When is the factory fortnight shutdown??

[nappyaddict]

Me and my mum are debating this. She thinks it is always the last week of july, first week of august and I think it varies depending on where you live.

Do they still do this? Blardy hell - last place I nkew of did this last week in July, first week in August but I think it depends where you live so that the whole of UK manufacturing isn't shut down at once. If we still have any that is

When my dad worked at British Leyland it was always the first two weeks of July - so nicely outside school holidays. Thus we never got to spend any of our summer holidays with him.

I think they always coincide with school holidays now although I could be wrong about that.

In parts of the Midlands it is the first full two weeks of the school holidays - mainly car industry (historically anyway, not so much now). Usually works out to be the last 2 weeks in July.

I also heard a colleague recently describe the middle two weeks of August as "the main" 2 holiday weeks.

Where I am, the local car plant is the last week of july / first week of august. That is the tradition around here. Don't know about anywhere else though

Oh and I have just ordered a new bookcase, and the company that makes them (pinetum) also shuts down for this fortnight too.

DH is a courier and was told it's this week and next.

Potters fortnight was always last week of June/first week of July.