Submitted on Sunday 9th June 2019
Rejected on Monday 1st July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Keep the Mon 4 May Bank Holiday: Create a new Fri 8 May VE Day Public Holiday.
The Government has announced that the planned Bank Holiday on Mon 4 May is cancelled and will be replaced with a holiday on Fri 8 May. This forces the cancellation of existing community celebrations and fails to recognise their importance. Fri 8 May should be an extra holiday to commemorate VE Day
The 75th anniversary of VE Day is an important day of national remembrance; people will want to commemorate & should be able to.
The existing May Day Bank Holiday celebrates quintessentially British life with long held community traditions across the country; Maypole,Jack in the Green, etc.
The principles so many fought and died for clash with the thought of damaging these traditional community events; both are too important to force people to choose between two such vital occasions.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242483
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