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Keep open air pools, golf & tennis clubs open in the event of a third lockdown

Submitted on Friday 18th December 2020

Rejected on Thursday 31st December 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Keep open air pools, golf & tennis clubs open in the event of a third lockdown

Petition Details

*Social distancing is maintained by default due to rules of the 3 sports
*UKGov encourages outdoor exercise. This is not just for those who can to walk, run & cycle
*COVID-19 guidelines have been complied with to date

Additional Information

*Very few or nil cases of C-19 identified at golf, swim & tennis facilities
*Most users travel to above facilities via bicycle, car or on foot
*Most facilities require users to change outdoors. Indoor areas cleaned with chlorine disinfectant which kills C-19
*Lakes are exempt but reservoirs are not putting OW swimmers at risk swimming unsupervised
*Repeated closure of facilities equals loss of livelihoods, Poor population health & future loss of facilities


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Allow open-air swimming pools, lidos & lakes to open in a new Covid-19 lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555079

Exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to COVID-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/557658

Allow golf to be played with appropriate safety measures: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/557167

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