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Venues are being asked to keep a record of their customers and visitors to trace infections. If you’re reservation only you probably collect the information you need, but if not a google form is your best bet, here’s how to set one up. Government guidance available here. Making the form 1. Create a google account here if you haven’t got one. You can make a new gmail address at the same time, or use your existing email address. 2. On a computer, log into your google account and go to google forms. In the ‘start a new form section’ click ‘contact information’. 3. Click the cog at the top right of the screen. In the new menu click the tick next...
The CRP Clean Air Villages Directory lists businesses providing their services using ultra-low or zero emission vehicles, by cargo-bike or on foot. You can search the tailored Hatton Garden Directory and help to actively reduce local air pollution in your area.
Provided that they meet the government’s new COVID-19 secure guidelines, we are expecting non-essential retail businesses to be able to reopen from 15th June. This is exciting news for Hatton Garden jewellers and retailers who are raring to get back to business; and we want to ensure that you feel ready and able to reopen safely when the time comes. This is why we’ve collated the necessary steps businesses need to take in order to become COVID-19 secure according to the latest government advice, which will best prepare you to welcome back your workers and customers on 15th June. This includes carrying out a specific compulsory risk assessment and demonstrating that...
The doors of many Hatton Garden offices are likely to remain closed for a little while longer, since the government’s recovery plan offers no clear guidance as to when non-essential workers might be able to return to their places of work. But each business and the people behind them remain our biggest priority. Although office work has been displaced for the moment, we know it continues remotely for many teams dispersed throughout London and beyond. We also know that it can feel increasingly difficult to stay motivated and feel connected when it has been so long since you’ve seen your team in person. So we wanted to share some tips on how businesses can...
At Hatton Garden BID we are committed to keeping our local businesses and community up to date as we move through these uncertain times. As part of this continued effort, we wanted to provide some clarity on the latest government advice on holiday entitlement during the coronavirus crisis. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has released official guidance with regards to annual leave for employees both in work or on furlough. This is in line with emergency legislation passed for carrying forward annual leave, and reflects the unprecedented circumstances which both employers and their employees are currently navigating. In essence, the necessary updates...
*Last updated 13th May 2020* This guide aims to help individuals living or working in Hatton Garden understand how to travel safely during the coronavirus outbreak in England. It provides the official government line on walking, cycling, using private vehicles (for example cars and vans), and travelling by taxis and public transport (for example trains and buses). You should avoid using public transport where possible. Instead try to walk, cycle, or drive. If you do travel, thinking carefully about the times, routes and ways you travel will mean we will all have more space to stay safe. Is your journey necessary? To help keep yourself and your fellow passengers safe, you...
*Last updated 13th May 2020* On Monday 11th May the government published its COVID-19 Recovery Strategy, so we wanted to update you on what it means for the valued businesses and residents of Hatton Garden. The strategy is made up of a series of steps which aim to gradually lift the existing restrictions on social distancing and ease the economy back to work. This is a long-term strategy for managing the coronavirus until we have a reliable treatment. It’s important to note that the steps will be subject to constant review and implemented as and when it is deemed safe, over the coming weeks and months. Additionally, measures will be more targeted and reactive than they have...
The Hatton Garden BID is pleased to welcome a new Project Director to the team this month. Debbie Akehurst has replaced Sarah Nelson and brings a wealth of experience in social and economic regeneration, built up over a 25 year career. Working across the public, private and third sectors, Debbie has joined Primera at a crucial time for the BID, not least as we continue to face the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also with BID’s renewal ballot on the near horizon in 2021. Debbie’s experience of developing partnerships and bringing people and sectors together to deliver better outcomes will be invaluable to the businesses and stakeholders of Hatton...