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What are your plans for the Bank Holiday Weekend....

no trips to irelands eye or trips to the lake district for me wife has me painting all downstairs of the house ,son's communion next weekend hope you all enjoy what ever you get up to
 
ah good luck with sons communion Hill, enjoy anniversary Linny, enjoy workshop and fishing Eva, this weekend I have my nephews communion, my father in laws anniversary mass, and my son has to be at school at 6am bank holiday monday to head to engalnd for 4 days with school :)
 
Well, here we go again in the Uk.......Another Bank Holiday Weekend

Lets hope the weathers better than the last one LOL
 
Evastar said:
We don't have one this weekend, we do next week though :)

Any plans sandie?
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No plans other than biting my nails to the knuckles on Sunday :scared:
Newcastle supporter you see!

Going to York next weekend with the missus.
Yorks a great place for a few days [The Minster and the inevitable shopping]:arrgh:
 
ive got no plans really just a lay in and a bacon sarnie lol!

Eva so yours is different to ours then. Think this is what used to be called whitsun weekend ( sorry not sure of spelling lol) Think all the holiday/dates are on that link/page i put up before ill quote it so we remember lol!

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Quotes taken from here via google

What are 'bank' holidays?

British bank holidays are Public Holidays and have been recognized since 1871. The name Bank Holiday comes from the time when banks were shut and so no trading could take place.

The 1971 Act - four holidays

The 1871 Act designated four holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (then wholly part of the UK), and five in Scotland.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

* Easter Monday,
* The first Monday in August (later changed to the last Monday),
* Boxing Day (26th December),
* Whit Monday

Scotland

* New Year's Day
* Good Friday
* The first Monday in May
* The first Monday in August
* Christmas Day

Bank holidays Today

There is currently a total of 8 permanent bank and public holidays in England, Wales and Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland. These include Christmas Day and Good Friday, which in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are common law' holidays (they are not specified by law as bank holidays but have become customary holidays because of common observance).

Follow this link to see a list of bank holidays today in each country in the UK

1903
St Patrick's Day (17 March) became a bank holiday for Ireland only.

1971
Whit Monday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (which could fall anywhere between 11 May and 14 June) was formally replaced by a fixed spring holiday on the last Monday in May. The last Monday in August was formally made a bank holiday in place of the first Monday in August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

1973
2 January became an additional bank holiday in Scotland

1974
New Year's Day became an additional bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Boxing Day became an additional bank holiday in Scotland.

1978
The first Monday in May in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the last Monday in May in Scotland, became additional bank holidays.
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thought this might alos be interesting - again taken form same website
UK Bank Holiday Dates 2009, 2010 and 2011

The expected dates of bank and public holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are shown below for the years 2008-2010 inclusive are listed below on this page.
England and Wales 2009 2010 2011
New Year's Day
Bank holiday
1 January 1 January 3 January
Good Friday
Public Holiday
10 April 2 April 22 April
Easter Monday
Bank Holiday
13 April 5 April 25 April
Early May Bank Holiday
(First Monday in May) 4 May 3 May 2 May
Spring Bank Holiday
(Last Monday in May) 25 May 31 May 30 May
Summer Bank Holiday
(Last Monday in August) 31 August 30 August 29 August
Christmas Day
Public Holiday 25 December 27 December ▲ 26 December ▲
Boxing Day
Bank Holiday 28 December ♣ 28 December ♣ 27 December
■ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 1st Jan
▲ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25th Dec because 25th falls at the weekend
♣ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26th Dec because 26th falls at the weekend
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Scotland 2009 2010 2011
New Year's Day
1 January 1 January 1 January
Second of January
2 January 4 January
Good Friday
Public Holiday
10 April 2 April 22 April
Early May Bank Holiday
(First Monday in May)
4 May 3 May 2 May
Spring Bank Holiday
(Last Monday in May)
25 May 31 May 30 May
Summer Bank Holiday
(FIRST Monday in August)
3 August 2 August 1 August
NB: The majority of banks are closed on the last Monday in August.
St Andrew's Day
30 November or the next Monday if a weekend 30 November 30 November 30 November
Christmas Day
Public Holiday 25 December 27 December ▲ 27 December ▲
Boxing Day
Bank Holiday 28 December ♣ 28 December ♣ 26 December
■ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 1st Jan or 2nd Jan
▲ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25th Dec because 25th falls at the weekend
♣ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26th Dec because 26th falls at the weekend
In January 2007, the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act was given royal assent, making 30 November (or the nearest Monday if a weekend) a bank holiday in Scotland.
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Northern Ireland 2009 2010 2011
New Year's Day
1 January 1 January 3 January
St Patrick's Day
17 March 17 March 17 March
Good Friday
Public Holiday
10 April 2 April 22 April
Easter Monday
13 April 5 April 25 April
Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 3 May 2 May
Spring Bank Holiday
25 May 31 May 30 May
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
13 July 12 July 12 July
Summer Bank Holiday
31 August 30 August 29 August
Christmas Day
Public Holiday 25 December 27 December ▲ 27 December ▲
Boxing Day
Bank Holiday 28 December ♣ 28 December ♣ 26 December
■ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 1st Jan
■ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 17 Mar (St Patrick's Day)
▲ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25th Dec
♣ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26th Dec because 26th falls at the weekend
In 1903, the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act added 17 March, Saint Patrick's Day, as a bank holiday for Ireland only.
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weather set for warm so now iv finshed the garden, it will be pub garden sat & a mates leaving do on sunday. oh pub monday with the parents,lifes sweet.
 
happy anniversary linny we just had our 25. and to all you who are lucky to have a long weekend enjoy:)
 
some were along the line some one will thro a spanner in the works lol. at least i dont need to sit and worry about the footy
 
sandiemag said:
with loads of tommy sauce? lol
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no just a little for me but hubby will have loads lol!

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babs said:
happy anniversary linny we just had our 25. and to all you who are lucky to have a long weekend enjoy:)
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thanks babs that was at the beginning of the month congrats on your 25!

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sandiemag said:
did you have to do that Linny, no more bank holidays till the end of August :(
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soooooooooooooorrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! but its true :)

like buses they all come along at once then you gota wait months for the next one LOL
 
pub sat cup final c'mon the toffees
bloom garden show in phoenix park sunday with wife and kids please sun shine
monday pub lunch and few pints home early
 
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