Submitted on Friday 3rd January 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 25th February 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make St. George's Day an official Bank Holiday in England
This petition has been put forward to show that English citizens wish to commemorate our heritage by celebrating St. Gorges day, this petition is being made to express our full support for a new bank holiday across England on the 23rd April.
We request the UK Parliament to declare St. George's day as an official bank holiday in England by 2026, similar to what the Scottish Parliament did in 2006 for St. Andrew's Day.
Despite numerous discussions among government officials, there has been little movement in formally honouring St. George's Day to date although there is a popular opinion from the general public.
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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.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Make Saint David's Day (Wales) and Saint George's Day (England) Bank Holidays
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701833
3.16.156.201 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:20:51 +0000
