Wiltshire Council have joined forces with Wiltshire Police to remind residents to play their part and act responsibly when pubs reopen this weekend.

At the end of June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that pubs, restaurants, and hotels could reopen from 4 July. Several other businesses will also be allowed to reopen, such as barbers, hair salons and cinemas.
Whilst this is a positive step forward in revitalising the economy and showing that Wiltshire is open for business, it is important the public continue to take extra precautions to stop coronavirus from spreading and ensure they act responsibly at this time as anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.  

As the licensing authority Wiltshire Council have an important role in ensuring pubs and restaurants are opening with the right conditions in place and adhering to social distancing guidelines. 

To help with the reopening, the government will also relax the two metre social distancing rule, replacing it with ‘one metre plus’ in situations where keeping two metres apart is not possible.  This means people can maintain one metre apart, as long as other measures are put in place to limit the transmission of the virus. These include wearing a face mask or covering, installing plastic screens, and providing extra handwashing facilities.