Notable Dates 2008
| Jan. 1st | BANK HOLIDAY (Tuesday) |
| Jan. 6th | Epiphany |
| Jan. 10th | Islamic New Year (1429) |
| Jan. 20th | Septuagesima Sunday |
| Feb. 3rd | Quinquagesima Sunday |
| Feb. 6th | Ash Wednesday |
| Feb. 10th | Quadragesima Sunday |
| Feb. 14th | St. Valentine’s Day |
| Mar. 1st | St. David (Wales) |
| Mar. 2nd | Mothering Sunday |
| Mar. 16th | Palm Sunday |
| Mar. 17th | St. Patrick (Ireland) |
| Mar. 17th | Bank Holiday (N. Ireland/Eire) |
| Mar. 21st | GOOD FRIDAY |
| Mar. 23rd | Easter Day |
| Mar. 24th | BANK HOLIDAY (Easter Monday) |
| Mar. 25th | Annunciation (Lady Day) |
| Mar. 30th | British Summertime commences* |
| Mar 30th | Low Sunday |
| Apr. 20th | Passover (Jewish) 1st day of |
| Apr. 23rd | St. George (England) |
| Apr. 27th | Rogation Sunday |
| May 1st | Ascension Day |
| May 5th | BANK HOLIDAY |
| May 9th | Liberation Day (Jersey/Guernsey) |
| May 11th | Whit Sunday |
| May 18th | Trinity Sunday |
| May 22nd | Corpus Christi |
| May 26th | BANK HOLIDAY |
| June 2nd | Bank Holiday (Eire) |
| June 9th | Feast of Weeks (Jewish) |
| June 10th | H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh’s Birthday |
| June 14th | H.M. The Queen’s Official Birthday* |
| June 15th | Fathers’ Day |
| June 20th | Longest Day |
| June 24th | Midsummer Day |
| July 14th | Holiday (N. Ireland) |
| Aug. 4th | Bank Holiday (Eire) |
| Aug. 25th | BANK HOLIDAY |
| Sept. 2nd | First Day of Ramadân |
| Sept. 29th | Michaelmas Day |
| Sept. 30th | Jewish New Year (5769) |
| Oct. 9th | Day of Atonement (Jewish) |
| Oct. 14th | Tabernacles (Jewish) 1st day of |
| Oct. 21st | Trafalgar Day |
| Oct. 26th | British Summertime ends* |
| Oct. 27th | Bank Holiday (Eire) |
| Nov. 9th | Remembrance Sunday |
| Nov. 14th | H.R.H. Prince of Wales Birthday |
| Nov. 30th | St. Andrew (Scotland) |
| Nov. 30th | 1st Sunday in Advent |
| Dec. 21st | Shortest Day |
| Dec. 25th | CHRISTMAS DAY (Thursday) |
| Dec. 26th | BOXING DAY (Friday) |
| Dec. 29th | Islamic New Year (1430) |
