THERE must only be a handful of people who are enjoying lockdown and all the curtailments of freedom that brings.
We are missing friends, family and loved ones. Distance can make the heart grow fonder, while it can also weaken bonds.
Visits to shops, nights out, gigs, days out – they are all on hold as we stay safe and aim to protect the NHS.
So our small glimmers of light in the doom and despair are precious.
For many that has meant making the most of our country parks. And that means that rather than safe havens, with people socially distanced in the great outdoors, the centres are struggling to cope with demand.
We applaud Wokingham Borough Council for taking action. The measures taken, including a booking system for the play area, are a necessary evil.
There are those who seek to discredit the work of the government scientists, arguing that lockdown is unnecessary or going on too long.
No one wants lockdown to last a moment longer than it has to, but to help us all, it is needed.
Protecting Dinton is an important part of that. We might not like it, but we’ll lump it to see the back of the virus.
The Voice of Wokingham is the editorial of Wokingham.Today