May Set To Be Bank Holiday Season

Traditionally, May is a busy time for public holidays in the UK, with annual Bank Holiday Mondays at the beginning and end of the month.

However, with the King's coronation almost upon us, UK government have awarded an extra day's holiday this year, which will result in the UK offices of Croft Cargo being closed for three of the next five Mondays.

While the coronation is being held on Saturday, 6th May, it will be marked by a public holiday on the following Monday.

Therefore, the our offices will be closed on the following dates:

Monday, 1st May (May Bank Holiday) – Closed
‍Monday, 8th May (King’s Coronation) – Closed
‍Monday, 29th May (Spring Bank Holiday) – Closed

The UK is not the only country with public holidays next month. Here are some of the key global holiday dates in May:

North America:

Monday, 22nd May – Victoria Day - Canada
Monday 29th May - Memorial Day - USA

China:

Monday, 1st May – Labour Day Holiday
Tuesday, 2nd May – Labour Day Holiday
Wednesday, 3rd May – Labour Day Holiday

Europe:

Monday, 1st May – Labour Day - Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
Monday, 8th May - Various - Belgium, Czech Republic, France
Thursday, 18th May - Ascension Day - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden
Monday, 29th May - Whit Monday - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands

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