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Hello- is anyone able to please give any advice on the following?!
My child has a birthday party booked at the end of the month for 15 children, because of the new rules that have come into place re: only 6 people maximum at anyone time inside or out, do you think this will still take place?
Laser tag are saying they’re a sport and therefore can go ahead. I cannot find anything on the internet to give advice on this. So would really appreciate anyone’s thoughts!
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I don't think in this case the venue is claiming their customers are elite sportschildren, or inviting spectators.
The defence is more properly called "organised exercise" which is exempt (also covered in the link I posted with the example of dancing).
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Originally Posted by: Roundtuit 
I completely agree, again this looks like the venue stretching the terminology to beyond it's limits to keep their business open. I understand that they need to earn money but not at the expense of the public health.
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Change your birthday party into a 'birthday age protest' Youll be ok then. Police generally make exceptions to the rules when its a protest.
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Or give them all guns and go shoot some birds. For dome reason that is ok too...
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Originally Posted by: CptBeaky Or give them all guns and go shoot some birds. For dome reason that is ok too...
Paintball is apparently OK too, as long as it is sufficiently serious as to require a firearms certificate licence (!) MPs just like shooting things / people, I guess.
However, birthday parties are specifically not allowed - the "religious and belief-based life cycle ceremonies" exemption is a bit wooly - you are allowed to mark "a significant milestone in a person’s life, according to their religion or belief, such as events to celebrate a person’s birth" but not a birthday, and in any case "This does not include celebrations of these events". So you can have a ceremony to mark someone's birth or coming of age, but not to mark their birthday, and you can't celebrate anyway - it would be hard to assert something portrayed as a 'party' is not a celebration event.
There are annoying (and ridiculous) edge cases - friends of mine have just cancelled a birthday party for their child because there were seven due to attend and they don't feel it right to drop two guests (at least one parent needed present). What's ridiculous is that all seven kids are in the same class at school - so they mingle without social distancing five days a week, but it's illegal to meet together at the weekend...
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What is so 'magic' about the number 6 anyway? Why not nine, or twelve? Presumably the Government have established (scientifically of course) that COVID-19 can count and will only cause transmission of itself if it can identify more than 6 persons in a group. Could it be that the person who decided on six could not count further? Or have I become cynical in my old age?68BK
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Originally Posted by: chris.packham What is so 'magic' about the number 6 anyway?
I am willing to bet the person who came up with "6" has a social bubble of "6" people. Nobody would come up with a number that inconvenienced themselves.
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Originally Posted by: achrn What's ridiculous is that all seven kids are in the same class at school - so they mingle without social distancing five days a week, but it's illegal to meet together at the weekend...
On the news last night a similar comment was heard when interviewing people the police were "talking to" - that particular mother observed that if they got in their cars and drove 15 minutes in to Wales there would be no problem.... In other news Europe is developing a joined up approach on border controls... just saying if they can manage such a feat how come our United Kingdom can't?
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Originally Posted by: achrn What's ridiculous is that all seven kids are in the same class at school - so they mingle without social distancing five days a week, but it's illegal to meet together at the weekend...
On the news last night a similar comment was heard when interviewing people the police were "talking to" - that particular mother observed that if they got in their cars and drove 15 minutes in to Wales there would be no problem.... In other news Europe is developing a joined up approach on border controls... just saying if they can manage such a feat how come our United Kingdom can't?
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Maybe the originator is a fan of the main character of a 1960’s TV show?
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...and possibly also saw the episodes where that main character popped across the Pond to appear on Columbo, which might help explain why the shooting party exemptions are in place.
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Had to push past a dozen kids last night to get into a park to walk the dog. I pointed out there was more than 6 of them, and they should disperse. I was, as expected, sworn at and told
"We are all in class together, so what's the problem?" I pointed out it obviously wasn't a maths class and kept walking....
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Clearly we have all failed to remember where the rule of six came from, on Sesame Street "6" was always the magic number. So now we all know what they watch in Ministry of Health!!!!
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Now I remember where I have seen Cummings face - peeping out of a trash can.
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Now I remember where I have seen Cummings face - peeping out of a trash can.
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Originally Posted by: chris.packham What is so 'magic' about the number 6 anyway? Why not nine, or twelve? Presumably the Government have established (scientifically of course) that COVID-19 can count and will only cause transmission of itself if it can identify more than 6 persons in a group. Could it be that the person who decided on six could not count further? Or have I become cynical in my old age?68BK
Fully agree - it's all starting to look a bit arbitrary. Wish someone could or would explain why you can go to the pub but can't support your partner during childbirth. In this case why can the kids be in class together but not go to a birthday party with the same kids!!
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It's all basically a publicity gimmick, like a lot of things this inept government does. There are so many inconsistencies in this 'rule' that it is virtually useless (a bit like the PM, come to think of it).
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