“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.”
Party like it s the first trip to the pub in FOUR MONTHS! Drinkers are in high spirits across the UK as outdoors bars reopen their doors while shops, gyms and hairdressers also finally reopen
Confusion over rules has seen officials clamping down on pubs they believe could put their customers at risk
Temperatures dipping to -3C overnight and snow across much of the south failed to call a halt to celebrations
Some eager patrons were even seen nursing pints minutes after midnight as they flocked to pubs at midnight
Today the excitement got too much for some, with scuffles breaking out at Foot Locker on Oxford Street
COVID-19: Pubs, hairdressers and non-essential shops reopen as lockdown eases
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson urged the nation to behave responsibly as non-essential shops, hairdressers, salons, pubs, restaurants, outdoor attractions and gyms reopened in England.
Live COVID updates from across the UK and around the world
In
Wales, people can also visit non-essential shops and travel across the border to other areas of the UK from today.
Meanwhile, people in
Northern Ireland are now allowed to meet 10 others outside as the stay at home order has been scrapped.
April snow showers made
outdoor service at pubs and restaurants a chilly prospect in parts of southern England, but the wintry conditions appeared to do little to dampen enthusiasm.