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By InStreatham
60
seconds to save our High
Street and our communities
It only takes 60 seconds to sign the #RaiseTheBar petition to save the nation’s High Streets
and our communities. SIGN HERE!
These are unprecedented times for our economy
at a local, regional and national level.
Industry leaders, political figures and Business
Improvement Districts are calling on the
Government to support businesses within the
retail, hospitality and leisure
sectors who have a rateable
value of more than
£51,000.
As part of the Retail,
Hospitality and Leisure
Grant (RHLG) guidance,
only those with a
business rates value of
up to £51,000 can access
the vital grant, leaving tens
of thousands of businesses stranded. The
#RaiseTheBar campaign, launched on 21 April
2020, is calling on the Government to raise
the arbitrary £51,000 business rates threshold
cap to £150,000, allowing over 54,638 businesses
across England and Wales in these
sectors the chance to survive.
Plans for a £617m discretionary fund announced
by Government on 2 May do not
go far enough according to industry bodies,
associations and business owners across the
UK, with no guarantees local authorities will
issue relief. The Government has made clear
that this fund is for specific purposes, none
of which support businesses with a rateable
value between £51,000 to £150,000. The #RaiseTheBar
campaign estimates a maximum of
£1.365bn in Government support is needed to
enable the RHLG grant to support all 54,638
businesses falling within a business rates
threshold of £51,000 to £150,000.
Croydon BID is leading the #RaiseTheBar
campaign and has been joined by over
100 BIDs and many political leaders.
UK High Streets are on the brink of collapse
as the eight-week countdown to the next
quarterly rent instalment begins today, according
to the #RaiseTheBar campaign.
This is a collective campaign designed to
support the people that work for and run
businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure
sectors. Across the UK, there are individual,
personal concerns and uncertainties surrounding
the economy and the effect that
COVID-19 will have on them. In amending
the rateable value from £51,000 to £150,000,
we not only save businesses but we also save
jobs.
Supporting and shopping local has never been
more vital and fortunately we live in a digital age
where you can get goods and services online and
over the telephone.
Since lockdown, many of your local shops have
changed their business models to offer delivery
services so we’ve put together this directory of
businesses that are still trading, their opening
hours and how you can order with them.
OPEN FOR
BUSINESS!
(Virtually)
SHOP
HERE!
Please remember to follow the
latest government advice if
collecting your order and keep
two metres apart at ALL times.
Now you can support your
local businesses from
the comfort of your
own home, from delicious
food takeaways to
home deliveries, you’ll
find details on all the
amazing offerings still
available from our incredible
businesses.
This directory will be regularly
updated so please keep checking
as more are added.
There are a number of Streatham businesses
still open to provide essential products and
services to their local community.
Of course, essential stores are also open;
supermarkets and banks.
INSTREATHAM
a voice for business, a vision for the community