What you will be able to do from next Monday as Prime Minister confirms lockdown rules will ease once more

By Graham Hill 10th May 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to the nation this evening (Monday) to confirm what we will be able to do from next Monday - May 17 - as lockdown rules ease still further.

Having friends to your house and drinking inside a pub, rather than outdoors, are among the changes coming next week, reports the BBC News website.

Meeting up

  • People can meet in groups of up to 30 outdoors
  • Six people or two households can meet indoors, with overnight stays allowed
  • Up to 30 people can attend weddings, receptions and other life events
  • Number of people who can attend a funeral no longer capped, but determined by the size of venue
  • Up to 30 allowed to attend a support group or parent-and-child group (not counting under fives)
  • Care home residents allowed up to five named visitors, and more freedom for visits out of the home
  • Social distancing with close family and friends will be a matter of personal judgement. But people are asked to remain cautious around close contact, like hugging.

Social distancing will remain in place in social care, medical, retail, hospitality and business settings

Leisure and entertainment

  • Pubs, bars and restaurants will be able to open indoors
  • Indoor entertainment such as museums, cinemas and children's play areas can open
  • Theatres, concert halls, conference centres and sports stadiums can all reopen
  • Organised adult sports and exercise classes can restart indoors
  • Steam rooms and saunas may reopen
  • Hotels, hostels and B&Bs can reopen

Education

  • Face coverings no longer recommended in secondary schools for pupils
  • All remaining university students eligible to return to in-person teaching

Travel

  • People will be able to travel abroad to green list countries

What can you do from 21 June in England?

  • It is hoped all legal limits on social contact will be removed
  • Nightclubs will be allowed to reopen

     

New ashby Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: ashby jobs

Share:


Sign-Up for our FREE Newsletter

We want to provide ashby with more and more clickbait-free local news.
To do that, we need a loyal newsletter following.
Help us survive and sign up to our FREE weekly newsletter.

Already subscribed? Thank you. Just press X or click here.
We won't pass your details on to anyone else.
By clicking the Subscribe button you agree to our Privacy Policy.