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Getting Exercise in Lockdown

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I take a daily walk in my local area with my dogs.  I drive to a quiet area and walk.  On most normal days I might pass a maximum of 6 people.  I am comfortable and feel safe in the area.  However, I was stopped by police and told to return home.  I went into meltdown and my husband tried to explain our circumstances.  He insisted that to go home was government advice and he was sdvising us to go home.  I shutdown for nearly two days and despite trying to find out what is classed as my local area from the government website, police, and others, I am getting no further.  My stress levels are sky high, I am taking oxazypam to calm my anxiety, and am fast needing to approach my crisis team, as I run out of options.  I am now scared to go out and I need to get supplies for myself and my Mum and Dad.  We live in a rural area.  Does anyone here know the rule around staying 'local'?

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  • I read an article in the daily mail the other day which explained what the law actually is, but I can't find it now. If I remember correctly, the law says you must only leave the house to exercise, go shopping, for health care needs (yours or someone else's) or to go to work if you really have to. It doesn't say you can't drive anywhere, it doesn't say how many times you can go out, but public meetings of more than 2 people are banned and the police have the right to disperse groups of people hanging around. They can ask people why they are out and advise them to go home if they think they are not outside for one of those 4 reasons. But the law doesn't allow them to force someone who is out for exercise to go home. 

    it's ironic that the police cannot catch real criminals and won't even bother investigating burglaries but are now trying to make people into "criminals". It's fine for them to stop people from different households mixing to prevent people getting ill, but trying to stop people getting out for fresh air and exercise while not mixing with others is criminal in itself in my opinion.

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  • I read an article in the daily mail the other day which explained what the law actually is, but I can't find it now. If I remember correctly, the law says you must only leave the house to exercise, go shopping, for health care needs (yours or someone else's) or to go to work if you really have to. It doesn't say you can't drive anywhere, it doesn't say how many times you can go out, but public meetings of more than 2 people are banned and the police have the right to disperse groups of people hanging around. They can ask people why they are out and advise them to go home if they think they are not outside for one of those 4 reasons. But the law doesn't allow them to force someone who is out for exercise to go home. 

    it's ironic that the police cannot catch real criminals and won't even bother investigating burglaries but are now trying to make people into "criminals". It's fine for them to stop people from different households mixing to prevent people getting ill, but trying to stop people getting out for fresh air and exercise while not mixing with others is criminal in itself in my opinion.

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