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17th March - Celebrated as Saint Patrick's Day commemorating the patron saint of Ireland. 22nd March - Mothering Sunday 25th March - The British Parliament abolished the slave trade in 1807 following a long campaign against it by Quakers and others. 30th March - Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was born in Groot Zundert, Holland. He was a Post-Impressionist painter, generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt. 5th April - Palm Sunday - the start of Holy Week 9th April - Maundy Thursday 10th April - Good Friday 12th April - Easter Day 17th March - Celebrated as Saint Patrick's Day commemorating the patron saint of Ireland. 21st March - Organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was born in Eissenach, Germany. 25th March - The English Parliament abolished the slave trade in 1807 following a long campaign against it by Quakers and others. 30th March - Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was born in Groot Zundert, Holland. He was a Post-Impressionist painter, generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt. 2nd April - Good Friday (Christian). 2nd April - The beginning of the Falkland Islands War in 1982 as troops from Argentina invaded and occupied the British colony located near the tip of South America. 4th April - Easter Day. Thoughts for the Week are also available. |
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Through the yearThere are also collections of Collective Worship items for occasions in the school and church year:-
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