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8:04 am
1st May 10
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It's May Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK as evidenced by a decline in the weather, a drop in the temperature, a decrease in rail services just when they're needed most, and an increase in road traffic as people head not for the coast or the countryside but for the DIY stores and garden centres.
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8:16 am
1st May 10
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Ciderman
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We don't have bank holidays. They are on one long holiday! The next long weekend is Queens Birthday in June.
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Civilisation is a veneer, easily soluble in alcohol.
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8:30 am
1st May 10
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doreen
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Cider they have Bank holidays in the UK because they have done away with Whitsuntide.
Change happens and the Banks do need a holiday don't they.
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8:44 am
1st May 10
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Ciderman said:
We don't have bank holidays. They are on one long holiday! The next long weekend is Queens Birthday in June.
You celebrate the Queen's birthday and we don't? You get to see where we are heading in this country
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9:02 am
1st May 10
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Ciderman
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We have:
New Years Day
Day after NYD
Waitangi Day 6th Feb
Good Friday
Easter Monday
ANZAC Day 25th April.
Queens Birthday 1st Monday in June.
Labour Day 4th Monday in October
Christmas Day
Boxing Day.
In addition each province has an anniversary day , in our case 1st Nov tied in with the Hawkes Bay A & P Show. Where they do this kind of stuff and have agricultural displays like sheep, cattle , dog trials, farm machinery displays etc
This is kind of fun. Two guys with 10 ton diggers have to tip a pail of water into another pail then transport it about 50 metres and pour it into another bucket. It's bloodyclever!
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Civilisation is a veneer, easily soluble in alcohol.
http://cidermannz.blogspot.com/
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11:06 am
1st May 10
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annmarie
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Ciderman said:
We have:
New Years Day
Day after NYD
Waitangi Day 6th Feb
Good Friday
Easter Monday
ANZAC Day 25th April.
Queens Birthday 1st Monday in June.
Labour Day 4th Monday in October
Christmas Day
Boxing Day.
In addition each province has an anniversary day , in our case 1st Nov tied in with the Hawkes Bay A & P Show. Where they do this kind of stuff and have agricultural displays like sheep, cattle , dog trials, farm machinery displays etc
This is kind of fun. Two guys with 10 ton diggers have to tip a pail of water into another pail then transport it about 50 metres and pour it into another bucket. It's bloodyclever!
It looks fun. We would not be allowed to do it here because of health and safety.
Our bank holidays are:
| New Year's Day |
January 1 |
| Good Friday |
April 2 |
| Easter Monday |
April 5 |
| Early May Bank Holiday |
May 3 |
| Spring Bank Holiday |
May 31 |
| Summer Bank Holiday |
August 30 |
| Christmas Day Holiday |
December 27 |
| Boxing Day Holiday |
December 28 |
It won't be long and we will lose Easter and Christmas. These events are already being played down in the UK. When I was at school you made Easter bonnets and such things. They don't do that any more.
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