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Will there be a bank holiday?

It is understood that there had been no decision on Thursday night on whether there will be a bank holiday on the day of the Queen’s funeral, which is expected to take place in 10 or 11 days’ time.

People involved in planning for businesses and other organizations have long expected that the day of the funeral would be treated as an unofficial bank holiday, with some businesses closed and workers sent home.

The period of mourning begins on Friday and lasts for 10 days. It is thought the funeral could be held on Monday 19 September.

Those in the public and private sector involved in planning their organization’s response to the Queen’s death are expected to be flexible and give employees the day off if they are particularly upset.

What will happen during the period of mourning?

The government has released guidance saying

Holiday in Lights, the annual drive-thru event featuring hundreds of lights on display in Sharon Woods, will not return this year.

The drive-thru light show with over a million lights and more than 250 light displays has been a winter tradition in Cincinnati for the last 31 years, as well as the accompanying 5K for 12 years.

Instead, Great Parks of Hamilton County, which hosted the event, will offer a new winter experience running Nov. 17 through Dec. 23: Holidays on the Farm at Parky’s Farm in Winton Woods. It will put a greater emphasis on interactivity while experiencing nature.

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Great Parks went through a public involvement process while coming up with its master plan, Chief Operating Officer Brett Henninger said. Of the biggest things the agency heard throughout the process were the needs for trails and “innovative programming