It has been two years since people through the UK were forced into their homes in the first national lockdown.
Wednesday, March 23 marks national day of reflection and second anniversary of when Boris Johnson plunged the country into it’s first lockdown.
Although things have almost returned to normal, looking back on the last two years feels like a surreal dream come to life.
From baking banana bread to watching the toilet paper disappear from supermarket shelves, there are many aspects that no one would ever have expected to happen.
Here we look back at some of the key moments in Bracknell from the past two years in pictures.
March 2020
England entered it’s first month of lockdown on March 23.
Schools were closed, parks lay deserted and town centres looked like ghost towns. Those who did venture out to pick up a socially distanced grocery shop would have found a Bracknell that almost gave off a spooky feel to it.
May 2020
As we began to witness and experience the travesty that Covid had started to bring, the isolation brought out the generosity in a lot of people throughout Bracknell.
From delivering food parcels, running 100 laps or stitching 8,000 hospital gowns, members of the community started to show their thanks and generosity.
July 2020
July was a big month within the first lockdown with non-essential retailers, pubs, restaurants and hairdressers opening on July 4.
Many of us were able to join friends and family in person without the barrier of a computer screen.
November 2020
Covid Marshells hit the streets of Wokingham to make sure people were following the new lockdown restrictions that were brought into place at the beginning of October.
The government has provided councils across the country with £30 million to spend on Covid marshals and enforcement activities, in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.
January 2021
A new covid testing centre was opened in the heart of Wokingham.
MORE than 100 critical workers have been tested for Covid-19 at a new centre in Wokingham this week.
The centre, which opened at the Wokingham Borough Council offices in Shute End this week, offers lateral flow tests, which provide results in around 30 minutes.
The tests are being offered to asymptomatic critical workers who live or work in Wokingham, but all appointments must be booked in advance.
January 2021
CARE home residents were one step closer to hugging their families after receiving their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination.
Bickerton House, on Warfield Road was among one of the first care homes in Bracknell Forest to receive the Covid-19 vaccination as residents and staff received their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.
February 2021
Ascot announced that the Royal meeting will be extended to feature seven-race cards on each day of the fixture.
Extra races were added to the meeting last year as a result of the late start of the Flat season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Those races will all be retained this year while a new handicap to be run over the Old Mile for four-year-olds and upwards fillies and mares, named the Kensington Palace Stakes, will also be added.
July 2021
A Covid-19 hoax newspaper, The Light was slammed by Bracknell Forest Council for publishing Coronavirus conspiricies.
Bracknell Forest Council and Public Health said they will aim to debunk any Covid-19 myths in order to keep communities 'as safe as possible'.
November 2021
Parents, teachers and pupils were warned the new Omicron Covid variant was set to cause “chaos” in schools across England.
The warning comes as the new rules were introduced for schools over the weekend.
Face coverings were brought back for communal areas in England’s schools and colleges as part of measures to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.
Under the new guidance, all staff, visitors and pupils in Year 7 – the first year of secondary school – or above, are “strongly advised” to wear a covering, unless exempt.
January 2022
Two nearby hospitals stopped allowing visitors to prevent Covid-19 spreading among staff and patients.
It was announced that families could visit any patient who is deemed to be nearing the end of their life, according to Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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