Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Remembrance Monday

Number 10 Downing Street has approved a petition that was launched requesting a new public holiday falling on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday in November each year. 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.

If you agree to the idea, sign up to the petition http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/remembermonday/
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2 comments:

Leslie: said...

Don't you automatically get Nov. 11 off as a stat holiday? If not, then I totally agree you all should get the holiday Monday. I think that'd be much better than having one day off mid-week cuz then you could plan to do something special.

jams o donnell said...

That's not a bad time for a public Holiday given the months between teh August BH and Christmas. Good reason too