UK Bank Holidays 2010
Bank Holidays 2010 for UK, England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland

St George’s Day in 2009 is on Thursday April 23rd.
The date of St George’s day is celebrated in England although it is not classed as a bank or public holiday.
St George is the patron saint of England.

St Andrew’s Day in 2009 is on Monday November 30th.
The date of St Andrew’s day is celebrated in Scotland and since 2006 has been classed as a voluntary bank holiday for those living in Scotland.
St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

St Patrick’s Day in 2009 is on Tuesday March 17th.
The date of St Patrick’s day is always the 17th March and is marked as a Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland.

The number of bank holidays in the UK varies depending on which part you live in.
England & Wales get 8 public & bank holidays per year.
Scotland receives 10 days public & bank holidays (they get 2nd of January and also St Andrew’s Day as a voluntary public holiday)
Northern Ireland has 10 days public & bank [...]

St George’s Day in England is celebrated on April 23rd yet is not included as a public or bank holiday for those living in England.
There is a call for the government to make St. George’s Day a bank holiday in England. Not only does England fall way behind other countries for the number of public [...]

St George’s Day is the National Day for England and is celebrated on April 23rd.
The date of April 23rd is the chosen date for St George’s Day because that is the date that St. George died in 303 A.D.
Although St George is the Patron Saint of England the day is not marked with having a [...]

Check out the Bank Holidays 2009 for the UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland).
The UK and Wales have the same Bank Holiday dates but Scotland has 2 extra bank holiday dates (2nd of January and St Andrew’s Day), Northern Ireland also has 2 extra bank holiday dates (St. Patrick’s Day & Battle of the [...]