Coronavirus live updates: June 2 2020

St Nick’s Market is preparing to welcome back outside stalls later this week, while Finzels Reach Market is also returning on Friday for the first time since the start of lockdown.

Some primary schools reopened yesterday after 10 weeks, but a survey says half of parents are still wary about coronavirus and are not sending their children in.

Horse racing also resumed behind closed doors yesterday, and professional snooker returned to action in Milton Keynes.

Scroll down for all of today’s latest updates:

5.02pm
That’s all for today. See you tomorrow for another live blog.

4.19pm
Here are some of the day’s developments:

• Westonbirt Arboretum will be reopening to the public tomorrow.
• First Bus has updated its app so that people can see not only the location of their next bus but also its available capacity.
• In solidarity with the George Floyd protests, City Hall will be lit up tonight at 8pm.
• The delayed report into into why black, Asian and minority ethnic groups have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus has been published by central Government.
• Windmill Hill City Farm is appealing for donations.

3.11pm
Windmill Hill City Farm is appealing for donations so that it can continue to supports its animals and staff.

“As you can imagine the impact Covid-19 has had on the farm has been immense,” says Simone Dougall, who works at the farm in south Bristol. “Built by the local community back in 1976, the farm has had some rocky times but has stood side-by-side with local people throughout , to come back stronger each time.

The farm relies on the public using its services to fund it, with  90 per cent of income coming from its cafe, room hire, school visits, events and the nursery. This has all been lost over the last few months.”

Windmill Hill City Farm cafe. Photo: Bristol24/7

To protect the farm going forward, staff and volunteers are asking people to become regular donators by going to www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk/get-involved/donations

Simone says: “If you can afford it, a regular monthly donation, even a small amount, will make a big difference to the farm and its future.”

2.05pm
First Bus has updated its app so that people can see not only the location of their next bus but also its available capacity.

Going live this week, the app update will show customers a bus icon on a map depicting the live location and available capacity of each vehicle.

To further support social distancing, and in addition to passenger counting, seats on each bus are now clearly marked indicating where customers should sit.

“As capacity onboard is reduced due to social distancing, we have increased the number of buses on selected routes,” explains First West of England managing director James Freeman.

“However, we expect there will still be occasions when customers may not be able to board their intended journey due to capacity levels being reached.

“We advise those who cannot avoid public transport to plan their journeys ahead and this new app facility will help customers to avoid busier periods by checking the spaces on each bus.”

1.42pm
Westonbirt Arboretum will be reopening to the public tomorrow.

To protect visitors, staff, volunteers and the local community, the arboretum is limiting the number of people on site through a  new booking system.

For the foreseeable future, visitors and members of the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum will need to pre-book their tickets online before they come to site.

Photo: Johnny Hathaway

When booking tickets, visitors will be asked to select an arrival time slot. Time slots will be every 20-mins, between 9am – 4:20pm every-day, with final entry at 4:40pm.

Once in the arboretum visitors can stay for as long as they like, until 5pm.

1.19pm
The delayed report into into why black, Asian and minority ethnic groups have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus has just been published.

Health secretary Matt Hancock says the equalities minister, Liz Truss, will take charge of a review looking at what more can be done to address the impact of coronavirus on BAME people.

12.16pm
Bristol24/7’s small team of journalists are keeping you up to date. Read our latest coronavirus stories:

• Free support available to micro-businesses during coronavirus crisis
• Lockdown from lawyers’ perspectives
• NHS-themed song to raise money for Bristol charity
• Concerns raised about reopening of Bristol schools

11.01am
As part of #BlackOutTuesday, music venues across the city will be taking part in an industry-wide social media blackout.

10.36am
In solidarity with the George Floyd protests, City Hall will be lit up tonight.

https://twitter.com/CllrAsherCraig/status/1267720857205510144

9.12am
Mothership Writers, a creative collective for new mothers, has launched its courses online.

8.45am
Good morning and welcome to today’s live blog.

In the latest news:

• The government is looking at ways to relax the 14-day quarantine rule for people entering the UK over the coming months.
• Oxfam has announced it will begin reopening its network of charity shops in England from June 15.
• Demand for lettings is up by 22 per cent compared to last year according Rightmove.

Main photo by Martin Booth

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