Lancashire restrictions afternoon tea booked

[Bettyboop89]

I live in a restricted area and I have an afternoon tea booked with a friend who I don’t live with next Saturday. Will I still be allowed to go? It’s all been booked and paid for. We are from two different households.

Legally you can, but you are strongly ask not to/advised against. So up to you really, I would cancel if it were me.

This is why we will end up in a full lockdown again.

@chunkyrun

If it's not banned I would go. Life has to move on, can't keep waiting around for a virus to disappear

This

There are still tons of people not wearing masks out and about. People won't even do that

@BexR

I'm baffled at how people can't conceive that restrictions mean they wont be able to go ahead with plans. Numerous threads along these lines, "I have booked x, can I go?".

The guidance is clear, randoms on the internet might cheer you on but they wont be around when you are dealing with covid symptoms or explaining your behaviour to track and trace - you'll feel very foolish.

You've booked, venue is open-go

@janinlondon

If all the pubs and restaurants in the restricted areas were told they could only have one household at any table, there would be no point at all to them opening......

They have been told this? I cancelled a meal with my sister yesterday as this is the case.

Radioband - it is not the law that people from different households cannot meet in public places. It is advice. The legal bit relates only to households entering each other's homes and gardens.

What’s wrong with following the advice @janinlondon? It’s there for a reason. I’m not bothered that I’m not risking arrest or a fine whatever...I’m bothered about following the advice that keeps people safe. It’s been published for a reason and if I were a business owner I’d be following it to the letter and not being reckless with people’s lives and using the the excuse that “oh, it’s only ADVISED. Not ILLGAL.”

No, I'm not saying you shouldn't follow the advice. I'm simply presenting the facts. The government has failed to make this watertight. I have an opinion about that, but this isn't the place for me to share it..

I’m lancs

You can do this

Restrictions affect homes and gardens only
The rest is all advisory inc travelling and holidaying with others - all advice only

Bloody LCC making their own rules up

Yes you can still go for afternoon tea with your friend.

The reason you can meet for afternoon tea but not in your home is:

"This is because the hospitality industry has enhanced measures, such as risk assessments and test and trace, which private homes don’t have"

I’m so angry at LCC

The rules are clear and quite limited actually

But they’ve added a shed load of advisory rules which is fine if they quote them as advisory!

But they’ve released posters all over Twitter and local Facebook groups quoting them as the ‘new rules’ which is wrong!

Some people are really struggling and the council making new rules up doesn’t help