Blog Archives - Yorkshire Coast BID

Wildlife Watching Boom across the Coast

BID Team September 17, 2020 Blog

The Yorkshire Coast has benefitted from a spectacular show of diverse wildlife this season and accoriding to the North Yorks National Park, wildlife watching has been one of the largest growth areas of visitor interest during 2019 and 2020.

Sightings of whales, dolphins, seals, puffins and much more are reported almost daily and adding information about these special nature experiences to your website and social media can help attract new audiences and give existing customers a new reason to return to the Coast.

Adding links in your posts can also help to increase your businesses visibility online, here are some suggestions of key wildlife organisations across the Coast:

https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk

http://yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk

https://www.whitbywhalewatching.net

https://www.ywt.org.uk

QR Codes required for NHS Track&Trace App

BID Team September 11, 2020 Blog

Businesses such as pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers are being urged to ensure they have NHS QR code posters visible on entry so customers who have downloaded the new NHS COVID-19 app which will launch on Thursday 24th September, can easily check-in.

Businesses can access QR codes which can be downloaded via a website to display as posters in premises.

Following the launch of the app, customers and visitors in England will be able to check-in on entry to a business with their phone instead of filling out a check-in book or tool specific to a business.

If you already have your own QR system you are still encouraged to switch to the NHS Test and Trace QR code. If must also still provide means to collect data should a customer arrive who does not have the NHS app on their phone.

If you have more questions about the app or would like to take part in a trial, click here.

New Guidelines for Businesses

BID Team September 10, 2020 Blog

A number of new guidelines which will affect business communities have been released this week from the government, read the headlines below and follow the links for more.

From Monday 14 September, you must not meet with people from other households socially in groups of more than 6. To understand more on this will impact your business you can read the guidelines in full here
Businesses will have a clear duty to support NHS Test and Trace. From 18th September certain businesses must have measures in place to record Track & Trace data, this will become mandatory. You can get tailored advice for your specific business sector here.
The government will support Local Authorities and police forces to respond to breaches of COVID-19 Secure guidelines. Additional newly qualified and recently retired Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) will be in place so that Local Authorities can recruit more quickly and fill any gaps. In addition, COVID-19 Secure Marshals will be introduced to help local authorities support social distancing in towns and city centres.

If you need any help understanding the impacts this will have on your business please call us on 01723 643006 and we will be happy to help.

ShopAppy Launches in Scarborough & Whitby

BID Team September 4, 2020 Blog

Customers will benefit by having an easy way to shop local and suppport their towns next week as ShopAppy launches in Scarborough and Whitby.

The site gives local independant businesses the ability to promote themselves and sell their products and services for free, plus gain access to facilities such as easy online payment systems, streamlined ordering, home delivery and marketing campaigns too.

Our partnership with ShopAppy has seen them extend the offer of free access to all Yorkshire Coast businesses, even those outside of our BID community, to help everyone overcome the challenges that 2020 has presented so far.

The ShopAppy team are onboard to help get you quickly set up and trading and will load your first 10 products on too.

Interested to find out more? Click here to get in touch.

Track & Trace Toolkit

BID Team September 1, 2020 Blog

Businesses operating track & trace can now access a government customer logging toolkit which provides answers to key questions you may have and a variety of resources to help communicate with your customers.

You can expect to find clear and accurate guidelines on the scheme, example messaging for both your staff and customers, posters and social media graphics to use across your business, all aimed at helping to make your customers aware of the how important tracking their movements are.

To download your kit, click here.