Bishopsteignton Lockdown Diary
No Government briefing today as it is the weekend. Other news and any thoughts and feelings of the village as it faces the ninetieth day. Logged in visitors can post their comments below.
While responses to the Coronavirus Lockdown develop over the next few weeks, we want to record thoughts and actions in Bishopsteignton one day at a time. Please leave two or three sentences and any images you may have in the comments section below. Tomorrow we shall lock these comments and publish Day Eighty-Nine.
News since last nights announcement
Inside Wuhan: Life after coronavirus lockdown – BBC News
Posts on social media by local businesses and organisations made on this day
Bishopsteignton Village Website
Today we had a visit from my in-laws. Our daughter was so excited to be seeing her grandma and grandpa for the first time in over 3 months! It was all a bit strange when they arrived as we would normally have hugs all round. We stood a few meters apart all looking at each other and welling up! They brought their own flask of coffee and sandwiches and we chatted in the garden. Our daughter knew she could not hug or touch them and was SO good about it. We later ventured to Shaldon and had a wander. They had to come into the house to use the facilities but had brought their own bleached cloths in bags to wipe everything down! We were dreading goodbye and expected a tantrum but luckily our daughter was engrossed in her new pet snail! We all welled up again and waved them off. A lovely day!