What is still banned?

[Hmmph]

(In England, because that’s where I am)

Things still closed:
Bowling alleys
Swimming pools
Nail bars

Things you can’t do:
Be within a metre of someone not in your household/ bubble.

I have become very confused with the rules now! But think the list of things that you can’t do is probably shorter than what you can!

Can MN help with a list or direct me to an (easy to read) list somewhere?

I think your list is right. Your bubble however as far as I know can still only be with a single adult household to support them ( if you are in a couple which I’ve assumed) or of course there are bubbles at school. Your children if you have any also still need to distance from other children and I doubt soft plays and the like are open.

It is still 2 metres unless not possible then 1mtr+

You can meet 1 other household and stay overcat any one time.

Other things not open

Theartres
Kids play
Grassroots sports
Kids clubs like dancing etc

Can you meet friends for a meal in a restaurant?

Well going from some of the threads on here you can do anything as long as you tell yourself it's 'in a bubble'.

Hugging family that don’t live in your house

This is a useful link www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do-after-4-july

“Can you meet with friends for a meal in a restaurant”

Whitegrenache, gov link says if meal at the restaurant is inside you should not:

‘gather indoors in groups of more than two households (your support bubble counts as one household) - this includes when dining out or going to the pub’.

As dadnotamum72 says it’s either 2 metres or if that is not possible 1 m plus which means using mitigating measures such as a mask.

Don't think gyms are open yet.

Not open:
nightclubs
casinos
bowling alleys
Indoor skating rinks
indoor play areas including soft-play
spas
nail bars
beauty salons
Tanning salons
massage, tattoo and piercing parlours
indoor fitness and dance studios
indoor gyms and sports venues/facilities
swimming pools
water parks
exhibition or conference centres - where they are to be used for exhibitions or conferences, other than for those who work for that venue.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do-after-4-july

Sorry, I should have said, that was a list of what businesses remain closed by law.

It's so silly. Of course when they said we can all go indoors no one's now social distancing at all it was going to happen

@purpleme12

It's so silly. Of course when they said we can all go indoors no one's now social distancing at all it was going to happen

Sadly, true.

Boris on LBC the other morning said something about gyms re opening in a couple of weeks.

I think you can only have a meal out with one other household

Regarding whats open and what isn't thats quite black and white ( bar councils and toilets/ playgrounds) this issue now is the the 2 households/ support bubble/ 1mtr/ 2 mtr etc etc part of the rules has got far to confusing for those unlike us who are actively trying to follow/ understand the rules, your average person that doesn't watch the briefings etc has no idea what they can/ should be doing and it is all getting mixed up and people doing whatever they think the rules are.

Nothing with live musical instruments is open for performances and no theatres:

• No theatres,
• No concert halls
• No jazz gigs
• No school concerts
• No choirs, anywhere
• No county music groups, of any kind
• No rehearsals of any of those groups
• No musical theatre shows
• No dance schools
• No dance performances
• No face to face music lessons with wind instruments

As the parent of a Conservatoire student and a keen dancer, both looking at very empty futures (the conservatoire student is unlikely to go back in September, looking at all the current guidance), life is rather empty.

I watch the briefings and read and I still dont find it particularly clear not helped by different rules in England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland

(Sorry, should have said that theatre buildings can be open - but no live shows. That's why they don't appear on the 'closed by law' lists, while still being closed for their main function)

The government advice is not to eat at a restaurant indoors? Surely that can't be right when all the eateries are now open for eating in? My DB manages a restaurant situated in a huge complex with farm shop, cafe etc. They are opening at half capacity and have about 350 covers booked in for this weekend. I find that surprising because I personally wouldn't go near a restaurant or pub for a good while to see how things go. It's heartening though that people are happy to go out to eat as it helps the economy.

If you are indoors you can only mix with one other household and must socially distance from them unless they are part of your bubble (so meeting multiple households indoors is still banned!)

Gyms are still shut.
Cannot meet up in groups bigger than 6 socially distanced outside to do an exercise class (despite being able to be in a pub with far more than 6, and being able to go to a wedding with 30)

See I don’t get the ‘can only meet with one other household indoors’

All the people in pubs last night - each household group may have only been talking/meeting up with one other household, but there are multiple households doing that in each pub/restaurant! So surely that’s more than two households indoors???!!!

Totally dependant on where in England you live. Our school won't accept Y1 or Recep - so for me school is closed. As are playgrounds. And grass roots sport. And swimming pools. But Adults can have a pint so thats O.K. Terrible state of affairs.

Any idea when vocational dance studios may reopen? My DS is seriously considering giving up, as 6 months out already, is too long and an uncertain future ahead.

@felineflutter look on the Royal academy of dance website , there is conflicting info at the moment and dance studios are still officially closed .