National Remembrance Day

The petition to request a new public holiday to honour those who have given up their lives for their country has almost got 500,000 signatures. The idea of the petition is to encourage the Government to introduce a new Bank Holiday falling on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday in November each year. To be known as the National Remembrance Holiday; it's purpose is

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'd like to sign up to the petition, click on the link below
Link> e-Petition: the National Remembrance Holiday to commemorate The Fallen