Happy Father’s Day!

17th June

The average dad in Britain spends four hours a week as a taxi driver, 27 days a year on DIY duties and if you put a price on the number of spiders he’s cleared for you – it would be £10,000!

Following in the footsteps of Valentine’s Day which celebrates your loved one and Mother’s Day to show the woman in your life just how special she is. Father’s Day is a worldwide occasion in celebration of your dad.

Falling on the third Sunday in June, it celebrates the impact fathers and father figures have on the lives of their children. Although it is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, it’s an internationally recognised event.

Father’s Day began around 100 years ago over in the US and has since made its mark all over the world. Argentina, Canada, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, and Venezuela all celebrate Father’s Day.

Receiving one or two gifts from the children is part of the tradition, but imagine if you fathered 69! Vassilyev and his first wife hold the record for the most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births. 67 of the 69 children born were said to have survived infancy.
Whether you choose a tongue in cheek sloganed apron or a blast around a race circuit in a beautiful sportscar – there is a gift for everyone’s special father.

Genghis Khan is said to have fathered at least 1,000 children, possibly as many as 2,000 from as many as 3,000 wives.