What is social distancing?

There is a lot of confusion about social distancing and what it really means. Until last night some people were still socialising, others had chosen to stay at home, some went shopping, some did not. In an attempt to help understand what social distancing is we have included the link below to the Government website instructions:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults