Petition · past parliament
Make st George's day (April 23rd) a national bank holiday as it should already!
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
April 23rd is an important and often overlooked day in the United kingdom,a lot of people scoffing at the thought, but why? We celebrate st Patrick's day without a second thought why has our own patron saint been forgotten?
Why it was rejected
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Timeline
| 4 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Aug 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Aug 2015
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