BANK HOLIDAY IN BRITAIN
SEASIDE RESORTS CROWDED COOL CHANGE IN WEATHER London, August 6. Cars which have laid up since the outbreak of the war were on the roads of England for the first VE bank holij day. Most of the people went to sea and river resorts, although the heat wave has given place to cooler and cloudy weather. Holiday accommodation had to light bonfires to keep warm in the cool change which followed yesterday s heat. People who spent the night in the open stood yawning and dishevelled in early queues for food. All seaside resorts were densely crowded. Crowds at the main line stations moved out to the coast and to the country, but the rush, which reached its peak earlier in the weekend. diminished to the proportions of a normal bank holiday. Fairs on Hampstead Heath and other open spaces drew tens of thousands. There was an early move to Lords for the opening day of the test match. Dog tracks were crowded. Raihvaymen in London returned to work after the no-Sunday work strike, but Liverpool strikers stayed out for the holiday. Normal rail services were run Liverpool despite the strike. Only a few local trains were cancelled.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 7 August 1945, Page 5
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