Rejected petition Have an annual bank holiday to celebrate our frontline services such as the NHS

Following the current climate with the Coronavirus is shows how important our frontline services are, could parliament agree a national bank holiday for the UK to come together and celebrate our frontline services. Including the NHS, Police, Fire Services, Armed forces.

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To show to our frontline services what they mean to us as a country. I’m sure everyone feels that the frontline services deserve all the appreciation we can offer.

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307364
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303882

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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Date submitted 24 March 2020
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