Churches of all denominations and museums in Ripon will be affected by the second coronavirus lockdown.
Ripon Cathedral will remain open each day for private prayer, with social distancing and hygiene measures in place, but there will be no public acts of worship
The government has said that from Thursday only funerals, limited to a maximum of 30 people, will be allowed inside church buildings.
The Dean of Ripon, the Very Revd John Dobson, said:
“Daily services will happen with one priest at the start and end of the day when the building’s closed.
“The cathedral will be open daily for private prayer.”
Ripon Museum Trust, which runs the workhouse, prison and police and old courthouse museums will close all three sites at 4pm on Thursday until further notice.
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Management has said to visitors on the trust’s website:
“If you had a booking for this period please get in touch with us to organise a refund or an alternative date to visit. People who have bought an annual pass will have one month extra added on automatically.
Ripon Workhouse Museum
“We would like to thank all our visitors and school groups for their support over the past three months enjoying our museums in a covid-safe way.
“Thanks too to all our volunteers and staff who have worked tirelessly to make our museums safe and great places to visit. Our utmost priority during these unprecedented times is ensuring the safety of all and we will follow all government advice to enable us to safely reopen.”
