Golf club finds its course 'teeming' with peoplepublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 6 April 2020
Katy Lewis
BBC News Online
A golf course said it had to stop people playing golf, having picnics and playing in bunkers over the weekend.
Rushmere Golf Club, external, in Ipswich, said "large groups of people, many ignoring social-distancing" had gathered on the course - which is built on common land and has public footpaths criss-crossing it.
Steve Potts, chairman, said: "We were very disappointed to find our golf course was teeming with people... completely ignoring government rules.
"Three of our green-keepers did a staggered time of patrolling to try to encourage people to disperse to protect the course but really feeling a responsibility to ensure the public were adhering to the rules.
"The majority were understanding and prepared to move on.. but our green-keeping staff were almost overwhelmed with people and found it very, very difficult and incredibly surprising."
He said it was "absolutely fine" to walk across it for your daily exercise but "try not to use the bunkers as sandpits" or ride bicycles across the greens.