#CycleToWorkDay – The UK’s largest celebration of cycle commuting is again on 1st August, 2024.
Whether or not you’ve by no means cycled earlier than, not ridden shortly or cycle day by day, Cycle to Work Day is for you. It’s a day to get within the saddle and expertise the sensible advantages on a regular basis biking gives – psychological, bodily and monetary – first-hand.
Do I’ve to cycle to work?
Our occasion could also be referred to as Cycle to Work Day however we all know that commuting seems completely different in 2024. So, we encourage any and all kinds of bike rides – whether or not it’s biking to the retailers, to choose the youngsters up from faculty or assembly up with associates for a gaggle journey.
However that’s not all! Wherever you cycle this Cycle to Work Day, you’ll have the prospect to win some unimaginable prizes simply by getting out in your bikes.
Participate for the prospect to win prizes!
A lot of prizes…
It’s easy – log a journey on the Cyclescheme Like to Trip neighborhood on Cycle to Work Day to your likelihood to win.
Be part of Like to Trip – create your free profile.
Sync up – join an exercise app to your account.
File your journey – log a motorbike journey on 1st August and also you’ll be entered into our prize draw.
Plus, set a biking purpose, share images and high-five different riders!
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Are you an employer or Cyclescheme companion seeking to shout about Cycle to Work Day? It’s easy! Head to Cycle To Work Day for all the main points.
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Nationwide CBD Consciousness Day August eighth 2024
Because the title would possibly recommend, it is a large shout-out to all the pieces round this superb cannabinoid. Over time, at the present time may even contain the opposite cannabinoids and terpenes as one mixed day, in recognition of the superb outcomes individuals have seen.
The day has largely been spent with victims of epilepsy speaking about their life altering moments involving their transition from their conventional remedy in the direction of CBD oil. It ought to nonetheless be highlighted that these instances are round medical CBD relatively than the merchandise you should purchase within the UK, with the degrees of THC usually a lot larger than you may legally buy right here.
The day has now been adopted by an enormous variety of manufacturers who will talk about their new product launches in 2024, in addition to any superb schemes they’re engaged on and upcoming occasions.
CBD isn’t new, individuals have been utilizing hashish for two,700 years or doubtlessly longer, utilising all the nice cannabinoids and terpenes. Hashish was made unlawful within the UK in 1928, whereas it’s presently nonetheless recognised as a Class B drug, regardless of a 5 12 months interval the place it modified to Class C from 2005-2009.
Within the USA it was a bit extra blended based mostly on what state you had been based mostly in, with some beginning as early as 1906, many making it unlawful within the 1920’s after which it formally being regulated as a drug in every state from the 1930’s.
Having mentioned this, medical hashish was made acceptable in 2012 within the USA in lots of states, whereas this didn’t happen within the UK till 2018. Nevertheless, regardless of the legal guidelines altering within the UK in 2018, it’s nonetheless just about inconceivable to get any even in case you are epileptic, as medical doctors are both not certified to prescribe it or don’t really feel comfy doing so.
Whereas marijuana is excessive in THC, therefore its unlawful standing, most hemp strains had been bred to be excessive in CBD and low in THC, making it supreme to be extracted from. CBD oil is authorized within the UK, nonetheless it can not have medical claims, it should be labelled as a meals complement they usually can not declare any well being advantages. Additionally, CBD manufacturers within the UK should now file a type with the Meals Requirements Company by March 2021, or they danger having their merchandise faraway from the cabinets. Whereas this may increasingly appear unhealthy, it is a transfer in the direction of larger regulation, making certain CBD manufacturers present the acknowledged amount of cannabinoids acknowledged on the bottle.
Within the USA, the large change was the Farm Invoice, occurring in 2018, the place industrial hemp cultivation was made authorized to ensure that manufacturers to create CBD oil. It means hemp is now not listed below the Managed Substances Act.
A CBD producer labored to set out the primary ever Nationwide CBD Day put within the calendar for the 8th August, or 8/8 (which many individuals say seems just like the infinity signal if turned sideways). The day was deliberate out in 2017, nonetheless it didn’t go dwell till 2018.
Because it stands, it appears to be extra round particular gives and reductions relatively than on the tutorial facet, which I discover a bit of disappointing (who wants one other Black Friday), however I’ll attempt to push as a lot academic content material as I can within the build-up.
How Do You Make A Nationwide Day?
Truthfully, it’s not that onerous. I’ve been concerned in establishing and operating one for the previous few years! I helped with the launch and operating of Nationwide Bridesmaid Day, whereas working with a hen do model. It is best to submit it to the nationwide celebration web sites, at which level they are going to assess it and work out whether or not to just accept or refuse your software, nonetheless they obtain hundreds of potential celebrations every year so they’re very choosy and you could search for any that it will compete with.
However, it needs to be acknowledged you don’t want their approval. What makes a day is media consideration. I’ve been concerned in one other nationwide day, which we acquired in 30 giant publications (together with Ladbible, Metro, The Solar, Cosmopolitan and many others). As soon as it has been featured in all of those, most journalists could have it of their calendar. Then related manufacturers could have it of their PR calendar and every year they attain out to journalists to debate the nationwide day, at which level it will get shared once more. Over time, it simply turns into one thing strong within the calendar, however the sincere fact is that they’re 99% of the time fuelled by PR groups.
What Hashtag Do I Use?
Essentially the most generally used hashtag on the day is #NationalCBDDay, nonetheless additionally, you will see the 12 months based mostly model – #NationalCBDDay2024.
How Do I Have a good time The Day?
That is all right down to the way you’d prefer to rejoice it. You might introduce quite a lot of associates to CBD, invite them over for some CBD tea, make a CBD smoothie and set out some CBD gummies on a plate. Train them the steps of sublingual consumption and being affected person (so many individuals swallow inside 10 seconds relatively than holding out for 1-2 minutes). There’s even CBD alcohol to get the night time a bit extra wild!
Should you’re a CBD model, you possibly can run a contest to supply individuals the prospect to win a choice of your merchandise. This was a typical theme final 12 months, which was hotly appreciated by loads of individuals! In reality, don’t hesitate to get involved with me, I’d all the time be open to operating a contest on my social channels.
Is It Nationwide Or Worldwide?
Regardless of being referred to as a ‘Nationwide Day’, it’s truly celebrated by CBD manufacturers and CBD fans all over the world, so it’s extra of a world occasion. It was began within the USA as a nationwide occasion, however now it’s being recognised far and large, with myself sure to rejoice it right here within the UK.
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World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is a world marketing campaign to lift consciousness and galvanise motion on themes associated to breastfeeding.
WBW is well known each 1-7 August in commemoration of the 1990 Innocenti Declaration. WBW began in 1992, with annual themes together with healthcare programs, ladies and work, the Worldwide Code of Advertising of Breastmilk Substitutes, neighborhood assist, ecology, economic system, science, training and human rights. Since 2016, WBW is aligned with the Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs). In 2018, a World Well being Meeting decision endorsed WBW as an essential breastfeeding promotion technique.
WABA coordinates the worldwide World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) marketing campaign that goals to tell, anchor, interact and galvanise motion on breastfeeding and associated points.
Since 2016, now we have aligned our WBW marketing campaign to United Nation’s Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs). We name this the WBW-SDGs Marketing campaign.
#WBW2024 will deal with survival, well being and wellbeing. It can showcase the necessity to enhance breastfeeding assist to scale back inequalities that exist in our society with a particular deal with breastfeeding in occasions of emergencies and crises. The theme is aligned with thematic space 2 of the WBW-SDG 2030 marketing campaign.
Tons extra particulars on the WBW web site.
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Nationwide Immunization Consciousness Month (NIAM) is 1st-Thirty first August, an annual observance held in August to focus on the significance of routine vaccination for individuals of all ages. Use these sources that will help you talk about routine vaccinations along with your sufferers and fogeys throughout NIAM and all year long.
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Just a few well being consciousness days in August however September is a jam packed month of them so look out for my publish subsequent month.
