Public and bank holidays

The following table lists the predefined public and bank holidays delivered with FLOW, showing the date on which each falls and the places within the British Isles (excluding the Channel Islands) in which each applies. This information is provided for use with the Time Schedule action cell.

Name

Date

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Isle of Man

New Year’s Day

1 January

 

 

 

 

New Year’s Holiday

1 January, and, when New Year’s Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the first Monday in January

St Patrick’s Day

17 March

 

 

 

Good Friday

Friday before Easter Sunday

 

 

 

 

Easter Monday

Monday after Easter Sunday

 

May Day Bank Holiday

First Monday in May

Spring Bank Holiday

Last Monday in May

 

June Bank Holiday

First Monday in June

 

 

 

 

The Twelfth

12 July

 

 

 

 

First Summer Bank Holiday

First Monday in August

 

 

 

Second Summer Bank Holiday

Last Monday in August

 

 

St. Andrew’s Day

30 November

 

 

 

 

Christmas Day

25 December

Boxing Day

26 December

Christmas Holidays

25 and 26 December, and, when Christmas Day falls on:

A Friday, 28 December

A Saturday, 27 & 28 December

A Sunday, 27 December

New Year’s Eve

31 December

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Sunday

The first Sunday following the Ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after 21 March.*

* See this web page for actual dates:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_for_Easter

This web page shows public and bank holiday dates for a number of countries:

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/