans day of Remembrance
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5. 21st World Television Day
22nd Nov - 22 Dec UK Disability History Month
23rd National Adoption Day
25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (White ribbon day)
30th St Andrew’s Day – Patron of Scotland
1st World Aids Day
3rd International day of disabled people
11th-18th Hanukkah
14th Christmas jumper day
15th International Tea Day
25th Christmas Day
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