The Isle of Wight’s high street retailers including shops selling clothes, shoes and toys will be allowed to open their doors again from Monday.
It has been confirmed by Government this evening (Tuesday) that a whole host of different businesses will be able to welcome customers again next week provided they follow the COVID-19 secure guidelines set out in May.
Retailers will need to take certain steps to protect customers and staff, including limiting the number of customers allowed inside at one time, placing protective coverings on large items such as sofas which may be touched by passing shoppers, and frequently checking and cleaning objects and surfaces.
Employers should also display a notice visibly in their shop windows or outside their store to show their employees, customers and other visitors that they have followed this guidance.
From 15th June, the following businesses will be permitted to be open across the Isle of Wight:
- Food retailers
- Chemists
- Hardware/homeware stores
- Fashion shops
- Charity shops
- Betting shops and arcades
- Tailors, dress fitters and fashion designers
- Car dealerships
- Auction houses
- Antique stores
- Retail art galleries
- Photography studios
- Gift shops and retail spaces in theatres, museums, libraries, heritage sites and tourism sites
- Mobile phone stores
- Indoor and outdoor markets
- Craft fairs
- Similar types of retail
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has said:
“Shops, department stores and shopping centres that have been closed since March will be able to reopen from Monday 15 June, provided they put in place the necessary steps to keep their workers and customers safe. This is the latest step in the careful restarting of the economy and will enable high streets up and down the country to spring back to life.
“I would like to thank workers at supermarkets, pharmacies, post offices and other essential retailers who have introduced social distancing to keep the public and their staff safe. Now is the time to apply these principles to even more shops to allow workers safely back into stores and welcome back shoppers, as we look to get the economy going again”.
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At today’s press conference the Business Secretary confirmed the UK continues to meet the 5 tests set out in the Prime Minister’s roadmap, meaning it is safe to continue gradually reopening parts of the economy.
What about the zoo ? Animals need to eat and money is running out.
Looks like they’ll be allowed to open from monday
Please take time to think about what you really need to buy. Think about what we’ve managed to go without during this time and how that has saved us time and money and most of all how it’s reduced our daily damage to the environment! So let’s use our spending power wisely and with a mind for the future… Charity shops do a great job of recycling clothing and household items whilst supporting causes which society relies on. Let’s spend our money in ways which make a positive impact on our local economy, our wellbeing and our grandchildren’s future!
It seems that the suspension of “some” on-street parking actually means “all of it” if the picture is anything to go by.
Is that tiny extra bit of pavement really going to compensate for the longer walk from the nearest car park or (more likely) crowded residential street?
Still no opticians.. It’s going to be hard to social distance with the eye tests, but I SO need new glasses.. thank goodness for spellchucker
Perhaps the council could make the first hour free in car parks, so people can still use local shops, if on street parking is restricted.
The civil enforcement officers are out and about, so be careful where you park ! !
Used to be called traffic wardens, and those are the polite names.
Come, Into Newport and vist the virus express.
No thanks I’d rather keep going to ASDA than mingle with potential plague carriers thank you