BREAKING: Every park in UK will stay open during coronavirus lockdown
Every park in the UK must stay open during theSecretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick said on Saturday he disagreed with decisions to close green spaces and had ‘made it clear’ to councils that parks need to remain open to help those with limited living space.
Mr Jenrick also confirmed he had asked councils to keep open or re-open cemeteries and graveyards for people who wish to ‘to seek solace’ or ‘privately lay flowers’.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that In a Downing Street briefing today, the communities minister said: ‘Let me address two other topics that I know are of concern to local people.‘Firstly there have been examples of some parks around the country closing. This cannot be right.
‘While the virus does not discriminate we know that the lockdown is much harder for people who don’t have a lot of living space, for people who don’t have a garden and for those who don’t have anywhere for their children to run around.‘For the health of the nation, people should be able to enjoy safely, fresh air and green space, and for the health of the nation, people must abide by social distancing rules and not congregate in groups in those parks.
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