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30 April 2025
May 2025
The month kicks off with the May Day bank holiday on the 5th and ends with the Spring bank holiday on the 26th. In between there is quite a lot going on and we have chosen a selection of dates for you to read about and investigate further.
Thursday 8th May marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, a day of celebration to mark the Allied victory in Europe. You may have surviving relatives, family friends, etc., who remember the day itself. Imagine a world without the internet, no phones, not even television. Everyone had to gather around radios to hear the news – follow the link and listen to the short recording of a BBC reporter working that day. Listen to the end, its almost unbelievable! VE Day
May also marks National Walking Month – a chance to get into the nature. You’ll find lots of ideas and inspiration on the Ramblers Association website – National Walking Month – Ramblers
Infact, with Mental Health Awareness Week also running this month, from the 12th to 18th, and a theme of ‘Community’, you’ll see below that Get Outdoors is near the top of their list of things to do with others.
Here at RHG we’re having a collaborative board of images to share on our staff intranet; encouraging and inspiring all the staff to get outdoors and get walking. So what will you do?
There are some other key dates for you to explore below.
The GROW Academy workshops are filling up, so be sure to secure your place – Virtual Workshops – RHG (rhgconsult.co.uk)
| Mindfulness | 15th May, 2025 | 09:30-15:00 |
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| Time Management Techniques | 20th May, 2025 | 09:00-12:30 |
RHG’s library of online micro-learning courses is rapidly expanding to support your learning journey. Learner Resources
If you’re not sure how relevant a GROW workshop is to your own career pathway or apprenticeship, listen to what Lana Wood has to say. Lana is one of our apprenticeship alumni and has kindly given us an insight into her apprenticeship highlights – follow this link to view the whole interview.
Finally, here are some more observances to note:
| Beltane (Pagan / Wiccan) | 1st | Beltane marks the peak of spring and the beginning of summer, celebrating fertility, growth, and the abundance of nature. Pagans and Wiccans observe the day with rituals, bonfires, and gatherings to honour the earth’s cycles |
| May Day (Bank Holiday) | 5th | May Day is a bank holiday allocated to the first Monday each May. |
| Vesak (Buddhist) | 12th | It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born. |
| Flower Moon | 12th | May’s Full Moon will occur near its farthest point from Earth, a position called apogee. Because of this, it will appear about 5% smaller and 10% dimmer than an average Full Moon, making it a Micromoon — the opposite of a Supermoon. |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 26th | Formally known as Whit Monday, the day following Pentecost, the Spring bank holiday was introduced in 1971 and falls on the last Monday each May. |
| Ascension Day (Christian) | 29th | Ascension Day marks the end of the Easter season and occurs ten days before Pentecost. |
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