Allow outdoor tennis to continue during the second lockdown

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

We are challenging the decision to shut outdoor tennis courts during the November 2020 lockdown. The benefits of allowing tennis courts to open outweigh the potential risk of players contracting the virus. With the right measures in place, outdoor tennis venues could be safely reopened.

Tennis maintains above a safe distance between players.
Proven to enhance working memory and cognitive performance, tennis is key in alleviating the psychological strain on individuals working from home.
Recently, the use of tennis courts has substantially increased, indicating that it is a popular way to engage in physical activity when visiting gyms is unsafe.
Foremost, tennis is mostly played by single households or individuals in a support bubble who are likely to meet outdoors regardless.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Allow indoor/outdoor tennis courts to operate under strict distancing protocols: Allow indoor/outdoor tennis courts to operate under strict distancing protocols

Exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to COVID-19: Exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to COVID-19

Timeline

9 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
9 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Nov 2020

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