Category Archives: Events and Occasions
Top Tips for seeing Shooting Stars on 12 August
As the Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its peak on the night of Friday 12 August, we share some top tips for how to see the most meteors, and ask the question: just what is a shooting star?
Olympic Heroes
As the 2016 Olympic Games opens in Rio, we find out all about the origins of the games what the world’s fastest man has in common with Coreobis the cook from ancient Greece.
1st August is Yorkshire Day
On 1st August we celebrate Yorkshire Day. Promoting the largest UK county of Yorkshire, it was first celebrated in 1975. View our Yorkshire Calendar, with scenes and landscapes of this historical county.
Colchester Rotary Club Musician of the Year 2016
Rose Calendars sponsor Rotary Music Festival and Musician of the Year award.
The FA Cup
With the FA Cup semi-final last weekend, we take a look at the history of this competition. From the places the final has been played, to the iconic trophy itself, football takes centre stage in anticipation of the final to be played on 21st May 2016.
Leap Years, Egos, Women Proposing and Leap Seconds
A leap year only happens every 4 years. Find out who had a large ego resulting in February having 29 days, why it’s fine for ladies to propose marriage and what a ‘Leap Second’ is.
