Meet Yorkshire Food Heroes at York Food Festival
The theme for the 2010 York Food Festival (17 th to 26 th September) is “Meet the Yorkshire Food Heroes”. The Festival is working with Yorkshire’s National Parks, the National Trust and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to promote sustainable producers; especially those whose work helps maintain traditional landscapes. The Festival has developed the 2010 programme to include a series of innovative ‘collaborative stands’ at the Festival’s market, shared by quality producers from specific Yorkshire environments. Other Hero events involve an exciting line up of Michelin Star Chefs on stage with their favourite suppliers, ‘Slow Food’ Tastings, York Farmer’s market and demonstrations. Continue reading York Food & Drink Festival September 17 – 26 2010
Each year the Great Yorkshire Show attracts in excess of 125,000 visitors, why not go to the showground this year and be part of it!
This will be the 152nd Great Yorkshire Show and last year some 130,000 visitors came through the gates.
The thousands of animals competing Continue reading The Great Yorkshire Show | 13 July – 15 July 2010 | Harrogate
Deaf Awareness Week 2010 – 28th June to 4th July 2010
Over one hundred deaf charities are uniting beneath the umbrella organisation The UK Council on Deafness for “Look at Me”, the banner adopted by Deaf Awareness Week from 28th June to 4th July 2010.
The theme aims to highlight the different types of deafness and explain the many different methods of communication used by deaf people.
The word deaf is used to describe a whole range of conditions relating to deafness: according to figures from the World Health Organisation, there are currently 278 million deaf people across the world, 80 per cent of which live in developing countries; of these, 25% became deaf as children.
Other types of deafness include people who have become deafened later in life, deafblind people, the hard of hearing and people affected by tinnitus, all of whom use different forms of communication. Continue reading Look At Me: Deaf Awareness Week 2010 | 28th June to 4th July 2010
Origins of Europe Day
The origins of Europe Day and the European Union came about through a desire to create economic prosperity and ensure peace and unity in Europe.
There are in fact two separate Europe Days: one established by the Council of Europe on the date of its anniversary on 5th May 1949, and the second created on May 9th by the European Union, also known as Schuman Day.
This date marks the first step towards a single Europe and was taken against the backdrop of a divided continent and the threat of a third world war. Continue reading Origins of Europe Day | Sunday May 9th 2010
International Firefighters’ Day – 4th May 2010
International Firefighters’ Day is often used as an opportunity to create fire awareness, when simulations allow members of the community to make an escape through smoke filled rooms, manoeuvre their way through a fire safety obstacle course, or take part in hose demonstrations.
Above all, International Firefighters’ Day is a day when people across the world can unite in respect and support for the Firefighters. For as the founder, Lt JJ Edmondson says, “In the fire service, we fight together against one common enemy – fire – no matter what country we come from, what uniform we wear or what language we speak.” Continue reading Be Aware: International Firefighters’ Day | Tuesday May 4th 2010
Allied Services Day:
