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Create a new, permanent, Memorial Bank Holiday.

Submitted on Tuesday 2nd March 2021

Rejected on Wednesday 10th March 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Create a new, permanent, Memorial Bank Holiday.

Petition Details

Create a new, permanent, Memorial Bank Holiday, to remember the many lives lost, give voice to the grieving, and acknowledge the collective loss and sacrifice of the people of the UK, due to Coronavirus.

Additional Information

With one of the highest coronavirus death rates in the world, a new Bank Holiday would be a fitting reminder in perpetuity, for the significant multitude of loss (of life, physical and mental health, employment, businesses, relationships, and multiple sources of support).

We are a nation in mourning, and too often grief and loss have been privatised within our culture. This new Bank Holiday would be an opportunity for the Government to show its ongoing commitment to wellbeing.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

We currently have several petitions open on this topic. You may like to sign the below petitions:

An annual day of remembrance and memorial for the victims of the COVID-19 virus.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561869

Make March 23rd an annual National COVID Memorial day from 2022
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572335

Introduce a new UK bank holiday to mark the day we went into lockdown
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556562

Bank Holiday to recognise unity during Covid Pandemic
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561277

Government to declare a new annual bank holiday to celebrate essential workers
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555629

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