Remembrance Bank Holiday

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Number  10  Downing Street has approved a petition that was launched requesting a new public holiday falling on the Monday after Rembrance Sunday in November each year.  To be known as the National Remembrance Holiday, it has 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 with 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 ignore this. This is not just about another bank holiday, but more importantly about having a designated day to remember all those people that sacrificed thier lives for our  freedom.

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