When do you think lockdown will be relaxed?

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Ireland have given a date of 3rd May, France 11 May. What about us?

And which rules do you think will be relaxed first? Personally, I am really hoping they allow slightly larger groups of people to meet (I.e friends and family). I'm not too bothered about pubs and restaurants but I'm really missing seeing family & friends.

I really hope it's 3rd May for us (providing necessary criteria are met).

I think end of May

I think end of May, it'll be a very slow process though, but I'm hoping we'll be able to visit family and small groups of friends

I think mid to end of May. Optimistic but realistic.

You'll probably get loads of responses saying the likes of 'the 59th of NEVER' or 'January 2021 is when they will think about relaxing things,' not because they really believe it, but because they are harbingers of doom lol

Lots of things are cancelled up until the autumn so I don't expect to see any significant relaxation until then. We might be allowed to go to some select shops, perhaps have small private gatherings but I can't see things like cinemas, bars or restaurants reopening at the end of May and I think working from home will still be the norm.

Around 4th May. Vulnerable and elderly will still need to isolate until late June. Lots of people will still avoid going out. Schools will not go back. But shops and workplaces will reopen. For a while anyway - by September we’ll be locked down again.

i hope schools manage to re-open mid May, and maybe small shops and small gatherings. but even if they relax lockdown for a bit, they might re-impose it later if things get bad again.

I reckon big gatherings won't be back until we have a vaccine or a very good testing regime, so 6 months to a year.

In another 6 weeks or so. But I think it'll only be partial - more work allowed, allowed to visit family in small groups- but no socialising in larger groups, pubs etc, and probably without schools reopening.

I'm working to approx 6 weeks til any of the lockdown is lifted....
And then really slow lifting.
No pubs clubs or schools etc until end July/August at the earliest.

As soon as humanly possible. Please.

I would imagine pubs, cafés etc will be the last to open.
Other shops I would imagine will operate a similar policy to the supermarkets letting a few in at a time.
If be very surprised if schools go back sooner than September.
End of May at the earliest before any relaxation though.

Probably mid to end of May, can't see how we can get back to work if schools are still off so think kids will be returning also.

I think it would be very foolish to wait until September, heading into autumn, and don't think govt are that stupid thankfully.

I heard it might be January next year. So a long time yet

I'm predicting May 10th after the early May bank holiday. Although the Times is saying 3 weeks from Thursday. I don't think so because that would let people out in time for the bank holiday weekend. Once the bank holiday weekend is out of the way they can start to relax some of the restrictions. So 4 weeks to go.

I heard it might be January next year. So a long time yet

Yeah right. It was 7 weeks in China. Why would we need 10 months? Ludicrous scare-mongering.

@cologne4711 I don’t know. I did say that I had heard it

Early June because we are a few weeks behind France etc

Beginning of May.

I agree with PP who said it will probably be after the bank holiday. They won't risk us all flooding out on a possibly sunny weekend.

I reckon 11th May for the first level of relaxed rules. Perhaps being allowed to visit friends and family etc. Some people being allowed back to work.

Mid-end May for schools to reopen, depending on how the initial relaxation goes.

I don't think everything will be back to "normal" for months.

End of may esp because of the bank holidays which might make people more reckless.
Schools maybe June but not holding to much hope for that.

Just waiting for the first person to come along and say May.

God you can see the smug looks on the faces

January. This will take its toll.

For the young and healthy I hope it would end now. In reality it’ll be another month.

January do fuck off. Can you imagine the state of the country? We’d all be dead from poverty. My hair is bad enough, I’m not waiting until January for a haircut.

Im hoping fisheries are amongst the first to reopen. Its our only hobby and as everyone is outdoors and spaced out by a good 6 meters if not more then im hoping they will be allowed to open even if the tackle shop isnt.