This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Create a new, permanent, Memorial Bank Holiday.
Create a new, permanent, Memorial Bank Holiday, to remember the many lives lost, give voice to the grieving, and acknowledge the collective loss and sacrifice of the people of the UK, due to Coronavirus.
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With one of the highest coronavirus death rates in the world, a new Bank Holiday would be a fitting reminder in perpetuity, for the significant multitude of loss (of life, physical and mental health, employment, businesses, relationships, and multiple sources of support).
We are a nation in mourning, and too often grief and loss have been privatised within our culture. This new Bank Holiday would be an opportunity for the Government to show its ongoing commitment to wellbeing.
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We currently have several petitions open on this topic. You may like to sign the below petitions:
An annual day of remembrance and memorial for the victims of the COVID-19 virus.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561869
Make March 23rd an annual National COVID Memorial day from 2022
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572335
Introduce a new UK bank holiday to mark the day we went into lockdown
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556562
Bank Holiday to recognise unity during Covid Pandemic
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561277
Government to declare a new annual bank holiday to celebrate essential workers
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555629
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