What is open on Monday 19th Sept?

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For those of us lucky enough to have the day off with our kids, who don't want to watch the funeral. I would love to hear anyone's idea of how to make the most of a bonus day off. In particular if you know of anything fun that's open.

I'd prefer not to spend the day in the local park, have done that enough in the past 2 years. The only thing I've seen that's open so far is Hawksmoor which is a bit fancy for a family day!

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Ireland is open.

Haha. That is where my parents took us when Charles married Diana.

My parents took us on the ferry to France.

Might check what time the pubs are opening on Monday. Lots don't have screens round here so should be able to avoid it

Are you in the vicinity of a beach? That would probably be your best bet, I feel for smaller businesses like soft play etc. As they probably feel a bit railroaded into closing when they can't really afford to, also a bit naff that medical appointments and procedures are being cancelled.

The royals are a very very divisive subject, and people should be concerned only with what they want to do with regards to watching the funeral, some people will want to and some people won't - nobody is right or wrong it's all personal preference and that is fine.

Place marking for ideas, I want to spend lots of money in anywhere sensible enough to open for the day, thus not depriving their staff of pay.

It hadn’t crossed my mind to watch the funeral. The coverage is bad enough as it stands (although to be fair I’ve given the BBC a wide berth as I know it will be unbearable repetition). I’m happy that some people have the day off to do what they see fit. We’re thinking of going for a walk. No doubt the kids will just want to play on the computer. If they really want to watch it then it’s fine by me, but it’s doubtful.
I’m not in favour of the royal family, but don’t make an issue of it. The possibility of bank holidays is one of the main advantages of having the royals IMO. I’m happy to watch snippets of a wedding but a funeral doesn’t interest me whatsoever, and imagine it would be unbearable for many children. I respect the Queen but don’t have any desire to see a coffin etc.

My children have no interest at all in watching the funeral. I've discussed the event just as we discussed the fact we have a new prime minister. I won't be guilt tripped into sitting in watching the funeral of someone I've never met. I didn't ask for and don't want a day off but as I've been given one I'm not wasting it.

I'm using the occasion to teach my child the travesty of living in a monarchy, discuss philosophical questions of equality, democracy, freedoms, issues of nationalism and class.

Also the horrific and shocking hypocrisy of closing the country for someone's death while parents whose child dies are allowed two days off work (according to government guidelines) and people are required to accept a diagnosis of a mental illness in order to be allowed benefits to survive after bereavements if they don't have an inheritance to live on.

I had hoped to fit a seaside holiday in but it looks like the trains might be difficult.

Probably a trip to the beach if no rain and keep my fingers crossed there is a pub open or chippy open. Husbands probably working as he doesn't tget bank hols off any way.

But she can speak on behalf of some of us!

From a historical perspective she frankly isn't a very interesting figure. She didn't do anything. She literally did fuck all for 70 years other than wave at events. "She has no power" blah de blah. Behind closed doors she adjusted laws so they didn't apply to her, fair enough, but she's not exactly up there with... literally every other monarch who actually Did Something.

Imagine a textbook of the Deeds of Lizzie 2. It'd be pamphlet sized. You'd need a whole chapter on her opening a swimming pool in 1984.

Actual queen shit.

The day should be used to watch the Queens funeral. Nothing will/should be open in respect of the late Queen. I would recommend you stay home and watch the funeral and maybe go to the park after

Hilarious. Literally no one I know is going to do this. Most of our friends with small children are desperately trying to find something alternative to do, or teaming up for gatherings at each other’s houses where the TV and radio will stay resolutely off.

Not all of us are mourning, and no element of this should be compulsory. It is authoritarian attitudes like this that are rapidly pushing me from apathy about the royals towards all out republicanism.

That's so funny, the idea that the queen dying is something so memorable and important that our children will ask what they were doing that day in years to come. Lol. It's like everyone reminiscing about when thingy in Neighbours died. We don't watch soaps, though, royal or otherwise.

I'll be heading for an outdoor space so that my little fostered one can say goodbye to my DD and her husband, they have cared for him a lot while DH was dying and the extra bank holiday has given them a chance to be able to say goodbye to him before he is adopted. All of his recent weekends have been spent getting to know his adopters but Monday was already a free day so we will make the most of it and have a proper goodbye for him (and them). I think a day at the coast is favourite at the moment.

Besides the coverage will be repeated ad nauseam all day and probably the next day for good measure. You could half a day at the park and still sit through the entire thing plus highlights.

This is hilarious to me. I have zero interest in watching it.

16 of us are going to the pub. 🥂🍻

None of us want to spend the day (nor any part thereof) watching a funeral.

The day should be used to watch the Queens funeral. Nothing will/should be open in respect of the late Queen. I would recommend you stay home and watch the funeral and maybe go to the park after

Just thought I would repost for those who are claiming my PP was authoritative.

I would suggest a lovely church service, inject said children with some spirituality and understanding of religion. That is the ONLY thing that is open around here. We are attending the funeral service.

Any of you who are keen burglars, probably opportunities aplenty at Centre Parcs on Monday. A fitting tribute.

I was going to watch the funeral. but all of these posts saying its RESPECT and if we don't then some how we are disrespectful is pretty much ensuring that I won't watch it and that I'm going to go and have a nice day out somewhere instead.

We don't (yet) live in an authoritarian country where mourning is compulsory, or where we have to worship royalty.

I'm using the occasion to teach my child the travesty of living in a monarchy, discuss philosophical questions of equality, democracy, freedoms, issues of nationalism and class.

Hear bloody hear.

luckily, we have already done this so my 2 staunch republican young adults (23 and 20) will be enjoying a day with friends.

I agree with this. She will in the history books be - The Queen, the longest reigning monarch who ascended to the throne after the abdication of George. During her reign, x number of ex-colonies removed her as the Head of State.

That is literally it.

@LetMeSpeak why do people keep saying it's the last female monarch our children will see???? Maybe us, but why our kids. Lots of us have children around and younger than Prince George.

If Charles lives another 10 years. And William and George have untimely deaths you don't know what could happen.

Also, I don't think I've ever used the term batshit before but reading your posts on this thread it was the first thing that popped into my head.

Oh I don't know. She did a lot of "good" work getting certain suspected criminals off the hook.

Also whenever I ask my parents "Pray do tell, father and mother, what did you do on this day on history?" their answer is obviously 'working'.

Maybe they caught a bit of it on TV, but unless you're directly involved it's not a memorable issue.

The history books our children will study will not be kind to Dear Liz 😂