Public urged to stay home as weather warms up
neighbours clapped for the NHS from their terraced homes and drew selfdistancing queues at the supermarket.
The drawings also include daughters Millie, 16, and Evie, 12, painting their window with a rainbow and Gruff, 10, washing his hands.
Angie said: “I try to draw the little things and make a laugh out of them
More than ever now we can annoy each other with the little things.
“Like someone putting the forks upside down in the drawer.
“It’s funny to draw about it. “My tip to other parents in isolation is to invest in some headphones.
“They work wonders when you need a moment to yourself.
“Thanks to isolation we have never seen the house so clean.
“There are about 20 pairs of shoes by the back door though from us going into the garden to feed the chickens.”
The children have also been doing schoolwork at home, but Angie said she is not putting too much pressure on them to follow a daily schedule.
She said: “They are all bright and they have all been doing a bit of work without me really having to ask.
“It’s a very strange time at the moment and none of us have ever been through this before so it’s important to spirits up.
“Our community has been great and we have some elderly people in the street who are being looked after by all the neighbours.
“It was amazing to hear all the clapping for the NHS on the doorstep and it was actually quite emotional.”
TEMPERATURES are set to soar for another weekend in lockdown.
And one Welsh council has issued a weather warning with a difference.
Swansea council has reminded people not to be tempted to ignore coronavirus guidelines just because the weather is nice. Temperatures are set to rise to around 20°C bytomorrow, making Wales warmer than Corfu, Majorca and Madrid.
The predicted temperatures are well above the 11C average for April.
The current record of 19.4°C was set in Rhyl on March 24. We have already seen the sunniest March in Wales since 2012, with 40% more sunshine.
Swansea Council Cabinet member Mark Thomas said: “I want to thank everyone who’s been observing the government guidelines over the past week. By staying at home you are helping save lives.
“But we absolutely cannot afford a repeat of the behaviour witnessed on previous occasions when people have used the weather to treat what is a national crisis like a national holiday.
“The UK Government advice on accessing green space and beaches for exercise is very clear: ‘stay local and use open spaces near to your home where possible – do not travel unnecessarily’.”
And Inspector Insp Andy Harris of South Wales Police said: “Seems we are in for decent weather... but please do not travel to Mumbles and The Gower unless absolutely necessary.
“Travelling for exercise is not essential. The more visitors we have, the harder it is to socially distance and keep people safe.”
BBC Breakfast weather forecaster Matt Taylor said: “We’ll see both sides of spring in the next few days. But even in the warmth of the sunshine on Sunday please remember to stay home. By the time we hit Sunday afternoon some areas could hit 21°C.”
The Met Office long range forecast says that next week into Easter is looking more unsettled.
Forecasters say: “The beginning of this period (April 7 to 16) looks unsettled with Atlantic weather systems bringing frequent bands of wet and windy conditions across the UK from the south or south west. Weather systems will likely be interspersed by brighter and showery interludes, with the best chance of any fine weather in eastern parts.”