Covid-19 breach: Police break up BBQ at Amesbury home

Nine people have each been handed £200 fines

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Author: Faye TryhornPublished 2nd Feb 2021
Last updated 2nd Feb 2021

Wiltshire Police were called out to a home in Shears Drive, Archers Gate, at around 4.45pm yesterday (Monday 1st February).

They found nine adults and one child having a barbecue in the garden, breaking the Covid-19 lockdown rules.

The adults, who are all aged between 20 and 44, and from Amesbury and Salisbury, have all been issued with £200 fines each.

Officers were called out to Shears Drive in Amesbury on Monday evening, and say organisers of gatherings have a 'selfish disregard' for the current rules

Superintendent Dave Minty, from Wiltshire Police, said he was 'disappointed by the blatant breach of the lockdown rules':

"Following on from the house party in Swindon over the weekend, which had 23 people in attendance__, it is shocking to see a similar incident in Amesbury yesterday.

"It goes without saying that there can be no excuse for these types of gatherings - the rules are crystal clear and have been in place for some time.

"We are now in our third national lockdown and everybody knows that we are all being asked to limit social contact and stay at home to protect the NHS.

"The people organising and attending these parties are showing a selfish disregard for the health and safety of the general public and we will not tolerate it."

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