Thrill of the silver screen returns to England as lockdown eases By Syndicated Content
By Hanna Rantala
LONDON (Reuters) – Londoner Sam Poch was anticipating the thrill of the big screen lighting up as he waited on Monday to enter a cinema on Leicester Square – a once routine experience that has not been possible for months because of COVID-19 restrictions.
The 31-year-old content producer was among the first arriving to watch a film the old-fashioned way as cinemas in England reopened their doors as part of the latest stage in the government’s phased lockdown relaxation plan.
“I missed it a lot. It’s just the whole experience of going out, sitting down in (front of) the big screen and just the feeling of being in a cinema – it’s just something I’ve missed for the past year,” Poch told Reuters before his screening.
Thrill of the silver screen returns to England as lockdown eases
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Those leaving for walk or to visit loved one s garden will no longer have to isolate
But people leaving for medical appointments and for overnight visits will have to
It comes amid calls for a quicker end to lockdown as daily virus deaths fell to one
Meanwhile the UK has dished out over 50million Covid vaccines since December
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