Rememberance Bank Holiday Petition

MissLovely · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 36 Offline Location: Leeds

Number 10 Downing Street has approved a petition that was launched requesting a new public holiday falling on the Monday after Rembrance Sunday in November each year. To be known as the National Remembrance Holiday, it's got three aims:

1. To emphasise the remembrance of those servicemen and women who have given, and continue to give, their lives for
Britain
2. To remind people of the importance of protecting our Nation and what it stands for ;
3. To break that 3 month period between the August Public Holiday and Christmas when there are currently no long weekends, especially as the UK has fewer public holidays than most European Countries.>

If you agree to the idea, please sign up to the petition - it doesn't take long - and it would be great if you were to forward the link to other people as well:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/remembermonday/

Thank you!

chimp · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:31 am Post subject:

you forgot the fourth aim

4. So people can get lashed up on a Sunday night and not have to worry about work the next day. Seems like a good idea though

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Jillster · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:41 am Post subject:

Done

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MissLovely · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 36 Offline Location: Leeds

OK Chimp you got me there.

Makes a good long weekend doesn't it?

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