Gym owner 'will be able to provide' for family

[Beauty12]

Reopening gyms in April, following the latest coronavirus lockdown, will mean an owner can "provide for his family" again.

The government's "roadmap" announced on Monday sets out how gyms might open no earlier than 12 April.

Owner and personal trainer Alan Knight, from Bristol, said the closures had left him "worrying where the next money would come from".

Hospitality venues could start to serve people outdoors on the same date.

Mr Knight, from the Hengrove area of the city, said: "For my clients it will make it feel like everything is back to normal a little bit, everyone can come to the gym, have a catch-up.

"When everyone can finally walk through the doors again it will just be lovely to see their faces."

But Damien Godwin, an outdoor fitness instructor from Devizes, Wiltshire, is looking for more clarity on what the announcement means for him.

"It's kind of hard for me because it's where I fall within those dates. Where it's unclear is about outdoor gyms because everything I do is outside."

Gareth Jenkins, head chef at The Speech House in Coleford, Gloucestershire, can also tentatively plan to open - but will not have customers indoors any earlier than 17 May.

"We've got a date to aim for. Until now this lockdown has been quite hard because there has been no timescale on it", he said.

"I don't want to think about all the menus and seasons that have been wasted, I just want to look forward to being ready." SLOT TRUE WALLET

Other non-essential shops and hairdressers could also open in April and legal limits on social distancing could end by 21 June.