REVELLERS in Whitehaven wasted no time hitting the dance floor as the final Covid-19 restrictions were removed on Monday.

In scenes more reminiscent of New Years Eve, clubbers in the town's Club 135 actually counted down the seconds to July 19 before making their way to the dancefloor in 18 months.

On Monday, the popular Whitehaven nightclub took to their Facebook and said: "Join us from 8pm tonight, ticking down the hours until all social distancing, FINALLY! Comes to an end. Better than NYE!!!!"

Ravers were ushered onto the floor at 12.01am whilst the Ultra Nate anthem- Free played , almost perfectly describing the moment to all.

However, just hours later the Government delivered some unexpected news.

Speaking from self-isolation on so-called "freedom day", Mr Johnson warned venues with large crowds that they must make full vaccination a requirement of entry from the end of September.

Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said during the Downing Street press conference clubs had the potential to cause "super spreading events".

Mr Johnson declined to rule out extending vaccination passports to pubs as he attended the briefing virtually from his country residence of Chequers.

Mr Johnson, despite having previously billed his lockdown-easing plan as "irreversible", now said: "I don't want to have to close nightclubs again as they have elsewhere" as he urged them to use the NHS Covid Pass for entry.

"I should serve notice now that by the end of September, when all over 18s will have had the chance to be double jabbed, we are planning to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather," he said.

"Proof of a negative test will no longer be sufficient."