Reopening your hospitality business
The council have published plenty of guidance on reopening hospitality businesses and working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) from this weekend.
Please see Reopening Bristol’s bars, pubs and restaurants guide (pdf, 867KB) (opens new window) for information on:
proposals for timed road closures
proposals to allow hospitality businesses to use more tables and chairs outside, to enable social distancing
how to supply alcohol safely and restrictions on entertainment
proposals for deliveries, waste collections and toilets
marshalling and social distancing
protecting local amenities such as parking and pavement access, and the impact on residents
Also How to safely reopen bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes summary (pdf, 75KB) (opens new window) has information on:
health and safety, including handwashing, toilets, legionella and ventilation
risk assessments
social distancing
food safety
There is also guidance for outside space - ask to use outside space next to your business to help you reopen in a safe and economically viable way.
Please send requests to business@bristol.gov.uk
North Street Pavements
We have been liaising closely with the council to try to ensure the pavements on North Street have been widened in a way that both serves covid safety and enables the hospitality sector to create more space outside their premises. If you are unhappy with any of the arrangements please email or call - details below.
East Street Pavements
We have commissioned a detailed covid survey of East Street and delivered it to the council however sadly it is not currently considered a high priority given the space for movement relative to ohter streets. We will continue to press for this to be actioned as soon as possible.
Meeting for Hospitality Sector
We are hosting an online video ‘zoom’ meeting on Monday at 2pm. Please click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87930355080
PLEASE GET INVOLVED IN THE BID
If you are interested in becoming more closely involved with the BID, we are an informal, friendly group, whose basic duties are to direct spending for the BID and Town Team. The BID Board meets 6pm on the first Tuesday of each month online. Please do get in touch if you'd like to get involved.
Alternatively a marketing (and arts, culture) group meets on the last Monday of every month also at 6pm and a Built Environment Group on the first Tuesday monthly at 4pm - also online. Alternatively if you prefer drop us a line or telephone us for a chat to discuss any ideas you have that you think the BID should be pursuing.
About the Business Improvement District
Bedminster BID funding is generated via a small levy on all eligible businesses in the area and paid into a central 'kitty' in November each year, to be spent on projects that benefit Bedminster businesses.
Our stated priorities are to:
Create vibrant streets that excite and delight
Market and promote Bedminster
Reduce crime and improve the shopping environment
Advocate and lobby for Bedminster business interests
Drive down costs
Further Information
Business to business news: www.bedminster.org.uk/business
Customer facing website and social media (these streams are owned by the BID and open for your use to announce items of interest to the local customer base - please get in touch if you have anything you wish to share):
Contacts
George Grace - business@bedminster.org.uk
Simon Dicken (Wilko) - man242@wilko.co.uk
Stef Brammar (AGB) - stef.brammar@way-out-west.org
We are grateful to local accountants Tyrrell Procter and communications experts Plaster for their generous pro bono contributions to our activities.