People queued outside pubs and hairdressing salons for that important first pint or haircut since the March 2020 lockdown was imposed. Normality appeared to be returning – or so we thought. Here’s a gallery of Hartlepool pictures from the day itself.
9. Safety first
New measures at Rosie's bar, Navigation Point. Photo: JPIMedia
10. The new normal
A different look at the bar in Rosie's. Photo: JPIMedia
11. Social distancing
Markers in place for customers. Photo: JPIMedia
12. The first pint
Andy Cazaux was impressed with the safety measures and service at JP’s Bar on Hartlepool Marina. On arrival the bar took his name and address asked him to sanitise his hands and he was served with his beer at a table in five minutes. Photo: JPIMedia