Locked Down Cambridge Market

Some images from a visit to Cambridge Market on Monday (19th), the day when slight easing of restrictions came into force. The Market is dominated by fast food outlets and customers well regulated with Stewards present to ensure rules are adhered to. Sad to see Don Pasquale all boarded up.

 

Reflections of Our Times - Flying Pigs and Masks

The Flying Pig on Hills Road has welcomed locals with open arms since being built in 1840.It is now known for its live music, the pub has a colourful history, including the Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett. It was due to be completely demolished for a new development scheduled for the area but has been 'Saved' but the proposed changes make it impossible to run as it is now. see https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/flying-pig-pub-not-saved-17326982.

Cambridge was very busy with lots of visitors coming in by train on Sunday. A few wore masks, including one lady fully prepared with eye shields as well, while some looked please to remove them after the train journey,

 

Cambridge Lockdown Images

 Yesterday we made the short drive into Cambridge to take our 'exercise' as permitted and to record how the city looks in this interim period of  Lockdown with some food shops and Market stalls open and large amounts of repair and construction work in progress but very few other people so it was easy to maintain social distancing. 

(Because I make a diary book from my blog each year, I am including a brief summary of the progress dates and stages for future reading when, hopefully, this will all be over and details begin to fade. As a result of growing number of cases and deaths from Covid19, on March 16, people had been told to avoid all non-essential contact with others and four days later, on March 20, all bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants were closed. Subsequently all schools and childcare facilities, except for the children of key workers, were closed. March 23rd Lockdown began and people were not be able to leave their home without one of four key reasons: shopping for food and other necessities; to exercise alone or with someone from the same household (only to happen once per day); for medical issues, including providing care to others; and to travel to and from work. From May 13th the rules relaxed somewhat: people who aren't able to work from home should be looking to return to work (not in the hospitality sector) and people can take "unlimited" amounts of exercise and drive further to exercise. From June 1, outdoor markets and car showrooms will be allowed to reopen in England. In addition to this non-essential retailers will be allowed to re-open from June 15.)