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    There are 2 farm shops @shiney but they have run out as well,but as we are only allowed out once a week ,I shall go out in the morning and stay out until I can find some basic food;):smile:
     
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        HS2 Looks like it might be paused!

        With a bit of luck national priorities may now change before it (ever?) re-starts, giving the government an excuse to abandon it, and avoid admitting they made a wrong decision.
         
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          I've just watched Michael Gove on the TV and he has clarified a number of points. These include: building work can continue as long as they can keep to the social distancing guidelines, garages can continue to service vehicles and do MOT's under the same restrictions and people can go to allotments as the nature of that means that distancing is in the nature of what that entails.

          From that I would be inclined to read that gardeners should be able to continue their work as long as they are able to do the social distancing bit. I would interpret that, whether rightly or wrongly, that if it entails going though a house to get to the garden then you can't do it. Otherwise you can.

          All the time he was emphasising that you must keep away from other people.
           
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            The local market in my town is going ahead today according to the council.
             
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              Have I missed something...you are only allowed out once a week to get your shopping!! I thought you had to do it as infrequently as possible.:dunno:
               
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              I dont think he specified once a week....I thought Bojo just said reduce the number of times to go out shopping - only when you really need to.

              Had a facebook announcement yesterday that Leighton Buzzard's market was closing. Understandable but such a shame as it is a good little market. The poor traders.
               
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                Boris said, on TV last night, to try and restrict yourself to getting your shopping once a week. It's safer for everyone.
                 
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                  Allthough Blue Diamond Garden Centres emailed me to advise all their GCs are now closed, there does appear to be potential for GCs, Wilkos, etc. to stay open if they re-classify themselves as 'hardware stores' and restrict their sales accordingly (GCs will have to stop selling/barrier off all that non-gardening overpriced tat).

                  P.S. 'Albert's Ardware' of Watchet, West Somerset will probably have to be re-named Halbert's Hardware:

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                    So do you reckon our timber yards will still be open? I'm thinking about if our car port app gets approved or if gets rejected and the fence will need finishing. Either way thank god we've got the pleached trees to block the neighbours out. don't want to see their ugly mugs every day ha ha
                     
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                      Oh OK..try....but with low stock obviously not going to happen. I've just re-read the guidelines published yesterday...I was right ' as infrequent as possible' . I was worried that poor Woo was going to be spending a day trying desperately to find food as he stated 'only allowed out once a week'.
                       
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                        Thank you @shiney my friend,well there was a knock at the door and the was a young man (Robert) he has learning difficulties but I have helped him many times with his garden and with any problems he had in the past,he said Woo I have just been to Morrisons and I got you some potatoes,Milk and bread,bless him he doesn't really understand that we must be 6 ft apart but I had to thank him ,so I thought stuff the 6 ft for a minute,and I gave him a hug,he said he will get me a chicken and some more shopping at the weekend,what a lovely gesture;):smile:
                         
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                          Thank you @Upsydaisy for worrying about Woo,bless you my friend,yes I think I maybe was trying to hard;) I said to Mrs Woo if a family of 4 all went to the supermarket and got a basket each they could all go their separate ways and make out they didn't know each other they could get 4 times as much(only joking ) enjoy your day:smile:
                           
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                              Went shopping (weekly) we got most things but some we had to change, still got milk but 4 pints not 6 pints etc, no frozen mushrooms so fresh one's etc

                              We did get bog rolls 1 pack :yay: no more sore bits :biggrin:

                              people were doing they bit about how close they are but in one shop you couldn't do 2 meters as no room in shop, but busy but calm :)
                               
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