Sunday 05 April 2020 9:11 am

Coronavirus: Brockwell Park shut on Sunday

A family, sitting together in the Spring sunshine are spoken to by a police officer in Greenwich Park in south London on April 4, 2020, as life continues in the city during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. – Britain on Friday reported a record 684 new COVID-19 deaths in its daily update, as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus climbed by 4,450 on the previous 24 hours. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Lambeth Council last night announced that Brockwell Park would be closed today, expected to be the hottest day of the year so far.

“Despite clear advice, over 3000 people spent today (Saturday) in Brockwell Park, many of them sunbathing or in large groups,” the Council tweeted late on Saturday night.

“This is unacceptable. Unfortunately, the actions of a minority now means that, following police advice, Brockwell Park will be closed tomorrow (Sunday),” they added.

Many criticised the council for shutting the park, rather than enforcing the government’s social distancing measures as has occurred in other parks.

One tweeter, Kat Brown, said: “Peckham Rye Park had police patrolling and breaking up groups – why could that not be done in Brockwell? It’s madness to restrict the one green space near Brixton and Herne Hill because some idiots wouldn’t move. So many people without (gardens) need it.”

Victoria Park in east London has also been shut.

Pictured: Greenwich Park, Saturday April 4th