October Calendar: Thames Valley

October

1	St. Mylor's Day	.
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2	.	Old Man's Day: Broughing, Hertfordshire
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4	St. Francis' Day	.
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6	Feast of St. Faith.	Sloe Fair: Chichester, Sussex.
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7	St. Osyth's Day	Ringing the Lost in the Dark Bells: Twyford, Hants.
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OCT First Week Sun Rises 0701 Sets 1838 BST

Oct: Court Leet of Laxton: Nottinghamshire. St. Ives Charter Fair: Cambridgeshire. Mop Fair: Warwick. Cob Coaling: Stalybridge & Dunkinfield, Manchester. The Great Barmote Court: Wirksworth, Derbyshire

1st Sun: Harvest Festival of Costemongers: St. Martin's in the Fields, London. Harvest of the Sea Thanksgiving: St. Mary at Hill, Billingsgate, London. Blessing the Fishing Smacks: Brixham , Devon. Blessing the Nets: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Harvest Festival: St. Giles', Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
1st Mon: Wibsey Horse Fair: Bradford, Yorkshire. Mop fair: King's Norton.
1st Tue: Beating the Bounds and Court Leet: Southampton, Hampshire.
1st Thu, Fri, Sat: Nottingham Goose Fair:
1st Mon after 4: Corby Glen Sheep Fair: Lincolnshire.

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10	Old Michaelmas Day.	Barton Fair: Tewksbury, Gloucestershire.
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11	St. Canice's Day	.
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12	St. Wilfrid's Day	Mop fair: Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.
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13	St. Edward the Confessor's Day	.
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14	St. Selevan's Day	Battle of Hastings 1066
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OCT Second Week Sun Rises 0712 Sets 1822 BST

2nd Tue: Celebration of the Wine Harvest: St.Olave's, London
2nd Wed: Tavistock Goosey Fair.
2nd Sat: Shepherds' Meet Wasdale Head, Cumbria
10: "The Devil spits on the blackberries and makes them go mouldy on this day".
Mon following 10: Pack Monday Fair: Sherbourne, Dorset.
12: World Conker Championships: Ashton, Northamptonshire.
13: Pilgrimage to Edward the Confessor's Tomb: Westminster Abbey, London.

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17	St. Audrey's Day	.
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18	St. Luke's Day	"St. Luke's little summer"
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21	St. Ursula's Day	Trafalgar Day: Nelson's Column & Portsmouth
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OCT Third Week Sun Rises 0724 Sets 1807 BST

Sun in mid October: Blessing the Fish Harvest: St. Oswald's Church Flamborough Head
Wed after 18: Yarm Cheese Fair: Cleveland.
21: Laying the wreath at Nelson's Column: Trafalgar Square, London. The Victory Service: HMS Victory: Portsmouth, Hampshire
3rd Sat: Shepherd's Meet: Buttermere, Cumbria

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24	.	Stow Fair: Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.
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25	St. Crispin & Crispinian's Day	Battle of Agincourt
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27	St. Odran's Day	.
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28	St. Simon & St Jude's Day	.
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.	All Hallows' eve. Hallowe'en.	Mischief night: Yorkshire & Exmoor

OCT Last Week Sun Rises 0736 Sets 1753 BST

24: The Ale-tasting: Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
28: "St. Simon & St. Jude, certainly rainy"
"On St. Simon & St. Jude, winter approaches at a gentle trot."
Last Thu: Punkie Night: Hinton St. George, Somerset.
Last Fri: Oyster Feast: Colchester, Essex.
Last Sun: Clocks go back to GMT.

We give thanks to Brother Sun, who brings the day; gives light and is beautiful and radiant in all his splendor.	We give thanks to Brothers Wind and Air, clouds and storms, and all kinds of weather, which bring the breath of life to all creatures.	We give thanks to Brother Fire, who brightens the night. He is beautiful and cheerful, powerful and strong.	We give thanks for rest and sleep. Give us cheer through the long dark nights of winter and hope for a return of Spring.
We give thanks to Sister Moon and the stars in the heavens. They are precious and beautiful.	We give thanks to Sister Water; so refreshing, humble, precious, and pure.	We give thanks to Mother Earth, who feeds us and looks after us. She provides many delicious fruits, beautiful flowers and useful herbs.	Thoughts after St. Francis of Assisi - Canticle of the Sun (1225). St Francis' Day is on the 4th Oct.

Fly Agaric Toadstool: Fairy stools.