South Asian heritage month begins on the 18th of July, which in 1947, was the day the Indian independence act gained royal assent from King George the Vl. It ends on the 17th August the Radcliffe Line divided India and Pakistan.#SouthAsianHeritageMonth

South Asia is formed of eight countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth

The Ayahs of the UK were a group of older Indian nannies displaced, ill-treated with no return passage to their home country. Many sought help from London City Mission Ayahys home in Hackney which many of us in London walk past daily. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #ayahs

The South Asian women workers at Grunwick factory in Willesden, London between 1976 to 1978 shattered stereotypes, when they took part in a two-year strike to not accept degrading treatment that was handed out to them in the workplace as migrant workers #SouthAsianHeritageMonth

Amar Singh a Sikh worked on the London underground as a train guard in 1964 he wore his turban to work and was turned away this went on for three weeks until he was allowed to wear is turban as long as he displayed the London transport badge. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #TFL

Today marks 114 years since the Royal Assent to the probation of Offenders Act 1907. In celebration of this it is intended that annually on the 21st of August Probation Day will be celebrated. This year is the inaugural year #ProbationDay #HMPPS #probationservice

Wow! Well done to our team and residents who were awarded runner up in the National Approved probation day competition. For our poem and wildlife category #HMMPS #NationalProbationDay #NationalProbationService Bee Urban

Tulse Hill's dedication to resident engagement recognised with an award on National Approved Probation Day. #HMMPS #NationalProbationDay #NationalProbationService National Approved Premises Team Bee Urban

Rosh Hashanah to all our Jewish residents and colleagues celebrating the New Year. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration (06/09/21- 08/09/21) that begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year. #RoshHashanah

The men and women working in UK prisons, IRCs, probation and youth justice are true #HiddenHeroes. They are critical public servants doing difficult, demanding, and sometimes dangerous jobs, on behalf of the people in their care and the public they serve. #HiddenHeroesDay

The AP are eagerly awaiting our joint Black History Month event with @WRAP174 this Friday!😃

The AP ended Black History Month on 30/10 with a virtual event in collaboration with @WRAP174 (the AP won the quiz 😉) PSO Esther cooked food as part of the celebration 😋#BlackHistoryMonth

Every year on 1/11, vegans across the world celebrate & champion their vegan lifestyle. They believe that this way of living is beneficial not only to what it can do as far as your health goes but also in cultivating environmental protection & care of animals lives.#HappyVeganDay

Let’s celebrate the festival in the true sense by spreading joy and lighting up the world of others. Have a happy, safe and blessed Diwali. #HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights 🕯

Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. Diwali, which for some also coincides with harvest and new year celebrations, is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

Guy Fawkes Day, also called Bonfire Night, British observance, celebrated on November 5, commemorating the failure of when Guy Fawkes was part of the Gunpowder Plot (1605). This was a plan to blow up King James I and his government on 5 November. #BonfireNight

#IntersexDayOfRemembrance, 8/11 also known as #IntersexSolidarityDay, is an internationally observed civil awareness day designed to highlight issues faced by intersex people.💛💜💛

#happyveteransday2021 The theme for #VeteransDay2021 is: “Honoring All Who Served.” All Veterans make a sacrifice to serve their country, whether physically, emotionally, or by being away from their loved ones and missing important life moments.#ThankYouForYourService

Transgender Awareness Week, observed November 13th to November 19th, is a one-week celebration leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which memorialises victims of transphobic violence. #TransAwarenessWeek

#InterFaithWeek, 14-21 November is a time when the spotlight is on the tremendous contribution that faith communities make to society and on work for inter faith understanding and cooperation in the UK.