BBC News
By Jennifer Harby
image captionThe Walker family love breaking up for summer before most English schools
Families who enjoy England s earliest start to the school holidays might find the arrangement is about to change. Many local authority-run schools in Leicester and Leicestershire broke up this week. But a council consultation could see the holidays aligned more closely with the rest of the country. BBC News talks to families about the pros and cons of the early getaway. It s fantastic
Alasdair Walker and his wife Melissa say they love Leicestershire s early start to summer.
The couple have two children, one of whom is at primary school.