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This site aims to list the wide variety of traditional and unusual events that take place each year in the UK and to help visitors take part in them. Each event has its own page giving details of its timing and location, as well as a very brief history and notes on what to expect. Enjoy!
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Archive for December, 2010
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![The Grand National is such a huge event in popular culture that I decided to include it despite stating that most sporting fixtures wouldn’t be listed on this site! Even […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Grand-National-115x115.jpg "Aintree Grand National")
Aintree Grand National
Posted on December 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe Grand National is such a huge event in popular culture that I decided to include it despite stating that most sporting fixtures wouldn’t be listed on this site! Even […] -
![Burning the Clocks is a festival celebrating the winter solstice and it takes place each year at Brighton with a parade, fireworks and bonfire for the whole community. Expect a […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Burning-the-Clocks-115x115.jpg "Brighton Burning the Clocks")
Brighton Burning the Clocks
Posted on December 15, 2010 | No CommentsBurning the Clocks is a festival celebrating the winter solstice and it takes place each year at Brighton with a parade, fireworks and bonfire for the whole community. Expect a […] -
![The Battle of Edgehill was the first major engagement of the English Civil War and was fought on 23rd October 1642 between the forces of King Charles I and Parliament; […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_26931-115x115.jpg "Battle of Edgehill Commemoration")
Battle of Edgehill Commemoration
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe Battle of Edgehill was the first major engagement of the English Civil War and was fought on 23rd October 1642 between the forces of King Charles I and Parliament; […] -
![The Birdman competition was when humans strove to become airborne using only manpower to propel them off the pier….usually with predictable results! There were usually three classes in the competition […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_3775-115x115.jpg "Bognor International Birdman")
Bognor International Birdman
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Birdman competition was when humans strove to become airborne using only manpower to propel them off the pier….usually with predictable results! There were usually three classes in the competition […] -
![The Sheriffs Ride at Lichfield is a boundary marking custom – around 100 smartly turned-out horsemen and women accompany the Sheriff on a sixteen mile trek around the parish starting […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_4358-115x115.jpg "Lichfield Sheriff’s Ride")
Lichfield Sheriff’s Ride
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Sheriffs Ride at Lichfield is a boundary marking custom – around 100 smartly turned-out horsemen and women accompany the Sheriff on a sixteen mile trek around the parish starting […] -
![The Hop Festival is a well-established modern day custom sponsored by the local brewery,unsurprisingly as hops are a staple of the brewing industry. It celebrates the hop-growing heritage of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1794-115x115.jpg "Faversham International Hop Festival")
Faversham International Hop Festival
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe Hop Festival is a well-established modern day custom sponsored by the local brewery,unsurprisingly as hops are a staple of the brewing industry. It celebrates the hop-growing heritage of the […] -
![Crying the Neck is a West Country harvest custom where a corn dolly is made from the last sheaf and is hung in church for the year. The origins of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Cornish-Harvest-115x115.jpg "Cornwall Crying the Neck")
Cornwall Crying the Neck
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsCrying the Neck is a West Country harvest custom where a corn dolly is made from the last sheaf and is hung in church for the year. The origins of […] -
![As well as a host of regular regatta events such as races, crab catching, swimming,processions and various other entertainments, the Regatta hosts the annual Giant Pasty Ceremony (which is unique!) […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_4183-115x115.jpg "Fowey Royal Regatta")
Fowey Royal Regatta
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsAs well as a host of regular regatta events such as races, crab catching, swimming,processions and various other entertainments, the Regatta hosts the annual Giant Pasty Ceremony (which is unique!) […] -
![This is definitely not to be confused with the American holiday with the same name! Every year, the black poplar in the centre of Aston-on-Clun is decorated with flags which […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8315-115x115.jpg "Aston-on-Clun Arbor Day")
Aston-on-Clun Arbor Day
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 6 CommentsThis is definitely not to be confused with the American holiday with the same name! Every year, the black poplar in the centre of Aston-on-Clun is decorated with flags which […] -
![The origins of the Grovely Ceremonies at Great Wishford lie in the rights of the villagers to collect wood for fuel from the woods nearby – charters still exist from […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_1967-115x115.jpg "Great Wishford Grovely Ceremony")
Great Wishford Grovely Ceremony
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 1 CommentThe origins of the Grovely Ceremonies at Great Wishford lie in the rights of the villagers to collect wood for fuel from the woods nearby – charters still exist from […]