Kitty, 1st May erecting is obviously necessary if we are going to have the outdoor f---ing they have been talking about! Vectis...book a day's holiday. I keep my kids off school, and I'm perfectly honest to the school about why I do so. I believe we should have the public holiday on May 1st, not the nearest Monday. This is done too much these days. How long before we have to have Christmas on the nearest Monday to 25th December?