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Why do we have bank holidays?
Updated: 3 May 2021, 8:29
EVERYONE loves a bank holiday, giving people a day off work and the chance to meet up with friends and family and have a bit of fun.
Here’s how they came about and why they were introduced.
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Why do we have bank holidays?
Bank holidays were introduced as an act of parliament by Sir John Lubbock in 1871.
The Bank Holidays Act introduced public holidays in addition to those customarily recognised.
The Act created four public holidays in England, Wales and Ireland and five in Scotland.
These were Easter Monday, Whit Monday, First Monday in August; December 26 if a weekday for England, Wales and Ireland.
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Garston has great road links. Picture: Danny Loo
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With its own train station, a cluster of local shops and restaurants and the county s most oversubscribed secondary school, Garston is more than just a suburb of Watford. We found out more about it.
Garston s streets are lined mostly with a mix of 1930s semis, terraced houses and flats.
Garston properties had an overall average sale price of £387,159 over the last year. Picture: Danny Loo
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Homes currently on the market locally range from a four-bed detached house on Bucknalls Lane for £900,000 to a one-bed flat on Rochester Drive for offers in excess of £170,000.