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Lockdown 2: People enjoy last night of freedom in Canterbury

11:09, 05 November 2020

updated: 08:41, 06 November 2020

With Lockdown 2 beginning across the country today, people were out enjoying their "last night of freedom" yesterday evening.

Pictures taken in Canterbury show revellers filling the city's pubs, while others grabbed their final chance to eat a meal in a restaurant.

Punters queueing outside The Thomas Ingoldsby Wetherspoon pub during the last night out in Canterbury before Lockdown 2. Pictures: Jo Court
Punters queueing outside The Thomas Ingoldsby Wetherspoon pub during the last night out in Canterbury before Lockdown 2. Pictures: Jo Court
It was last orders at the Lady Luck until December. Pictures: Jo Court
It was last orders at the Lady Luck until December. Pictures: Jo Court
It was busy at the Black Griffin too. Pictures: Jo Court
It was busy at the Black Griffin too. Pictures: Jo Court
People lined up opposite Wagamama. Pictures: Jo Court
People lined up opposite Wagamama. Pictures: Jo Court
Grabbing the last chance to enjoy a meal in a restaurant for a month. Pictures: Jo Court
Grabbing the last chance to enjoy a meal in a restaurant for a month. Pictures: Jo Court

Shoppers were seen queuing outside "non-essential" stores in Whitefriars, which are now shut until December 2.

Nail salons were also busy with customers, as the pictures taken by photographer Jo Court show.

There were similar scenes in Maidstone as Kristina Curtis reports

Others took the opportunity to get a haircut - perhaps hoping to avoid some of the disastrous lockdown locks we saw across Kent in the spring.

People out shopping in Whitefriars. Pictures: Jo Court
People out shopping in Whitefriars. Pictures: Jo Court
A busy shopper in Canterbury on Wednesday night. Pictures: Jo Court
A busy shopper in Canterbury on Wednesday night. Pictures: Jo Court
It was also the last chance to get your nails done. Pictures: Jo Court
It was also the last chance to get your nails done. Pictures: Jo Court

Jo has been documenting the impact of the pandemic on city life since March.

Her portfolios can be found here. Email jocourtphotography@gmail.com.

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