WWYD? WIBU to go from tier 1 to tier 3 for Xmas?

[Irisbloom]

Earlier this year I moved from the Central belt of Scotland to the north. I know no one up here except my boyfriend. My family all still down in the central belt, in a tier 3 area that was tier 4. I'm in tier 1.
I'm a teacher in a school up here. I've basically just been going to work, seeing my boyfriend (who I live with) and exercising outdoors so the only place I'd be likely to catch covid is at work.
My parents and sister work from home and haven't been going anywhere except the shops. My brother is a teacher down there. I would be spending Christmas with them, and my gran who has been shielding throughout covid as she has cancer, but who wants to spend Christmas day with the family.

For Christmas my mum really wants me to go home, but yesterday I was told by colleagues that some of them would feel uncomfortable about me doing this as it would mean I was going to a tier 3 area. None of them are seeing anyone outwith their immediate household over Christmas, although they all have partners and kids so their immediate household is more of a family set up than mine.
I told my mum and she was really upset, worried that it could be my gran's last Christmas (which I am as well, but to be honest, I am worried about that every year, she's had cancer for 10 years- the woman is nearing 90 and indestructible!).
I could stay here and spend it with my boyfriend and his mum, but I know my mum would be really upset and I do worry about regretting it if anything happened to my gran and I hadn't seen her.
I can go down and come back with enough time to ensure 10 days at least before I start back at work after Christmas but my colleagues didn't seem happy about that even. I don't want to let them influence my work decisions but at the same time I understand that people are scared and I work in a role that could be very vulnerable for spreading the virus in an area where it's barely existent right now.
I'm not really sure what I should do for the best. Had even thought of driving down just for the day (3.5hours each way) and spend a day sitting in the back gardens with my family /gran then coming straight back without staying anywhere or going in anywhere.
WWYD?

I have a campervan I can drive down in which I can use the toilet in if need be (although hadn't actually thought about the toilet issue until your post).

We have some truly lovely family friends and earlier this year we were trying to work out if we could get together for a garden visit and she genuinely considered hiring an outside loo to facilitate it! (She has an elderly family member who is ECV.) We'd have refused anyway but the decision was taken out of our hands when they were put into another national lockdown.

I’m Scotland Tier 2, I’d love to travel to Tier 3 but I’m not. I’m not putting everybody’s lives at risk. It means I won’t be seeing my daughter, means I will be alone over festive period but it’s important to me. I know the pain of loss, I won’t do anything that means I might be the cause of someone else experiencing bereavement.
You have to choose what you need to do but please think long and hard.

I think Sturgeon is announcing no overnight stays in Scotland now isn't she?

Is this true? I haven't seen it anywhere? I did see that she may tighten restrictions again though. To be honest it would be good for me if she did do this as it would take the decision out of my hands.

I’d go. My best friend spent his Mother’s last Christmas abroad and he’s regretted it ever since, she also had had cancer for a long time and seemed indestructible.

Just in terms of your colleagues, it appears allowing 10 days before you go back to work is fine. My sister works for the NHS and had Coronavirus last month. She had to self isolate for 10 days and on day 11, went back to work. I was quite surprised personally but that’s what frontline NHS workers with an actual positive result are doing (she lives on the border of Scotland/England and is in tier 3)

The revised Scottish guidance is being published later but according to the BBC they are saying no overnight stays unless unavoidable, only meet indoors with another household if essential, and recommending against travel from higher to lower tier area.

I'd honestly wait until she's been vaccinated. She won't have long to wait if they are doing it in descending age order. Then at least the risk is on you and not her.
Fwiw my family is delaying any gathering with the oldies until they are jabbed. Christmas is going to suck!

It's none of their business, your family haven't been mixing with loads of people anyway. X