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On the Move in the Summer Holidays

In a couple of weeks, the school summer holidays will be coming to an end – much to the relief of parents around the world! The summer holidays are one of the busiest times of year for the removals industry, as a move out of term-time will give you and your family time to settle in before starting a new school or job. However, you should not assume that schools across the world break up at the same time as they do in the UK.

If you are thinking of moving abroad, Hamiltons Removals, specialists in international removals to Europe and worldwide, have compiled this guide to show how the summer holidays can vary from country to country.

Italy, Portugal and Spain

Although there can be some variations from region to region, generally Italian schoolchildren can get around three months off over the summer. This usually starts on the second week of June and lasts until the first week in September. This might seem a long vacation, given that Italian youngsters also get Christmas and Easter breaks, but they do not benefit from half-term holidays in the way that UK children do.

Portuguese and Spanish pupils also enjoy longer holidays than their UK counterparts, typically from mid-to-late June until mid-September. This is often to escape the worst of the high summer heat. Rather than being stuck in a hot classroom, children and their families tend to spend their holidays in beach resorts or in cooler areas like Northern Spain.

Scandinavian Countries

In Norway, the summer holiday tends to be around eight weeks in length, from mid-June to mid-August. Holidays in neighbouring Sweden tend to start at around the same time, but last for an additional week. So Swedish pupils don’t usually go back until the end of August, although this can vary from province to province.

In Denmark, the pupils aren’t quite as lucky, with the summer break lasting from the end of June until early or mid-August.

Germany

For those thinking of moving home to Germany, the picture varies considerably. Each state sets its own term dates and holidays, rather than conforming to a national pattern. However, all the pupils tend to have the same six weeks or so that apply to the UK.

For example, in 2018, the state of Baden-Wurttemburg, which includes the cities of Mannheim, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, sees children breaking up on July 26 and going back on September 8. However, in Saxony-Anhalt, which includes the cities of Magdeburg and Halle, school’s out much earlier, on June 28, but pupils will be back at their desks on August 8.

France

For the purposes of winter and spring holiday dates, France is split into three zones, A, B and C. However, the summer vacation is generally the same across the country, running from early July until the end of August.

If you are thinking of moving during the winter or spring breaks, then Zone A basically consists of central France, while Zone B is essentially the northern third of the country plus a small part of the south-east, and Zone C includes Paris and some of the southern regions. These zones are designed to split the population evenly and to ensure that not everyone goes on holiday at the same time.

The USA

In America pupils get as much as 12 weeks’ holiday over the summer. This is believed to be partly because the country’s economy originally relied so much on agriculture, and the children were needed to help with planting the crops and the harvest.

Another reason, particularly in the urban areas, was the climate. As in Spain, even with air-conditioned classrooms, it is thought to be unfair to make children sit at a desk all day in high temperatures.

The actual holiday dates will vary from state to state, but most pupils will be back at their desks after Labor Day, a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September.

Australia and South Africa

Don’t forget that the summer holidays aren’t always in our summer. So if you are considering overseas moves to Southern Hemisphere countries such as Australia and South Africa, you need to be aware that pupils typically get between six and six-and-a-half weeks’ holiday, and that these start in December and run into January.

Bangladesh

Just in case UK pupils feel hard done by, because our summer holidays are by no means the longest in Europe, it’s worth remembering that pupils here still get longer than in some other parts of the world. For instance, in Bangladesh students only get a month. This begins in mid-May and ends in mid-June, to correspond with the month of Joishtho, according to the Bengali calendar.

Hamiltons Removals, as well as organising international removals in Europe, can also arrange commercial and domestic moves to worldwide destinations such as the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Follow the link to find out more.


The Perfectly Orchestrated Move

Here at Hamiltons Removals, we thought it would be fun to create a video that shows our customers just what goes into a large, orchestrated house move. Of course, our video is tongue-in-cheek, but we feel it shows everything we work together as a team to achieve.

This year, we celebrate our 25th anniversary having been in the removals business since 1993 and have grown to become one of East Anglia’s premier removals companies carrying out National and International removals with precision and care.

When we are moving a customer from one home to another, whether within the UK or internationally, or helping a company move to new premises, it is our attention to detail that sets us apart from other removal companies. We offer an extremely cost-effective, comprehensive packing and removal service, as well as cleaning services and specialist removals insurance that covers everything from clothes, furniture to priceless pieces of fine art.

We know every removals job is different and therefore every member of our team fulfils their role professionally to create a completely bespoke removals service, tailored exactly to our customers’ requirements.

Just like our choreographed video, each of our removals jobs are perfectly orchestrated to run smoothly and efficiently to achieve 100% customer satisfaction. Speak to one of our friendly team today on 01379 855203 or by emailing info@hamiltonsremovals.co.uk to discuss your removal requirements.