Last year the local area committee of Kirklees Council and Ossett Brewery, which runs the Riverhead pub in Marsden, funded some special door staff over the
August Bank Holiday but afterwards we found they weren't really needed.
1C Record
August Bank Holiday temperature set in Suffolk in 2009 with
Every other
August bank holiday weekend since then has seen at least a bit of rain at some point over the three days.
He said the UK's previous top
August Bank Holiday temperature was 27.
The
August bank holiday is listed with these gazetted days, but this day is usually allocated to the Christmas/New Year period, with the date advised by the Ministry closer to the period.
The 2012
August Bank Holiday has seen around 43 percent of the UK's population exploring more local destinations, says VisitEngland's Bank Holiday Trip Tracker.
Moreover, nearly five times as many people searched for
August bank holiday flights compared to searches for the weekend of 11-12 August.
August Bank Holiday would bring in about 3,500 to 4,000 people, with the May Monday reaching 2,500 to 3,000.
London Stansted airlines and passengers face yet another wave of disruptions following a vote by the airport's baggage handlers and check-in staff to strike during the
August Bank Holiday weekend in a dispute over pay.
Christian Cull, marketing director at Waitrose, said: "We're surprised to discover that
August Bank Holiday has usurped Easter as the key time for 'at home' celebratory feasting.
But the BRC's latest survey did not capture this year's
August bank holiday weekend.
com over the
August Bank Holiday period, alerting site visitors to the dangers of driving while tired, and offering tips on how to minimise the risks.
