Victoria Park reopened for the Easter weekend with new rules to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

Signs were attached to the park gates in east London reminding people about social distancing. There was also a list of banned activities including cycling, picnics and sunbathing.

Tower Hamlets Council warned if parks and green spaces were not used responsibly they may have to close.

Victoria Park Control Measures

Reduced opening hours from 8am to 4pm, daily

Only exercise outdoors once a day - such as a run or walk, alone or with other people from your household

Leisure cycling is only allowed for children under the age of 12 who are accompanied by an adult

Exercise = keep moving → get home, stay at home

No gatherings, sunbathing, picnics or sport games

Stay two metres away from other visitors at all times

Use of playgrounds, toilets, gym equipment and benches is prohibited

Give way to people exiting the park

Keep left on pathways and avoid narrow ones

Keep dogs on a lead and on the grass, where possible

Treat staff, police and others with respect

Anyone who enters Victoria Park when it is locked does so at their own risk

Tower Hamlets said the new measures were "clearly signposted". However ITV News saw several people riding bikes through Victoria Park shortly after it opened.

One east London resident suggested the council may need to intervene to enforce the rules and consider increasing the number of signs.

Official Government advice remains the same saying you should only leave the house for very limited purposes, such as shopping or one form of exercise a day.

On Saturday NHS London had a simple message urging Londoners to stay at home this bank holiday weekend to save lives and ease the pressure on the NHS and its frontline staff in the capital.