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National Remembrance Holiday

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Topic: National Remembrance Holiday

Posted By: dics
Subject: National Remembrance Holiday
Date Posted: 11 Feb 08 at 2:55pm

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. 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. If you are not interested, just hit the delete key. This is not just about another bank holiday, but more importantly about having a designated day to remember all those people that sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

THIS IS A NOTABLE PETITION THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ASKED FOR PLEASE SIGN IF YOU WANT AN EXTRA BANK HOLIDAY .

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

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Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 11 Feb 08 at 5:15pm

More holidays = more sailing, i'm all for it

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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 11 Feb 08 at 5:31pm

Yup, Agreed.

Paid holiday, for *whatever* reason is fine with me.

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Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 9:57am

We still have school on bank holidays

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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 11:17am

Originally posted by Chris Bridges

We still have school on bank holidays

Don't expect sympathy.

Posted By: dics
Date Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 12:21pm

Originally posted by Chris Bridges

We still have school on bank holidays

Well grow up then!