Lockdown easing in England

[louisa maud]

About time some people  saw  common sense, in a few weeks we might be able to do all the things we want to do now,   but we have to bide our time for the good of ourselves and other, I belong to the over 70's,   had difficulty getting an online shopping  slot so had to go out armed with a mask, gloves and sanitizer, I have now found the right time to shop when hardly anyone is around , this week is particularly quiet I have noticed, have people over spent and living out of a freezer,?,  we just have to still be very careful.

Just be sensible in what you do and keep safe, but then again it is not us RC' s that need telling

Louisa Maud

[LizzieL]

RNLI busy again today and the Royal Navy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-52830347

This one from Birmingham

[groom]

Talking to my sister on the phone today and she was telling me that my niece, who is a Teaching Assistant has to go into work two days next week, as 66 out of 77 year 6 children have said they are going back. They have been divided in six groups of 11. I wonder how many will drop out when they realise it isn't "normal" school and that they will be restricted with what they can do. On the other hand, at the school where my nephew's son goes, only 3 out of 35 are going in.

My niece now has the problem of what does she do with her two children, aged 10 and almost 4, neither due to go back. She could, as a key worker send them into their school and nursery, but as they have been isolated all this time doesn't want to do that. So my sister is having them, as they decided that was safer all round.

[louisa maud]

I have every sympathy with teachers when the youngsters return to school, it must have been very difficult for families home for so long, never before have children been cooped up for so long getting bored and misbehaving

Louisa Maud

[jillruss]

 Just because the government have drawn a line in the sand and its suddenly (according to them) safe for certain children to go back to school doesn't mean that parents are going to trust to that. I wouldn't blame them: I don't blame the teachers for being wary either.

After recent events, I think most of the population have lost all trust in what the government say and do and prefer to make their own minds up.

[Maiden Stone]

A successful rescue off a Cornish beach - this time of a trained life-guard and surf coach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-52822604

And another chance to criticise the RNLI. 

Looks like another warm weekend coming up, so the usual stampede to the beaches.

Lockdown also easing in Scotland from tomorrow.
We are requested to go by foot or bicycle and preferably no more than 5 miles from home when travelling for exercise or leisure.
A journalist asked about beaches and the fear of residents of coastal towns that crowds will descend on them.
Beach-goers should realise that RNLI is a voluntary organisation. 

[mckha489]

I see you can now have 6 people in a garden 2 metres apart.
How many gardens in England are large enough to do that?

[Maiden Stone]

8 people in Scotland!
People in each household don't have to remain apart from each other.

[Mike in Cumbria]

I see you can now have 6 people in a garden 2 metres apart.
How many gardens in England are large enough to do that?

As they can only be from two households, the geometry becomes easier to manage.