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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 July, 2019
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![No hedgehogs are harmed in this event! The “hedgehogs” are actually decorated giant fir cones painted to look the part, and competitors known as rollers must brush their hogs along […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_5474-115x115.jpeg "Grindon Hedgehog Rolling")
Grindon Hedgehog Rolling
Posted on July 31, 2019 | No CommentsNo hedgehogs are harmed in this event! The “hedgehogs” are actually decorated giant fir cones painted to look the part, and competitors known as rollers must brush their hogs along […] -
![Every summer, fig pies are baked according to a traditional recipe at the village of Wybunbury in Cheshire, and on a Saturday in June the pies are rolled along the […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_2618-115x115.jpeg "Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes")
Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes
Posted on July 31, 2019 | No CommentsEvery summer, fig pies are baked according to a traditional recipe at the village of Wybunbury in Cheshire, and on a Saturday in June the pies are rolled along the […] -
![The Old Hall at Washington in County Durham is an ancestral home of the family of the first American president George Washington and each year on 4th July Independence Day […]](https://calendarcustoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_6120-115x115.jpg "Washington Independence Day")
Washington Independence Day
Posted on July 4, 2019 | No CommentsThe Old Hall at Washington in County Durham is an ancestral home of the family of the first American president George Washington and each year on 4th July Independence Day […]