MONDAY 25TH MAY 2020.
Following up on the positive news announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday, 25th May when he stated that outdoor markets will be permitted to open again from 1st June, 2020.
We are pleased to let you know that following the announcement, we are now in talks with each Local Authority that we are under contract to; Oxford City Council, Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council & Stratford-on-Avon District Council, City of Wolverhampton Council, Tamworth Borough Council, Shropshire Council, Bewdley Town Council, Worcester City Council.
Each local authority has it's own preference and requirements in terms of what they feel is permissible in their own area of responsibility, whilst LSD Promotions has its own Plan to Rebuild prepared and ready to move forward at the right moment. You may wish to review Our Plan to Rebuild which can be found on the website by clicking this link. https://lsdpromotions.com/our-plan-to-rebuild
The most important aspect is timing, it is absolutely vital that we make the right decision with our Local Authority partners in relation to our outdoor markets re-opening. We understand that the rest of retail, shops, cafes etc., are set to open in mid-June and it is very important that markets return not only safely, but also when there is enough going on, to make sure they are viable and reasonably well attended by shoppers.
Tamworth Street Market will reopen on Tuesday 16th June & Oxford Gloucester Green Market will reopen on Wednesday 17th June.
We do not have a reopening date for any other regular market however we will update once our talks with local authorities have been concluded over the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, we ask that you make sure that you are on our mailing list so that we can contact you to give you the re-opening date for all the markets operated by LSD Promotions. We will need to contact you as soon as we have the relevant opening dates for each individual market so this information is very important.
So whether you are enquiring about;
Oxford
Stratford-upon-Avon
Wolverhampton
Tamworth
Market Drayton
Bewdley or
Worcester
Please bear with us and regularly check your emails, including your junk mail and make sure you do not miss an announcement.
To join the mailing list, if you have not already done so, please subscribe via https://lsdpromotions.com/mailing-list
Head office has now reopened on reduced staff & opening hours of:
10am-4pm - Monday to Thursday
10am-3pm Friday
To make contact with an LSD promotions representative, please email customerservice@lsdpromotions.com
Please allow up to 3 working days for a response.
We are working hard alongside our local authority partners, to combat this situation and make sound, safe and sensible decisions, however we are currently inundated with email requests from traders who are in need of answers on an ever-changing situation that we are all facing together for the first time.
Please bear with us during this difficult time.
Unauthorised trading is strictly prohibited in any area under LSD Promotions contractual authority. Anyone attempting to trade before the authorised reopening dates are announced will risk losing the right to trade with us permanently.
All public liability insurance is invalid until we officially reopen. Thank you for your compliance in this matter as safety is paramount and we are actively supporting the Governments Stay Alert initiative, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Statement from the UK Government:
When outdoors, people are much less likely to come into contact with an infected surface, while any tiny particles of virus (called aerosols) would be dispersed by fresh air.
So the main remaining danger comes from large droplets, and staying 2m away from other people - as social distancing guidelines recommend - should overcome that.
