September
Bear Necessities Month
Organised by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) this campaign is dedicated to help raise vital funds and awareness for mis-treated bears worldwide.
5 - 20 September 2009 National Organic Fortnight
A nationwide celebration of organic food and drink. The week brings together everyone from ‘fork to fork’ – from farmers to shoppers and encourages those new to organic to give it a try.
4 - 20 September 2009 Seafood Week
Seafood Week is one of the biggest, exciting and most inclusive national events of the year with thousands of seafood businesses and organisations working together to celebrate seafood and the many benefits it offers.
8 September 2009 - International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day, observed annually on 8 September, focuses attention on worldwide literacy needs.
10 September 2009 World Suicide Prevention Day
Each year the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, uses this day to call attention to suicide as a leading cause of premature and preventable death.
11 - 13 September 2009 Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days celebrates England's architecture and culture by allowing visitors free access to interesting properties that are either not usually open, or would normally charge an entrance fee.
13 September 2009 Roald Dahl Day
A fantastic opportunity to hold events, read Roald Dahl stories and to celebrate the World's No. 1 Storyteller wherever you are.
16 September 2009 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
On 19 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date, in 1987, on which the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.
18 - 19 September 2009 - National Moth Night
Britain's annual celebration of moths and moth recordings.
19 September 2009 International Talk like a Pirate Day
A parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers, of the United States, who proclaimed 19 September each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate
19 - 20 September 2009 Beachwatch
The flagship event of the Adopt-a-Beach project - a coastal environmental initiative organised by the Marine Conservation Society
21 September 2009 - International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace is on 21st September of each year and calls for a full day of peace and ceasefire throughout the world. The General Assembly of the United Nations declared that the Day be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day.
22 September 2009 - Autumn Equinox - First Day of Autumn
22 September 2009 - World Car Free Day22 September is designated each year as World Carfree Day. Every year, road closures and other events are organised in towns and cities across the world, including London.
19 September - 4 October 2009 - British Food Fortnight
A celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food available in Britain
26 September 2009 - European Day of Languages
The European Day of Languages (EDL), a Council of Europe initiative, is held annually on the 26 September to celebrate language and cultural diversity. The Day was first celebrated in 2001, the European Year of Languages and involves more people every year.
