I think it's on the cards.

Almost certainly.

Yes

Thought we already were locked down.

@Se... yes but we came out again and into these tiers!

What is the difference between tier 4 and lockdown,seems the same to me.

@Vi... Lockdown required everyone who can to work from home and only essential shops to open all leis..

@Ra... same as tier 4 but in lockdown we are encouraged more to ‘stay home’ and schools may shut. W..

And possibly places of worship to close, too?

I think we'll have Tier 5 in areas currently 4 - perhaps no team sports, no golf, more shops defined..

In the first lockdown they shut children's playgrounds so that might do that as well as this strain ..

I think the Tier systems confusing, especially if you live near the boundary of different tiers.Some..

@An... And there were no ballet classes etc but they are happening under Tier 4. The roads seem as bu..

@Le... that`s because no one wants to use public transport so wherever they need to go,work,suppor..

@Kr... Yes but roads are massively busier than in first lockdown and people weren't using p..

I'm wondering if they will close nursaries. A friends daughter says parents are furloughed and still..

My daughter says she has heard that nurseries will remain open as transmission rates amongst pre-sch..

As of yesterday, my grandson's nursery is still open but his sister can't go to school.

@Le.... You have a point but I should think less are walking & cycling too.

If they close schools and nurseries there`ll be hundreds of parents that can`t work(or only part-tim..

@An... My daughter says she's now heard nurseries are going to close...guess we'll find out soon.

Apparently the TUC has reminded employers/workers that parents/carers who have to stay at home to lo..

I`m SO glad I`m a RETIRED teacher!!

Nurseries open!

@Le... my little great grandchild won’t be going. What’s the point in the older children and paren..

Is it age 12 that you can leave a child alone or older now. Maybe returning to the latch-key kids of..

There's nothing in law Selsey unless you are leaving a child supervising a younger child in which ca..

It’s all in the plan

Sorry couldn’t resist

😊

@Ro... it's a good ☝one.

We will get ration books next which get date stamped when you enter an essential food shop. Then the..

@Mi... Cannot see that happening as the police don't even deal with the crowds of people that ar..

I feel sorry for the police - on one hand complaints that not dealing with car thefts, etc., on the ..

@Se... The government should have given them more powers and put a lot of the rules into law straig..

Not being political, just my views.

@Se... I didn't mean you, I meant in general , ME.

Ok 👌

my daughter in law works in a nursery and they are remaining open

@Le... I'm torn re nurseries remaining open. I have nursery age grandchildren who are due to start..

Traffic just as busy round here. Just wondering where everyone is going?

Sheila @An... as I said on another thread - many people are going to work as usual. Many firms don't ..

My grandson went to his nursery yesterday. My son says there was only him and one other child so the..

My son's just said my granddaughter is in school as well, there's only 3 in her class.

I just don't understand why there are only 2/3 children in classes/nurseries, where are the others? ..

I was awake at 6 and traffic was busy through our road. Waldo road is open but it's every other bay ..

It's really hard for parents. My daughter and husband can work from home but not with 2 little ones ..

My friends daughter, a nursery nurse says furloughed parents still put their children into the nurse..

@Le... it is very difficult . My daughter in law caught Covid at the nursery in November along wit..

@Ja... It's the nursery's responsibility to make sure all precautions are taken as much as possible..

Children have to be picked up, nappies changed, noses wiped etc. None of this is from a distance.

I know. My son's partner heads up a severe special needs team for children 5 - 11. Some of them are ..

@Le... It's certainly a quandary trying to juggle working from home, childcare and homeschooling. ..

@An... That's good to know she escaped. Masks and visors do work then. I don't know whether my daught..

@Le... The other thing was giving her hands a good wash and using sanitiser regularly, about once ..