Easing of lockdown from Monday 12 April 2021
On 12 April 2021 libraries, community centres, non-essential retail shops (including hairdressers) and indoor facilities such as gyms will reopen. Hotels remain closed.
Leisure facilities in Headington
- Headington Library in Bury Knowle Park is opening on Monday 12 April
- Anytime Fitness (booking required) is opening on Monday 12 April
- Barton Leisure Centre is probably opening on Monday 19 April
Pubs in Headington
Hospitality venues are allowed to open for outdoor sevice only on 12 April: you cannot sit inside. Table service only, and groups must abide by the rule of six. Booking is usually essential:
- The Mason's Arms, the Butcher's Arms, the Ampleforth, the White Hart, and the Corner House are reopening on Monday 12 April
- The Chequers is reopening on Friday 16 April
The Britannia, the White Horse, and the Royal Standard will postpone reopening to Monday 17 May, when people will be allowed inside pubs.
Restaurants and cafés in Headington
Most Headington restaurants and cafés have little or no outdoor seating and so are unlikely to reopen until 17 May.
Shops in Headington
Most non-essential shops are likely to reopen in the week beginning Monday 12 April. The following have announced that they will reopen on the Monday:
- Headington Fair Trade
- Armends Walk-in Barbers (walk-ins only)
- Joanne's, New High Street
- Greek Style Hair, New High Street
- Youngman's Barbers (but already fully booked to 22 April)
- Istanbul Barbers
- Frog Orange (with reduced hours: Tue–Sat only, 10am–5pm)
- Pen to Paper (from 9.30am)
The Oxfam Charity Shop will reopen on Tuesday 13 April at 10am
Buses
Face coverings are compulsory. Both local bus companies have reduced their services: see the new timetables:
Help
For numerous kind offers from all over the Headington area, it is worth joining NextDoor
Consider joining Facebook, as local businesses
that are unable to get their websites
updated (or don't have them) are putting plenty of useful information there
Beware of scammers who offer to do your shopping: see this Thames Valley Police Alert
- The Oxford Hub's Oxford Together volunteer programme helps those in need during Covid-19: follow @OxfordHub on Twitter for updates
- On Facebook, there is an Oxford Mutual Aid group
- OXFORD CITY COUNCIL'S LIST OF SHOPS OFFERING DELIVERY SERVICES
- Headington Action has a comprehensive list of street groups in Headington here
Headington shops and businesses that never reopened following the first lockdown
- Oxford Vapours, London Road
- Oxford Wills and Probate, Windmill Road
- Jacobs & Field in Old High Street
Oxford University Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust
See their notice on Coronavirus on their main page.
Do NOT go to their hospitals.
The coronavirus pod at the John Radcliffe Hospital (right) is just to isolate people who may mistakenly turn up at the hospital with suspected Covid-19
Timeline of lockdown in Headington, March–December 2020
The following has been retained as an historic record: see above for current details
23 March – 3 July 2020: First national lockdown
23 March 2020
First National Lockdown started
Schools, universities, and playgrounds closed down and a much narrower definition of essential businesses. The Black Boy in Headington rallied superbly and opened a temporary shop
4 July 2020
First relaxation of national restrictions
The following were allowed to open:
- Restaurants, Pubs, and Hotels
- Libraries (Headington Library in Bury Knowle Park opened on 27 July)
- Community centres
- Places of worship
- Outdoor playgrounds
- Social clubs
- Hairdressers
13 July 2020
Second relaxation of national restrictions
The following were allowed to open:
- Beauty salons, nail bars, massage parlours, tattoo parlours
25 July 2020
Third relaxation of national restrictions
The following were allowed to open:
- Indoor gyms, swimming pools, and sports facilities.
24 September 2020 – 5 January 2021: Second national lockdown, partial with tiers
24 September 2020
First tightening of national restrictions
Pubs and restaurants in England had to close at 10pm
31 October–4 November 2020
First local lockdown
The City of Oxford moved from the Medium to the High Covid-19 alert level. The rest of the county of Oxford was still on a Medium alert level, including some roads in the OX3 area just outside the city, such as The Ridings at the foot of Shotover
5 November–1 December 2020
New tier system
Oxford at basic Tier 1 level, with non-essential shops, churches, pubs, cafés/restaurants, libraries, hairdressers & beauty salons, and indoor and outdoor leisure facilites were closed. Most cafés/restaurants were still open for takeaways. This time schools, garden centres, estate & letting agents, recycling centres, and children's playgrounds were allowed to stay open. Details of this lockdown
Oxford businesses that were operating online in November 2020 lockdown: city council list
2–25 December 2020
Oxford city was in Tier 2: High Alert
26 December 2020–Tuesday 5 January 2021
The whole of Oxfordshire was in Tier 4 (Stay at Home). People could not leave or be outside of the place they were living unless they had a reasonable excuse.They could not meet other people indoors, including over the Christmas and New Year period, unless they lived with them, or they were part of their support bubble. Outdoors, they could only meet one person from another household (but not in a private garden).
Since 6 January 2021: Third National lockdown
Start of third National Lockdown
