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Sunday 4 July🌑 New moon

Born on this day: Phyllis Kinney (1922)

• Sun 4 Jul from 18:30

  Custom

  Whalton Baal Fire

  Sets off from Whalton village green, Northumberland

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Midsummer
  • Fire Customs
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Monday 5 July

Happy birthday to Shirley Collins (92 today)

• Mon 5 Jul from 11:00

  Custom

  Tynwald Day

  Tynwald Hill, St John's, Isle of Man

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Midsummer
  
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Saturday 10 July

• Sat 10 Jul from 08:30

  Custom

  Durham Miners’ Gala

  Sets off from The Racecourse, Durham, County Durham

  • Procession
  
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• Sat 10 Jul from 15:00

  Custom

  Grasmere Rushbearing

  St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere, Cumbria

  • Procession
  • Children's Customs
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Sunday 18 July🌕 Buck Moon

Born on this day: Belle Stewart (1906)

Friday 30 July

Happy birthday to Pete Morton (63 today)

• Fri 30 Jul from 05:00

  Custom

  Langholm Common Riding

  Sets off from Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Sports and Games
  
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