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Easter Sunday - Fulham Fallout - 03-06-2024
With the majority of people not being practicing Christians, should the shops be allowed to open on Easter Sunday?
Most people enjoy Christmas Day and it’s only fair the shops are closed to allow people to enjoy a day of overindulging with family. But Easter. I mean, who gives a fuck??
Chocolate Easter Onions?
RE: Easter Sunday - SausEggBaton - 03-06-2024
Firstly, how do you know that most people are not practicing Christians, that is very presumptuous of you. Secondly, as a practicing Christian they shut for Christs birthday, they can shut for his resurrection. I'm pretty sure Alfred or Doris can do without going the shops for one day and observe the Christian (Church of England) backed Trading Laws of this great country!
Rules for large shops in England and Wales - Shops over 280 square metres:
can open on Sundays but only for 6 consecutive hours between 10am and 6pm
must close on Easter Sunday
must close on Christmas Day
RE: Easter Sunday - Duffers - 03-06-2024
If people can't go one day without needing to rush off to Tescos then there's no saving them.
RE: Easter Sunday - CarlosCorbewrong - 03-06-2024
How about we close all of the shops on all of the bank holidays and give retailers and train station ticketmeisters the day off instead of being selfish?
RE: Easter Sunday - baggiebloke - 03-06-2024
Been to Holy Communion today.
At Easter, I shall be travelling East.
And go walking hand in hand.
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The cross thing didn't quite work.
RE: Easter Sunday - Duffers - 03-06-2024
(03-06-2024, 04:36 PM)CarlosCorbewrong Wrote: How about we close all of the shops on all of the bank holidays and give retailers and train station ticketmeisters the day off instead of being selfish?
Station staff are too busy washing cars to notice.
RE: Easter Sunday - rsbaggy2 - 03-06-2024
Fact is many local convenience stores have limited opening on Christmas day. This is driven by demand. Easter opening is also similarly observed. Hence, if folk are desperate for a loaf or milk or ciggies and booze, they will find a store open somewhere. No need for the big chains to open.
RE: Easter Sunday - Kit Kat Chunky - 03-06-2024
More pee'd off that shops close at 16.00 on Sunday.
RE: Easter Sunday - Fulham Fallout - 03-06-2024
(03-06-2024, 04:20 PM)SausEggBaton Wrote: Firstly, how do you know that most people are not practicing Christians, that is very presumptuous of you. Secondly, as a practicing Christian they shut for Christs birthday, they can shut for his resurrection. I'm pretty sure Alfred or Doris can do without going the shops for one day and observe the Christian (Church of England) backed Trading Laws of this great country!
Rules for large shops in England and Wales - Shops over 280 square metres:
can open on Sundays but only for 6 consecutive hours between 10am and 6pm
must close on Easter Sunday
must close on Christmas Day
You only need to look at the small amount of (generally elderly) people leaving churches on a Sunday, to tell you most people are not practicing Christians.
If you visit Sparkbrook on Easter Sunday, you will see plenty of shops open for business. In fact, last year I'd forgotten something for the dinner I was cooking and popped to Sparkbrook for the item in question, which I purchased from the largest supermarket down there. They were all open.
We could have footie games played on Easter Sunday too.
RE: Easter Sunday - Lurker#3 - 03-06-2024
I am all for giving retail folk as many weekend days off. So yes, a day about a bloke coming back to life seems like as good an excuse as any!