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The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, addressed the nation on 4th January at 8pm advising that from Midnight, the nation would be back in lockdown.

The key message returns to "Stay at Home".

Our Churches remain open for private prayer only (where possible) and you must follow the protocols in place to keep you and others safe.  All Church worship will remain online until we are advised otherwise.

Summary: what you can and cannot do during the national lockdown

You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.

You should follow this guidance immediately. The law will be updated to reflect these new rules.

Leaving home

You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to:

• shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person
• go to work, or provide voluntary or charitable services, if you cannot reasonably do so from home
• exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.
• meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary, but only if you are legally permitted to form one
• seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm (including domestic abuse)
• attend education or childcare - for those eligible

Colleges, primary and secondary schools will remain open only for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. All other children will learn remotely until February half term. Early Years settings remain open.

Higher Education provision will remain online until mid February for all except future critical worker courses.

If you do leave home for a permitted reason, you should always stay local in the village, town, or part of the city where you live. You may leave your local area for a legally permitted reason, such as for work.

If you are clinically extremely vulnerable you should only go out for medical appointments, exercise or if it is essential. You should not attend work

Meeting others

You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with or are not in a support bubble with (if you are legally permitted to form one).

You may exercise on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble.

You should not meet other people you do not live with, or have formed a support bubble with, unless for a permitted reason.

Stay 2 metres apart from anyone not in your household.

At present the opening schedule stands at:

Cold Ash Church: Sundays and Wednesdays 10am to 4pm

Compton Church: Wednesdays 10am to 4pm

East Ilsley Church: Closed during the winter months

Frilsham Church: Thursdays and Sundays 10am to 4pm

Hampstead Norreys Church: Every day, 9am to 4pm

Hermitage Church: Saturdays and Thursdays 10am to 4pm

Yattendon Church: Wednesdays from 10am to 4pm

Please follow the protocols in place to keep you safe.

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