The Armed Forces Day event was inaugurated in 2009, and marked concerns about a “growing gulf between the Army and the nation” expressed by General Sir Richard Dannatt, former head of the army.
Celebrations in 2009 centred on the Chatham Historic Dockyard – previously a Royal Navy Base – and were attended by the Prime Minister Continue reading ….
For centuries, countries all over the world have venerated and idealised mothers – and the tradition of Mothering Sunday has always been celebrated in style. Fathers on the other hand didn’t get much of a look in at all!
When the idea of instituting a day to commemorate fathers was first put forward in the USA in 1911, it was met with a certain amount of laughter Continue reading ….
Now in its fifth year, the campaign is run by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme): a not-for-profit company supported by funding from DEFRA and the DTI, in partnership with the administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The week is supported by local authorities, schools and businesses, when Continue reading ….
The first World Environment Day took place in 1973, and is coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme on the same day every year to “give a human face to environmental issues” – to empower people to become more aware of environmental problems, and become involved in the search for a sustainable future and improved quality of life whilst also promoting a partnership between people of all nations. Continue reading ….