diff --git a/events.md b/events.md
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@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ We have no planned events yet this year. If you would like to propose an event t
 ## 2022
 
 * We ran an [Unconference in November 2022](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/x/cross-government-software-engineering-community-unconference-tickets-439884665877)
-* When we have held lightening talks we store slides and opr video (where available) on our [Gihub Community space](https://github.com/uk-x-gov-software-community/community-space). - so members of the group can re-watch / get them if they missed the section.
+* When we have held lightning talks we store slides and opr video (where available) on our [Gihub Community space](https://github.com/uk-x-gov-software-community/community-space). - so members of the group can re-watch / get them if they missed the section.
 
-We held a lightening talk on Thursday 29th September 2022
+We held a lightning talk on Thursday 29th September 2022
 
 * **Elastic Cloud at the UKHO - Rossall Sandford Principal Software Engineer**
 
-We held a lightening talk on Thursday 30th Of June 2022
+We held a lightning talk on Thursday 30th Of June 2022
 
 * **Solid - A lightning talk intro to a new W3C standard for the storage and permissioned access of personal data for the next phase of the web. - Max Leonard (Inrupt)**
 
 
-We held Lightening talks on Thursday 24th March 2022
+We held Lightning talks on Thursday 24th March 2022
 
 * **Federated API discovery - Bethan Palmer (CDDO) and Jamie Tanna (CDDO)**
 * **Get a fishing license service - Phil Benson, DEFRA**
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     <h3 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-bottom-2">
       <a class="govuk-link" href="/events">Events</a>
     </h3>
-    <p class="govuk-body">Our events include lightening talks and unconferences</p>
+    <p class="govuk-body">Our events include lightning talks and unconferences</p>
   </section>
   <section class="govuk-grid-column-one-half govuk-!-margin-bottom-4">
     <h3 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-bottom-2">
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
     </h3>
     <p class="govuk-body">Newsletter, open source projects, other resources such as coding guides and AI policies all created by and for the community</p>
   </section>
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+</div>