Petition · past parliament
Ease lock down restrictions for canoeists/kayakists
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Ease lock down restrictions to permit people to include canoeing/kayaking in the list of accepted exercising activities providing paddlers continue to maintain minimum 2 metre distancing rules at all time and only travel the minimum distance to reach waters to paddle on.
All the social media channels are full of paddlers frustrated at not being able to exercise in their chosen sport when social distancing is possible. They are further exacerbated when so many people are exercising in parks and open spaces where only 2 metre distancing is required. There is absolutely no reason to prevent canoeists exercising in their chosen sport when social distancing well in excess of 2 metres would be the norm.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
Timeline
| 22 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.