We hope you have all been enjoying the lovely summer weather! August is, once again, a busy month with plenty of exciting activities to celebrate and engage in.
August kicks off the month with Yorkshire Day and the beginning of the Edinburgh Festival! There are lots of activities that you can arrange to get your residents immersed in for the Edinburgh Festival, it’s all about performing arts and comedy so get creative and enjoy some good (and bad) jokes!
Also coming up this month, is World Photography Day, a great time to reminisce over old photographs and to discuss the changes in how we take photographs nowadays. Don’t miss the Notting Hill Carnival celebrations at the end of the month, always a vibrant occasion to celebrate!
Wishing you all a wonderful month ahead.
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (1st – 25th Aug)
The month of August sees Edinburgh transformed into a hive of activity for the famous Edinburgh International Festival. The Edinburgh Fringe is a huge part of the Festival, attracting comedians good and bad alongside unique performers aiming to wow the audiences with their acts! It is a busy and fun-filled month to enjoy in the Scottish capital and we have prepared some great activities for you to engage your residents in.
YORKSHIRE DAY (1st Aug)
Yorkshire Day has become an important feature of Yorkshire life. Taking place every 1st August, it celebrates Yorkshire and its proud heritage. In 1985, a decision was made to mark Yorkshire Day with an annual civic event involving Yorkshire mayors, lord mayors and other dignitaries in full regalia. The celebrations are held in different locations each year, and the host town receives the official Yorkshire Day flag and puts on festivities throughout the day for everyone to enjoy.
JAMAICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY (6th Aug)
Celebrate Jamaica’s Independence Day with your residents! Learn about Jamaican culture, Bob Marley, making rum, and delicious Jamaican jerk chicken. Get everyone in the Jamaican party mood with some Caribbean cocktails, add an umbrella to the glass, and enjoy your day on Jamaican time – nice and relaxed! Play some Bob Marley and ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’!
WORLD BOOK LOVER’S DAY (9th August)
World Book Lover’s day is a day to celebrate and encourage the love of reading and literature. The day is observed globally and encourages people to engage with books in various ways, such as reading, sharing, gifting, or donating them. Why not gather a group of your residents and choose a book to read passages from, before having a short discussion on it?
LAST DAY OF STEAM ON BRITISH RAILWAYS (11th Aug 1968)
On 11th August 1968, the last steam-hauled passenger train pulled out of Liverpool Lime Street Station. It marked the end of steam engines being used on British railways, and the rise of diesel and electric on our railway network. Many people were sad to see the steam engines stopped, but most understood the need to modernise. Nothing could beat the wonderful noise of a steam engine train though, and this sound will bring back memories for many of your residents.
WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY (19th Aug)
World Photography Day is a great opportunity to engage your residents in some wonderful reminiscence activities, and a lovely to excuse to look out old photograph albums and to learn more about your residents families and lives. Discover if anyone was a keen photographer, what they enjoyed capturing, what kind of camera they used and how they stored their photographs. Find out more about this day here
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL (24th – 25th Aug)
Notting Hill Carnival is an annual celebration that takes place over the August Bank Holiday. It is considered one of the greatest street carnivals across the world. It is a celebration of Caribbean culture and has been taking place since 1966. It attracts around 3 million people every year, making it one of the largest street festivals in the world. Why not look out some bright feather boas, play some Caribbean music and host your own Carnival?
SPARKLES BEACH WEEK (25th – 31st Aug)
Everyone loves a trip to the beach in the summer. Your residents will no doubt have countless memories of summer holidays by the beach or day trips to the seaside. Memories of paddling in the water, building sandcastles with a bucket and spade, eating fish and chips, and ending the day with ice cream, will be just some of the nostalgic moments remembered. When the sun is out, there is no better time to reminisce about summers by the seaside.
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