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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ian Jones & Yakub Qureshi

Official figures shows most of us are ditching DIY and gardening in favour of seeing friends (and drinking)

Gardening, DIY tasks, and bin sorting have seen a decline in popularity following the end of the pandemic, according to official data

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal dramatic changes in how adults have been spending their time before and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

On average, Britons are spending less time pottering in their garden and homes and also less inclined towards activities such as reading, jogging, and computer gaming. On the other hand, there has been an increase in time spent socialising with friends and family, soical drinking, washing, grooming, and travelling.

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