Pubs and hairdressers across the country opened to the public at midnight as further restrictions eased in the UK. From Monday, shops, hairdressers, nail salons, libraries, gyms and outdoor hospitality venues such as beer gardens are allowed to reopen. As the clock struck twelve, beauty therapists wasted little time getting back to work as some opened their establishments and even visited their customers’ homes. One of the beauty companies.
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Much-needed midnight haircuts, crack-of-dawn retail therapy and cheering thirsty pub-goers have ushered in the long-awaited reopening of a swathe of businesses across England.
Eager customers wasted no time in making the most of the easing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday as the country took the next significant step on its journey out of a third national lockdown.
Losing lengthy lockdown locks and reinvigorating beauty treatments were the priority for some as relaxed rules meant salons and hairdressers were able to treat customers for the first time since January 6.
Early-morning queues formed outside clothing stores, with thousands of non-essential retail premises now eligible to resume trading.
“It’s so amazing. It’s just been such a long time coming,” Ms Ewart-Perks said.
For Ms Ewart-Perks, the reopening announcement was initially met with a measure of apprehension.
Personal trainer Bella Gordijenko instructs Arthik Francis in the gym at David Lloyd Cambridge Credit: Jeff Spicer/PA
She said: “When Boris (Johnson) made the announcement that close contact beauty therapy could go ahead, I think a lot of people had been waiting for the news, just to be 100% sure, because the last reopening from lockdown we were given dates and then the dates were delayed.
Ms Ewart-Perks added: “So I think people were very nervous (this time around), and when it was confirmed we just saw a surge of bookings.”