Updates Leigh Hatts 5 years agoOctober 29, 2023 Fat Thursday Doughnuts on sale at a Polish shop in Bournemouth It’s Fat Thursday today which means that Lent is approaching. Lent starts next week on Ash Wednesday 26 February. Pancakes are the great feature on Shrove Tuesday but Fat Thursday means doughnuts in Poland and Polish shops. Leigh Hatts Leigh Hatts is the author of 'Keeping Advent and Christmas' and 'Keeping Lent and Easter' (DLT).