THE SEASONAL TABLE: A TASTE OF FEBRUARY
The smallholding is softly stirring into life again. At dusk, while we are quickly grafting a few new apple varieties on the old trees, a bat swoops through the orchard and a
150 Years Of Bank Holidays
On 26 May 1871 Parliament passed the Bank Holidays Act, creating four annual bank holidays (five in Scotland). On 29 May 1871, the first bank holiday was held on Whit Monday. This year’s May bank holidays fall on 3 and 31 May. ■
