Outdoor sports resume as lockdown is slowly lifted
Last updated 29th May 2020
Scots are now able to spend more time outdoors as the country moves into phase one of the Scottish Government's four-step plan for easing lockdown.
The changes mean we can meet one other household at a time outdoors - though we should continue to socially distance when meeting and the maximum number in the group should be eight.
Some non-contact outdoor leisure activities such as golf, tennis, bowls and fishing are now able to restar, with the keenest anglers staying up through the night to cast their lines.
We're also allowed to sit and sunbathe in local parks and travel to somewhere local for recreation, though you are advised not to travel further than around five miles for this purpose.
Garden centres and drive-through food outlets can reopen immediately and recycling centres will be allowed to open once again from Monday.
Most outdoor work can resume while construction sites can at that point start to prepare for a resumption of work.
Teachers and other staff will be allowed to re-enter schools from Monday to prepare for the proposed return of schools on August 11.
Childminders and fully outdoor nurseries can start to reopen from Wednesday June 3, though there will be limits on the number of children that can be cared for. Further guidance for childminders will be issued on Monday.
Also during phase one, some key public services such as respite care, children's hearings and vital health programmes will begin to restart their work. The Scottish Government said further announcements on timing will be made in due course.
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