Greater Manchester gym says it will stay open during new national lockdown

A gym in Greater Manchester has said that it won’t be closing as part of the new national lockdown.

On Thursday, England will be plunged into a four-week lockdown, with ‘non-essential’ businesses like gyms being forced to close.

But Majestic Gym Wigan, in Pemberton, has said it will be staying open, and has urged other businesses to ‘refuse to obey the tyranny’.

Majestic Gym Wigan / Facebook

According to them, the gym is cleaner than any supermarket or fast food outlet – which are allowed to stay open under the new rules.

On the post on social media, Majestic Gym said they temperature test every single person who enters, and that nobody has failed the check out of the 3,500 visits since reopening. 

The gym said in a Facebook post: “Seen the latest news from the Prime Minister and I’m proud to announce that Majestic Gym will stay open and NOT close as part of a national lockdown.

“Please feel free to report this post to the police, the council, the prime minister himself.

“Majestic gym is cleaner and safer than any supermarket, fast food outlet or anywhere else that is allowed to stay open. We temperature test EVERY single person on entry and side we reopened in July, we’ve had 3500 visits and nobody has failed a temperature test.

“The more businesses that refuse to obey the tyranny, clog the legal system and save our liberties.”

Any business that doesn’t comply with the new rules, which are set to come into effect from Thursday November 5th, face a £10,000 fine.