WHAT'S ON LISTINGS PAGE IS RE-OPENING, TOO

LEISURE and limited entertainment are back in play as swimming pools, gyms and outdoor arts performances are to begin reopening in the latest easing of the coronavirus lockdown.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said outdoor pools will be able to reopen from tomorrow to be followed by indoor pools, gyms and other sports facilities from July 25.

Theatres, opera, dance and music will also be able to resume outdoors from the weekend although audience numbers will be restricted and will be subject to social-distancing rules.

At the same time the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has also published guidance to enable competitive grassroots team sports to resume, beginning with cricket this Saturday.

Mr Dowden said: "I'm really urging people to get out there and to play their part: buy the tickets for outdoor plays and musical recitals, get to your local gallery and support your local businesses.

"At the beginning we all stayed at home to protect the NHS and save lives now the British public has a new part to play.

"It's time to eat out to help out, to enjoy the arts to help out and to work out to help out.

"It's over to all of you to help the country recover safely."

The decision to allow pools and other sports facilities to reopen follows a recent visit by officials led by the deputy chief medical officer for England, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, to a number of venues to observe their preparations for reopening safely.

Under DCMS guidelines numbers using the facilities will be limited, equipment will be spaced out and people will be encouraged to book ahead.

Players taking part in team sports will be encouraged to arrive for matches already changed and warmed up while avoiding unnecessary contact such as handshakes or huddles.

Meanwhile, the Government is working with the performing arts sector to pilot a small number of indoor performances with socially distanced audiences.

Officials are working with bodies such as UK Theatre, the Association of British Orchestras and the Musicians' Union to identify suitable pilots.

With further easing in mind, at Atherstone Nub News we are switching back on our What's On section and we want to help publicise your event.

Whether it is an online concert or class, or a fundraising event for later in the year when restrictions may be eased further, we want to feature it on Atherstone Nub News.

And the best thing about using Nub News is that we help publicise your event completely for free.

To submit your event listing, just go to atherstone.nub.news/event and click on the black Nub It button. You will then be taken to a screen where you can upload the event's details and a photo.

It only takes a few minutes, and once it has been checked over by a member of our editorial team we will help share the details to give your event – whether outdoor arts or sporting – as big a boost as possible.

We want to hear from all events, big or small, and if you have any queries, contact your Nub News editor Nick Hudson at [email protected].

Cheers,

Nick Hudson

Nub News Limited