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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 August, 2012
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![The Battle of Bosworth took place on August 22nd 1485. King Richard III was the last English king to fight in battle and was slain here with victory won by […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_0653-115x115.jpg "Battle of Bosworth Commemoration")
Battle of Bosworth Commemoration
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Battle of Bosworth took place on August 22nd 1485. King Richard III was the last English king to fight in battle and was slain here with victory won by […] -
![St Peters is the oldest Italian church in London, founded in the mid nineteenth century to serve the needs of the large number of local immigrants from Italy. It is […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_8102-115x115.jpeg "London Procession in Honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel")
London Procession in Honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 33 CommentsSt Peters is the oldest Italian church in London, founded in the mid nineteenth century to serve the needs of the large number of local immigrants from Italy. It is […] -
![Kelso Civic Week is a typical series of summer celebrations in the Border tradition dating back to the 1930s and including Common Riding. Common Ridings are a boundary marking custom […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_3822-115x115.jpg "Kelso Civic Week")
Kelso Civic Week
Posted on August 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsKelso Civic Week is a typical series of summer celebrations in the Border tradition dating back to the 1930s and including Common Riding. Common Ridings are a boundary marking custom […] -
![Yorkshire Day has been celebrated for over 35 years and was created in response to the alterations in county boundaries in the 1970s. The Yorkshire Ridings Society organises a gathering […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_0500-115x115.jpg "Yorkshire Day")
Yorkshire Day
Posted on August 1, 2012 | 1 CommentYorkshire Day has been celebrated for over 35 years and was created in response to the alterations in county boundaries in the 1970s. The Yorkshire Ridings Society organises a gathering […]