[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Many of these stores closed for the safety of their staff, they can’t do right for doing wrong

Yes Tape on the floor
limit the amount that can enter at a time
Like Supermarkets

[Denver]

I can understand garden stores and DIY stores gradually reopening as the government will know the lockdown will create a high level of depression and potentially suicide by people feeling their life is just wasting away so giving them something to do in their homes will be good as long as it's not abused

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

I can understand garden stores and DIY stores gradually reopening as the government will know the lockdown will create a high level of depression and potentially suicide by people feeling their life is just wasting away so giving them something to do in their homes will be good as long as it's not abused

you need to stay at home though, people just need to be aware health is more important than social lives now

and once this crisis is over you can go out all the many times you want

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Tape on the floor
limit the amount that can enter at a time
Like Supermarkets

Yes if they have the staff, B n Q seem to employ alot of elders who may be self isolating, the supermarkets went on a recruitment drive to solve this issue

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

you need to stay at home though, people just need to be aware health is more important than social lives now

and once this crisis is over you can go out all the many times you want

You need to be able to keep active in some way or the other otherwise your mental health will be destroyed

[Tom4784]

It's a difficult one really, Garden centres should close but farming focused shops should remain open. Encourage people to start growing their own produce, I feel like if a lot of GCs were still open, people would go to them just to wander around and buy fluff instead of important stuff.

[Cherie]

GC also attract alot of retirees, the people who should be at home....

[Cherie]

Look at the backlash Mike Ashley got for trying to force his staff into work...and his staff are generally in the very young bracket

[Glenn.]

Our Garden Centre is open still but only for deliveries.

[bitontheslide]

if garden centers were to open up there would be even more serious diy injuries than there are currently

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

if garden centers were to open up there would be even more serious diy injuries than there are currently

Maybe but many are to scared to go
to Hospital.

[Cherie]

our local B n Q is open for click and collect, and also had some flowers and compost you could buy there and then, social distancing queuing and you stand to the side behind a glass window while the staff member scans your purchases, they were also giving away some free flowers

[Oliver_W]

It is pretty annoying. I wanna get some bits and bobs to really polish up my garden while on furlough before the summer hits...

[parmnion]

Gc has always been golf club in my day.

[rusticgal]

I don’t see why Garden Centres and places like B&Q can’t re open and operate the same way as supermarkets. I know some places attract the older generation more but the older generation maybe need to be more sensible than most and avoid them unless absolutely necessary.

[parmnion]

Ikea don't even have to change.

[arista]

Loads more B&Q's opened
some with massive amounts of folks waiting to enter.




https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...55-stores.html

[arista]

Is your local B&Q store now open?
England

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[arista]

Northern Ireland

Belfast (Holywood Exchange); Lisburn (Sprucefield); Newtownabbey


Scotland

Aberdeen - Bridge Of Don & Garthdee Road; Bishopbriggs; Coatbridge; Dundee; East Kilbride; Edinburgh - Hermiston Gait & Newcraighall; Glasgow – Darnley, Great Western Rd & Parkhead; Inverness; Kirkcaldy; Paisley.


Wales

Caerphilly; Cardiff; Cardiff (Culverhouse Cross); Merthyr Tydfil; Newport; Swansea.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I don’t see why Garden Centres and places like B&Q can’t re open and operate the same way as supermarkets. I know some places attract the older generation more but the older generation maybe need to be more sensible than most and avoid them unless absolutely necessary.

B n Q have reopened this week but you cant go inside, click and collect and queue for a limited amount of flowers/compost

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Is your local B&Q store now open?
England

Ashford; Ashton-Under-Lyne; Aylesbury; Barnsley (Dearne Valley); Basildon; Basingstoke; Beckton; Birmingham - Erdington, Halesowen & Solihull; Blackburn; Blackpool; Bognor Regis; Bolton; Brighton; Bristol - Longwell Green & Hartcliffe; Burton upon Trent; Bury; Camborne; Cambridge; Cannock; Castleford (Glasshoughton); Chard; Chelmsford; Cheltenham; Chester; Chesterfield; Clacton-on-Sea; Colchester; Coventry - Alvis Retail Park & Brandon Road; Crawley; Crewe; Darlington; Dartford; Derby; Devizes; Doncaster; Dover; Eastleigh; Exeter; Fareham; Farnborough; Gillingham; Gloucester; Gravesend; Great Yarmouth; Grimsby; Halifax; Handforth; Havant; High Wycombe; Huddersfield; Hull - Ferry Lane & St Andrews Quay; Ipswich; Kings Lynn; Leeds - Beeston Ring Road & Killingbeck; Leicester; Leigh; Liverpool – Aintree & Liverpool Shopping Park; London – Acton, Chiswick, Cricklewood, Croydon, Enfield, Greenwich, Leyton, New Malden, Peckham, Sutton & Yeading; Loughborough; Luton; Macclesfield; Manchester - Cheetham Hill & Trafford Park; Middlesbrough; Milton Keynes; Nelson; Newcastle (Scotswood); Northampton; Northwich; Norwich; Norwich Hall Road; Nottingham – Eastwood; Netherfield & Riverside; Oldham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Preston (Bamber Bridge); Reading, Romford (Roneo Corner); Romford (Tangent Link); Scunthorpe; Sheffield (Queens Road); Shrewsbury; Slough; Southampton - Hedge End & Nursling; Southend; Speke; St.Helens; Stafford; Stevenage; Stockport; Stockton on Tees; Stoke-On-Trent (Meir Park); Stroud; Sunderland; Sutton in Ashfield; Tamworth; Taunton; Torquay; Tunbridge Wells; Tyne & Wear - North Shields & Washington; Wallasey; Warrington; Watford; Wednesbury; Wellingborough; West Thurrock; Wigan; Yeovil; York - Clifton Moor & Hull Road.

good job I wasn't relying on that as my closest one isn't listed

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Cherie

B n Q have reopened this week but you cant go inside, click and collect and queue for a limited amount of flowers/compost

You can in argos...but you have to queue outside then inside again