National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day

Hats off to tea cosy headgear

If you've ever thought that tea cosies were just for warming up your cuppa, think again! Today (Thursday 26 September) you have the chance to wear a tea cosy on your head - and it's all for a good cause. 

Fashion and lifestyle brand White Stuff, which sells women’s and men’s clothing and accessories in over 85 UK shops and online, is holding its fourth annual National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day to raise money for charity. Each store will donate 10 per cent of all sales to charities supporting disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.  

To take part in this special event, you can buy online or in White Stuff's shops, your very own White Stuff tea cosy for just £3 - or simply make your own. And if you'd like the chance to win a £250 White Stuff voucher or £250 for the charity of your choice, just enter the mugshots competition on White Stuff's Facebook page. Simply upload a tea cosy picture to the mugshots competition app or at facebook.com/WhiteStuffU

And if you're the kind of person who'll use any excuse to wear a silly hat - or just like dressing up for fun - you could arrange your very own charity fundraising event with colleagues and friends, or hold your own party. Why not encourage people to don a hat or other accessory based on a specific theme. There are so many options to choose from - be it pirates or pop stars. Anything goes!








 

 

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Talk Like a Pirate on September 19th

Ahoy! This hilarious international holiday is celebrated on September 19th every year in a number of different countries. Founded in 1995, the holiday was originally designed as a private joke between two friends, John Baur "Ol' Chumbucket" and Mark Summers "Cap'n Slappy", from Albany, Oregon. The pair jokingly sent a letter to American columnist Dave Barry explaining the origins of the celebration. Unexpectedly, the holiday became increasingly promoted in Barry's columns, and combined with growing media coverage, the occasion hit the international stage. With big names such as Facebook and Minecraft promoting the event (by introducing 'pirate' as a language on their websites), the day has become world famous. It is a day where you'd start saying 'Ahoy, matey!', instead of a very boring and ordinary hello. Or, 'walk the plank', instead of being handed a detention slip at school. Good fun, a chance to learn a new 'language' and an excuse to hold a party with your friends, with your black eye patches and black pirate hats. The event will continue to grow as predicted every year, simultaneous with the increased media coverage it is receiving!