BANK HOLIDAYS

Evening Star, Issue 22719, 5 August 1937, Page 11

BANK HOLIDAYS

SUMMER WEATHER IN BRITAIN SEASIDE RESORTS CROWDED (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, August 3. Summer weather during the weekend. extending _ over practically the whole of the British Isles, helped considerably towards giving the population one of the most satisfactory bank holidays for some years. All seaside resorts were crowded, and seasonable sporting events had record attendances. The railways had unusually heavy holiday bookings, and last night cars returning to London were passing points on the main roads at the rate of 3,500 an hour. The Automobile Association reports that considering the extent of the road traffic very few accidents occurred, and these were of a minor character, the standard of driving showing a definite improvement on that set at the previous holiday time. Cowes regatta was opened to-day, and was attended by a phenomenal number of small craft, an indication of the revised popularity of sailing shown during the last few years. The temperature in London to-day was SOdeg, against 74deg yesterday. HOLIDAY EXPENDITURE (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. August 3. The monthly review published by the Midland Bank contains as article analysing holiday expenditure. The writer estimates that about 20,000,000 people in Britain take an annual holiday, which for the majority is probably of a week’s duration, and ho calculates the amount spent at £30,000,000 at least. An interesting point made in the article is that under collective agreements or other arrangements nearly 2.000.000 workpeople receive a week's holiday with pay.