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Not me, I booked Tuesday off in anticipation of a long weekend... duh!
What's a "Monday"?
Yeah. The Tories thought that a Bank Holiday at the beginning of May was too left wing so they moved it.
I keep thinking it’s Wednesday...
Edit, this sums it up betterer...
The Government only decided to move it to the Friday sometime last year. Friday is for VE day There was quite a bit of press at the time because lots of companies had printed calendars and other events had already been planned for the original dates (not that that matters now).
I imagine the VE day celebrations will be great. All those street parties.
I've booked the following Monday off for a long weekend away in the peak district. Here's hoping!
I knew.
Only because I did the call out rota for the year, still it will at least be a day off for me and I actually might get out on my bike.
Bound to be hosing down!
How long do you think it’ll be before we stop celebrating WWII?
I’m pretty sure everyone else is over it now.
How long do you think it’ll be before we stop celebrating WWII?
I’m pretty sure everyone else is over it now.
Most of the actual veterans have passed, but its their kids who can’t let it go, they were born in the 50s but are sure they fought them on the beaches.
We work half day on Fridays, so I’ve lost half a day.
Most of the actual veterans have passed, but its their kids who can’t let it go, they were born in the 50s but are sure they fought them on the beaches.
It's probably the generation of kids that knew those who fought and died that don't want to let it go. Their Dads, Mums, Uncles etc died - for the most pointless of reasons. Let them have that for a few years more?
I'm sure it'll taper off when the time is right. Until then, we can clap our bin men.
Their Dads, Mums, Uncles etc died – for the most pointless of reasons
Seriously ?
I am honestly staggered by some of these comments. What a pathetic look-at-me attitude. Genuinely, shame on you.
How long do you think it’ll be before we stop celebrating WWII?
I’m pretty sure everyone else is over it now.
We still celebrate Guy Fawkes (unfortunately) and that was a bit further back.
I knew about Friday as I'd booked Monday and Tuesday off and a cabin in Glentress to make a long weekend of it.
Cancelled the leave but work are warning us we can't carry unused leave over to next year.
Nine Inch Nails said it best:
Ah, it's this year only. Still, 75 years is a bit of a meh anniversary. Not like we give a crap any other year whilst Battle of Britain Sunday gets those jingoistic cockles warmed.
On the other hand...
Their Dads, Mums, Uncles etc died – for the most pointless of reasons
...maybe some folk still need the wider war effort explained.
I give up - how do you embed a video?
@onzadog you may want to take a look at this and mention it to your company about carrying over unused leave.
Having said that I'll still be taking mine this year as I could do with a break from work.
I give up – how do you embed a video?
Just put the URL without any tags or brackets. The forum does it automatically. You have to have faith as there isn't a preview. That's for YouTube, not sure about others
I'm not sure why what I said is being misinterpreted; I was just trying to give an opposing view to the "just let it go" argument and that there are plenty alive that rightly feel that we should still remember.
@jeffl we've raised it with the union but so far, the company is sticking to its original statement.
Lovely way to be treating key workers.
@bearnecessities I think people are mis what you are trying to say as they believe they died for an important cause not a "pointless" one. I don't think you mean it was pointless as it not worthwhile, more pointless as in sad and a waste of life.
I could be wrong obviously
Whilst its worth remembering the past and learning from it, I'm a little worried the government did this more to stick two fingers to Europe than any real respect for historic events.
It suits their own agenda to celebrate 'Victory in Europe'
I'm going to enjoy my bank holiday like many others. I'll stop and think about the sacrifices and loss made. They should never be forgotten.
It's very sad that such flippant remarks can be so disrespectful.
I hope everyone on here has a lovely day off next week.
In Stirling ,kids get this Friday off (May 1st - Inset day).
And next Friday (May 8th ).
They don't get the Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May.
I am sorry - but WTF!
LOL at Bank Holidays, like it matters at the moment...
I'm logging into work at the weekends just to give me something to do !
I think it's long overdue that we let WWII pass into history. To have actually fought in the war you'd be in your 90s. We properly have remembrance Sunday which remembers are service personnel who've died in service. This constant harping back to the past is not healthy for the country. Knowing our history us important, celebrating past battles not so much. WWII may gave been our finest hour but there were plenty of dark events during that period we shouldn't be proud of as well. Unfortunately if it's anything like WwI we'll be gearing up for the 100 year anniversary.
LOL at Bank Holidays, like it matters at the moment…
I’m logging into work at the weekends just to give me something to do !
Yep it’s an interesting discussion I think people will be having after this on how we do work.
Perhaps 2 hours every day for a commute isn’t worth it after all.
Well the “we” who can work without being in a specified location, not everyone’s been so lucky.
For gods sake.... Does everything on here have to deteriorate into political point scoring?
This constant harping back to the past is not healthy for the country. Knowing our history us important, celebrating past battles not so much
Nothing wrong in paying respect to the people who paid the price.
It’s the constant use of it by people who had nothing to do with it for their own agenda does my head in.
I knew. It was supposed to be the weekend I did a trans Cambrian double. Always next year I suppose.
I think it’s long overdue that we let WWII pass into history. To have actually fought in the war you’d be in your 90s. We properly have remembrance Sunday which remembers are service personnel who’ve died in service. This constant harping back to the past is not healthy for the country. Knowing our history us important, celebrating past battles not so much. WWII may gave been our finest hour but there were plenty of dark events during that period we shouldn’t be proud of as well. Unfortunately if it’s anything like WwI we’ll be gearing up for the 100 year anniversary.
This.
If the events planned for the VE day anniversary were going to be a sombre memorial of the lives lost, then fair enough. But, let's face it, were they bollocks (in most cases), they were going to be a celebration of the plucky Tommy sticking it to Jerry.
We really, really, need to get past the war (other than things like Remembrance Sunday, which are important). The rest of Europe has, and they had it much, much worse than us.
Yes, I knew it had been moved to Friday 8th and I booked Monday 11th off work to go to Gwithian for a long weekend of surfing and beer.
That reminds me, I need to cancel that Monday and add it back onto my holiday allowance. Thanks Kryton.
I did, but only because back in the depths of last year we booked a long weekend in France assuming the Monday was a BH, that very weekend the news broke they were moving the damn thing. Now it doesn't matter of course because EVERYTHING is cancelled, just got the email about Latitude as well, so far 1 ski trip, 1 road trip to the Champagne region, 1 trip to Chester for my wife's birthday, 1 day tickets for Latitude all cancelled. Obviously first world problems, not real problems right here!
I think bank holidays are important. People fought long and hard to get them. For a couple of decades now we have been losing them under governments of all stripes. As a care worker I never did get the bank holiday off, I used to get paid double time or time and a half, that's gone now except for christmas day and new years day.
I think bank holidays are important. People fought long and hard to get them.
I agree, it's not the Bank Holiday I have a problem with, it's what it's being used for
For a couple of decades now we have been losing them under governments of all stripes.
Eh? Have we?
Just to balance some of the 'British jingoism' stuff on the thread. In France VE day is a permanent public holiday.
One of our French colleagues was amazed that we don't do the same.
Matt
That reminds me, I need to cancel that Monday and add it back onto my holiday allowance. Thanks Kryton.
I've got a week off coming up, but we have been told that "not being able to go anywhere" is not a justifiable reason to be allowed to cancel holidays. Kinda dreading sitting around the house with nothing to do during that week, I'll prob work through it for something to do!
I think it’s long overdue that we let WWII pass into history.
Well, you'll be disappointed on December 25th.
It's been 2,000 years and they are still wobbling on about a baby's birthday. Crazy!
...born in the 1950's and to be honest I've found it pretty tiring devoting my life to denying young people housing and writing casual employment contracts...as to the war sometimes I remember the immense suffering my parents and their families went through but then I go ho hum and go ride my bike
Just to balance some of the ‘British jingoism’ stuff on the thread. In France VE day is a permanent public holiday.
As is la Fête du Travail this Friday. And Ascension on May 21st.
And Pentecost on June 1st...
we have been told that “not being able to go anywhere” is not a justifiable reason to be allowed to cancel holidays
Thankfully my employers are very understanding when it comes to days off. Not sure what will happen when people get to later in the year and still have most of their holiday allowance to take though. Of my 25 days from 1st Jan to 31st Dec I've only actually used one day.
How long do you think it’ll be before we stop celebrating WWII?
It's not really "celebrating WWII" really is it, it's celebrating it being over.
We still celebrate Guy Fawkes (unfortunately) and that was a bit further back.
Again, we don't really celebrate it. At least with Remembrance / VE day we might give a passing thought to the reasons behind it, maybe a minute's silence / quiet contemplation / virtue signalling. I doubt the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot crosses anyone's mind on the 5th of November, it's just an excuse to eat treacle toffee and blow shit up.