England Bank Holidays In August

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England bank holidays in august. Bank holidays in the uk began with the wonderful work of sir john lubbock a banker turned mp which culminated in the passing of the bank holidays act of 1871. Is new year s eve a bank holiday. The next bank holiday in england and wales is the august bank holiday. Bank holidays were first introduced by the bank holidays act of 1871 which designated four holidays in england wales and northern ireland and five in scotland.

Uk public holidays 2020. Below is a list of uk bank holidays that are observed across the entire country in 2020 unless otherwise indicated. Check 2020 uk public and bank holidays. A date marked with an asterisk or a is in lieu of or a substitute for the actual bank holiday should it fall on a weekend.

No new year s eve is not a bank holiday though the day after new year s day is a bank holiday. Further holidays may be announced by the government at a later date. These were easter monday the first monday in august december 26th and whit monday england wales and northern ireland and new year s day good friday the first monday in may. However this doesn t apply to scotland because monday 31 august is a normal.

Past bank holidays in england and wales 2020 31 august. New year s holiday scotland only. The uk has spent many of the bank holidays of 2020 in lockdown. This weekend millions of people across the uk will be embracing the bank holiday and enjoying three days off.

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