Optimism seemed to be the order of the day.
"It is just so nice to be outside!" said Jane Cobbitt, who was visiting York for the day from her home in Eggborough with mum Rosie and grandmother Betty Collins. "I've been stuck at home doing online college for so long!"
Jane Cobbitt, Betty Collins and Rosie Cobbitt enjoying a coffee in Parliament Street
First up for the family was shopping - bulging bags from Primark told the story. But then they had settled down for a 'nice cup of coffee' in the tented area at the bottom of Parliament Street.