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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 June, 2012
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![Abram Morris Dancers are the only side in the country to perform in a circular formation, a style which is believed to be considerably older than the more common processional […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_5979-115x115.jpg "Abram Morris Dance")
Abram Morris Dance
Posted on June 24, 2012 | No CommentsAbram Morris Dancers are the only side in the country to perform in a circular formation, a style which is believed to be considerably older than the more common processional […] -
![The annual cheeserolling event is famed for the steepness of its course and the hazards to the competitors as they hurtle downhill in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese. Because […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0189-115x115.jpg "Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling")
Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe annual cheeserolling event is famed for the steepness of its course and the hazards to the competitors as they hurtle downhill in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese. Because […] -
![Cowslip Sunday was a recent brief revival of a custom that lapsed in the early twentieth century and it celebrated the return of spring. There was an art and craft […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cowslips-115x115.jpg "Lambley Cowslip Sunday")
Lambley Cowslip Sunday
Posted on June 3, 2012 | 2 CommentsCowslip Sunday was a recent brief revival of a custom that lapsed in the early twentieth century and it celebrated the return of spring. There was an art and craft […] -
![Dating back to 1612, the Cotswold Olimpicks was founded by Robert Dover who was a local barrister. The programme of events includes the official opening with a re-enactment of Robert […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6677-115x115.jpg "Chipping Campden Cotswold Olimpicks")
Chipping Campden Cotswold Olimpicks
Posted on June 1, 2012 | No CommentsDating back to 1612, the Cotswold Olimpicks was founded by Robert Dover who was a local barrister. The programme of events includes the official opening with a re-enactment of Robert […]