COVID-19: Next Phase of Reopening, Free advice to small firms and 'Enjoy Summer Safely' resources
July 16, 2020
1) Next phase of reopening
The government has outlined the measures that will allow outdoor pools to reopen from Saturday 11 July and indoor gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities to reopen from Saturday 25 July, ensuring millions of people can get back into more sport and fitness activities.
Further guidance on grassroots sport and gym/leisure facilities reopening can be found here: https://bit.ly/GymsLeisureReopening.
Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, also outlined that beauticians, tattooists, spas, tanning salons and other close-contact services can also reopen from Monday 13th July.
Existing guidance on close contact services will be updated here: https://bit.ly/CV19CloseContactGuidance.
Finally, the Culture Secretary highlighted that performing arts can now take place outdoors from Saturday 11 July with a socially distanced audience present. The government will also work with the sector to pilot a number of small indoor performances with a social distanced audience to help inform plans about how best to get indoor venues back up and running.
Further guidance on performing arts reopening can be found here: https://bit.ly/CV19PerformingArts.
2) Free advice to small firms
The Recovery Advice for Business scheme, supported by the government and hosted on the Enterprise Nation website, will give small firms access to free, one-to-one advice with an expert adviser to help them through the coronavirus pandemic and to prepare for long-term recovery.
The platform is now live: https://bit.ly/EnterpriseNationSupport.
Advice offered will include bespoke, specialist assistance from accountancy, legal, and advertising to marketing, recruitment and digital to help businesses adapt to difficult circumstances and to bounce back as the UK economy recovers.
Further details on the announcement and how it works can be found here: https://bit.ly/PNFreeAdvice.
3) Enjoy Summer Safely resources
To help promote the government’s Enjoy Summer Safely campaign, which aims to inspire the public to begin to get back to the things they have missed whilst following COVID-19 safety guidelines resources for you to download and share can be found here: https://bit.ly/ESSAssets.
