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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 September, 2014
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![When Christ Church College was founded it originally housed 101 students, and today Great Tom the Cathedral bell still rings 101 times every night to alert the students of […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_4037-115x115.jpg "Oxford Curfew")
Oxford Curfew
Posted on September 30, 2014 | No CommentsWhen Christ Church College was founded it originally housed 101 students, and today Great Tom the Cathedral bell still rings 101 times every night to alert the students of […] -
![Lincoln is one of the handful of places where a curfew still sounds to remind the residents to cover their fires and get to bed. The twin bells of the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lincoln-curfew-115x115.jpg "Lincoln Curfew")
Lincoln Curfew
Posted on September 30, 2014 | 4 CommentsLincoln is one of the handful of places where a curfew still sounds to remind the residents to cover their fires and get to bed. The twin bells of the […] -
![The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was one of the most venerated destinations for English pilgrims before the Reformation and since the 1920s has again become a focus for […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_4459-115x115.jpg "Walsingham Pilgrimages")
Walsingham Pilgrimages
Posted on September 28, 2014 | No CommentsThe Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was one of the most venerated destinations for English pilgrims before the Reformation and since the 1920s has again become a focus for […] -
![At Berwick upon Tweed the curfew bell has rung at 8pm every day allegedly since the reign of William the Conqueror. Once a year in July there is a race, […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_3791-115x115.jpg "Berwick Curfew")
Berwick Curfew
Posted on September 27, 2014 | No CommentsAt Berwick upon Tweed the curfew bell has rung at 8pm every day allegedly since the reign of William the Conqueror. Once a year in July there is a race, […] -
![The Bell Harry Tower at Canterbury was completed in 1498 and was named after Prior Henry of Eastry who donated the first bell for it. The bell is now mechanised […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kent-canterbury-cathedral-outside-2-115x115.jpg "Canterbury Curfew")
Canterbury Curfew
Posted on September 27, 2014 | 4 CommentsThe Bell Harry Tower at Canterbury was completed in 1498 and was named after Prior Henry of Eastry who donated the first bell for it. The bell is now mechanised […] -
![The little figure of the Morpeth Gadgy sits atop the Clock Tower at Morpeth, presiding over the daily ringing of the Curfew. The 55-foot high tower contains the oldest civic […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1183-115x115.jpg "Morpeth Curfew")
Morpeth Curfew
Posted on September 27, 2014 | No CommentsThe little figure of the Morpeth Gadgy sits atop the Clock Tower at Morpeth, presiding over the daily ringing of the Curfew. The 55-foot high tower contains the oldest civic […] -
![The bell at Richmond’s Holy Trinity Chapel is rung twice daily: at 8am to rouse the apprentices and at 8pm as a curfew. In the past it was common practice for […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1555-115x115.jpg "Richmond Curfew")
Richmond Curfew
Posted on September 27, 2014 | No CommentsThe bell at Richmond’s Holy Trinity Chapel is rung twice daily: at 8am to rouse the apprentices and at 8pm as a curfew. In the past it was common practice for […] -
![At Wallingford the Curfew Bell rings out just before 9pm every night – most curfews take place at 8pm but Wallingford received a special extension of an hour from Norman […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_5751-115x115.jpg "Wallingford Curfew")
Wallingford Curfew
Posted on September 27, 2014 | No CommentsAt Wallingford the Curfew Bell rings out just before 9pm every night – most curfews take place at 8pm but Wallingford received a special extension of an hour from Norman […] -
![The people of Wirksworth in Derbyshire are keen to keep their local traditions alive and one of the high points of their calendar year is the Carnival weekend which includes […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_0748-115x115.jpg "Wirksworth Carnival and Well Dressing")
Wirksworth Carnival and Well Dressing
Posted on September 24, 2014 | 2 CommentsThe people of Wirksworth in Derbyshire are keen to keep their local traditions alive and one of the high points of their calendar year is the Carnival weekend which includes […] -
![Every June sees the pretty Derbyshire village of Youlgrave celebrate its well dressing tradition. The festival is usually held during the week of 24th June, which is also the feast […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_7870-115x115.jpeg "Youlgrave Welldressing")
Youlgrave Welldressing
Posted on September 24, 2014 | No CommentsEvery June sees the pretty Derbyshire village of Youlgrave celebrate its well dressing tradition. The festival is usually held during the week of 24th June, which is also the feast […]