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CTSI Celebrates: Rosh Hashanah

Posted: 19/09/2025

22 - 24 September 2025 : Shanah Tovah! (“Good year!”) to all of our Jewish members, friends and colleagues around the UK. Rosh Hashana - New Year in the Jewish calendar - is a time for celebrating the creation of the world, through reflection, worship and enjoying good food.

CTSI Celebrates: National Inclusion Week

Posted: 12/09/2025

15 - 21 September 2025 : National Inclusion Week (NIW), founded by Inclusive Employers in 2011, is a vital initiative celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion in workplaces and communities across the UK. CTSI is proud to participate in this year's NIW, joining thousands of professionals in celebrating diversity and promoting the continued importance of inclusion within the services we all provide.

CTSI Supports: International Day of Charity

Posted: 04/09/2025

5 September 2025 : Charity brings people together and can set off chain reactions of kindness, no matter how big or small the act. Observed every year on 5 September, the International Day of Charity aims to highlight how you can make a difference through even the simplest act of kindness. 

CTSI Supports: World Alzheimer's Month

Posted: 29/08/2025

September 2025 : World Alzheimer's Month is the international campaign from Alzheimer's Disease International that takes place every September, where people unite from all corners of the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around Alzheimer's disease and all types of dementia.

CTSI Supports... Learning Disability Week

Posted: 12/06/2025

16 June - 22 June 2025 : Learning Disability Week, an event organised by the charity Mencap, is an opportunity to raise awareness about different learning disabilities, what life is like for those who have one and to celebrate what people with learning disabilities bring to society.

CTSI Celebrates: World Metrology Day!

Posted: 19/05/2025

20th May 2025 :  World Metrology Day - commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in Paris, in 1875. This treaty provides the basis for a worldwide coherent measurement system that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, as well as the improvement of the quality of life and the protection of the global environment.

CTSI Supports... Mental Health Awareness Week

Posted: 09/05/2025

12 May - 18 May 2025 : Mental Health Awareness Week is an event led by the Mental Health Foundation, that brings the UK together to focus on getting good mental health.

CTSI Supports... Deaf Awareness Week

Posted: 02/05/2025

5 May - 11 May 2025 : Deaf Awareness Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness about the Deaf community, and their language, culture and history. It serves as a time to celebrate Deaf identity, promote Deaf culture, and advocate for equal access to communication and services for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Celebrate... Easter

Posted: 17/04/2025

20 April 2025 : Happy Easter! The Christian festival of Easter commemorates Jesus' resurrection and is celebrated after 40-days of Lent, which involves fasting and prayer. The date of Easter Sunday varies every year, usually celebrated on the first Sunday after a full moon, on or after 21 March.

CTSI Supports... World Health Day

Posted: 07/04/2025

07 April 2025 : World Health Day will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. It's a day that calls for better healthcare access, skilled birth attendants, and mental health support for mothers. With high maternal and newborn mortality rates, the campaign urges global action to ensure safer pregnancies and healthier futures.

CTSI Supports: Race Equality Week

Posted: 04/02/2025

3-9 January 2025 : Race Equality Week is an annual campaign that asks employers and employees from organisations across the UK to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace.

CTSI Celebrates... Chinese New Year

Posted: 29/01/2025

29 January 2025 : Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival in other East Asian countries and around the world) is a vibrant celebration of Chinese culture and heritage, uniting families and communities in a spirit of renewal and hope.


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