Stakehill BID Open Event - Wednesday 11th November 2020, 11:30am – Mayor Andy Burnham & Cllr Allen Brett

We are delighted to announce the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and the Leader of Rochdale Borough Council Cllr Allen Brett will be attending the November Stakehill BID Virtual Open Event to discuss the opportunity for Stakehill Businesses. 
Tier 3 lockdown
The infection rate across the borough remains at a high level and we all need to do our bit to try and get this down. The full details of Tier 3 restrictions can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-covid-alert-level-very-high-greater-manchester but below is a summary of the key points:

  • You must not meet socially with friends and family indoors in any setting unless they are part of your household or support bubble. This includes private homes, private gardens and any hospitality venue (indoors or outdoors). 
  • You must not socialise in a group of more than 6 in an outdoor public space such as a park or beach, the countryside, a public garden or sports venue.
  • Pubs and bars must close; they can only remain open where they operate as if they were a restaurant, which means serving substantial meals, like a main lunchtime or evening meal, and they may only serve alcohol as part of such a meal. 
  • Certain businesses selling food or drink on their premises are required to close between 10pm and 5am. Businesses and venues selling food for consumption off the premises can continue to do so after 10pm as long as this is through delivery service, click-and-collect or drive-through.
  • Retail and places of worship remain open, but household mixing is not permitted. 
  • You are advised not to travel into or out of an area if it has been categorised as a very high alert level area.  

And a reminder if you are a hospitality venue that is able to remain open by law, you must ensure people do not meet on your premises with people from outside of their household or support bubble. Failure to comply with these restrictions may lead to fines of up to £10,000, prosecution, or in some cases closure.
The government announced it will significantly increase the reach of its winter support schemes to ensure livelihoods and jobs across the UK continue to be protected in the difficult months to come, supporting jobs and helping to contain the virus.
  • Open businesses which are experiencing considerable difficulty will be given extra help to keep staff on as government significantly increases contribution to wage costs under the Job Support Scheme, and business contributions drop to 5%
  •  Business grants are expanded to cover businesses in particularly affected sectors in high-alert level areas, helping them stay afloat and protecting jobs
  • Grants for the self-employed doubled to 40% of previous earnings

For further information please click here.
BREXIT: Where does your business stand?
The UK is leaving the European Union single market and customs union, and the end of the transition period may affect your business.

Answer a few questions to get a personalised list of actions you need to consider before the UK leaves the EU here.

Last Chance to complete the Stakehill BID Survey

 
Stakehill BID is currently in the process of contacting businesses on the estate to complete a survey so we can ascertain helpful insights enabling us to implement change on the Estate. If you would prefer to complete and return the survey to us via email, you are welcome to download the forms below.
 
Working together with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) we are interested to find out how people travel to work, and how we can improve your experience, health and air quality.
 
The Employee survey also contains a link to a separate travel survey from TfGM. Completion of this survey will earn you entry into a draw to win £100 of shopping vouchers courtesy of Transport for Greater Manchester.
Employees
We would be grateful if you could circulate this link to all your workforce for them to spend a few moments completing this questionnaire.
 
Once completed please ask them to email to info@stakehillbid.com.
 
We will provide your businesses with a summary report of the findings from across the estate which will help you in your recovery planning.
Businesses
We would be grateful if you could spend a few moments completing this questionnaire.
Please answer from a business perspective as far as possible.
 
Once completed please email to info@stakehillbid.com
 
We will provide your businesses with a summary report of the findings from across the estate which will help you in your recovery planning.
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Get in Touch

To find out more and get involved in shaping the future of the BID for Stakehill Industrial Estate contact info@stakehillbid.com or call our project team on 0800 0803 207 or visit www.stakehillbid.com
Covid-19 Business Support Guide

Stakehill BID has produced a comprehensive Covid-19 Business support guide which we hope you will find very useful at this time. Please click the button below to download the PDF.
We would welcome everyone to both forward this e bulletin on to colleagues or anyone else you feel would benefit from this information and contact us to ensure that we have all your contact details and discuss how we can support you at this challenging time. Please call the BID Development Team on 0800 0803 207 or e-mail info@stakehillbid.com