bank holiday

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A witness told the BBC that people had gathered outside Southwyck House, Coldharbour Lane on Friday evening to enjoy the bank holiday sunshine, with families and children attending a summer party.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

However showers and possible thunderstorms will creep in from the west, ushering in a change to more unsettled conditions by the bank holiday weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The strike following Easter bank holiday weekend will be the 15th in a long-running dispute which began in March 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A day can be appointed as a bank holiday in Scotland by royal proclamation.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

It was bitter, though, that Christmas Day, as it drew on to evening, and night, became a sort of bank holiday, flat and stale.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)