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Chamber members, would you like an item to be featured in our weekly newsletter?
Email marketing@selondonchamber.org before 2pm on Thursdays
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South East London Chamber of Commerce Property Group
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Coffee with Janet Daby MP – Lewisham East
Tuesday 23rd February 2021
10:00am - 11:00am
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New Additional Funding Grants Announced for Hospitality and Leisure Sector
Some welcome relief for hospitality & leisure businesses announced this week as new additional funding announced by DBEIS.
- One-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property.
- £4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
- £6,000 for businesses with an RV between £15,000 and £51,000
- £9,000 for businesses with an RV of £51,000 or more
- £594 million discretionary fund also made available to support other impacted businesses.
These grants are in addition to the Additional Restrictions Grant funding for Local Authorities and Local Restriction Support Grants worth up to £3,000 a month.
Find out if you are eligible here.
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Community Champions
We would like to inform you about the new Community Champions initiative and invite you to sign up.
We are seeking community spirited people to join a team of champions in helping to share key information and advice about coronavirus.
We want to reach as many people as possible across the borough by sharing accurate and up to date information about coronavirus and we need your help to do this!
The new Community Champions initiative is a partnership between the Council and the NHS and welcomes volunteers from across the borough to share key information about coronavirus with friends, family, and local community networks. This will ensure our messages reach as many people as possible to ensure we are fully informed about the virus, reduce the amount of misinformation, and signpost the support available.
To find out more and sign up visit here
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the Masthead - Issue 16
Out Now!
Chamber members, you should have received your copy in the post. You can also view the digital copy by clicking on the image above.
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The NHS in south east London is very busy due to rising coronavirus infection rates, but we’ll still help you get urgent care when you need it.
GPs are providing more appointments for patients with urgent health needs, including evenings and weekends. Contact your own practice and they will tell you how to arrange local, same-day appointments if you need urgent care. There may be some disruption to non-urgent services over the next two weeks as practices respond to urgent care requests. However, please do not contact your GP practice or other NHS service to enquire about the COVID-19 vaccine or when you might receive it. If you would like information on the vaccine please visit the NHS South East London CCG website.
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COVID-19 update
Fake NHS text message
NHS 111 first
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Fight flu this winter!
Did you know that people at high risk from flu are also most at risk from COVID-19?
There’s never been a better time to protect yourself, your friends and family from the double danger of seasonal flu and coronavirus.
The most at-risk people will be invited first to take up this year’s flu vaccination, free of charge.
Once the vaccination of the most ‘at-risk’ groups is well underway, health services will confirm when best to invite people aged 50 to 64 to secure their flu vaccination.
Get your flu vaccination at your GP surgery, a local pharmacy, your workplace, school or midwifery service.
Keep Greenwich Safe.
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Stay Warm Stay Safe
Are you struggling this winter?
Stay Warm Stay Safe provides extra services and support for residents who may be at risk during the cold weather.
If you are over 60, care for a young or vulnerable person or are having problems paying winter fuel bills, you could benefit from Stay Warm Stay Safe. The scheme is also open to support people who have mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or a sensory impairment.
Visit here for more.
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Latest Advice - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
There are three simple actions we must all do to keep on protecting each other
1. Wash hands keep washing your hands regularly
2. Cover face wear a face covering in enclosed spaces
3. Make space stay at least 2 metres apart - or 1 metre with a face covering or other precautions
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Our New 2021 Funding Webinars
We are pleased to announce our next series of webinars to be held in the New Year, we hope to see as many of you as possible. All of our current topics are listed below, click on the ones you are interested in for full details and booking.
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Welcome 2021 With a New Wine
Make your New Year's resolution a voyage of wine discovery.
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Award Winning Nepalese Restaurant Everest Inn Blackheath Will Be Offering Takeaways & Home Deliveries
We are doing everything to support our local community by offering takeaways and deliveries,
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Affordable Professional IT Support
Click link below for more information.
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Payroll Services
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Statement from The Mayor on The Support for Businesses During Lockdown
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I welcome this announcement of much-needed additional support, which business groups and I have been calling for. It should have come sooner and it won’t replace the revenue lost over the vital Christmas period, but it should help many struggling retail, hospitality and leisure businesses stay afloat until spring.
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Mayor of London Statement on New National Lockdown
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “This announcement by the Government of a full national lockdown was inevitable. It is unclear why it took Boris Johnson so long to reach this conclusion. The virus is out of control and our NHS is increasingly at risk of being overwhelmed by an exponential rise in cases, with COVID admissions to hospitals now significantly higher than at any time during this pandemic.
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Mayor Calls for Action as Reports of Rogue Landlords Soar
The Mayor of London has demanded that the government takes urgent action to protect renters from eviction and homelessness as new statistics show the number of Londoners reporting concerns about their landlord or letting agent more than doubled during the pandemic.
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LCCI: Government Business Support Must Look Beyond Spring
Reacting to lockdown grant support being announced by government, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcome the support, but urge the Chancellor to look beyond Spring and extend business rate and VAT relief periods. LCCI’s CEO warns that this is not yet the final sprint of the London marathon.
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Weekly policy update from London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Weekly policy update from London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A round-up of key policy changes from the past seven days.
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People and Communities Pull Out All the Stops for Greenwich Together for Winter
Ensuring our children receive a healthy meal at this difficult time when so many have been impacted by COVID with loss of income and security for families, has been a key element of the Royal Borough
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New Year Message from Councillor Teresa O'Neill OBE, Leader of The Council
The New Year is not beginning as any of us would have hoped with the start of a new national lockdown. This is obviously not what any of us wanted but, unfortunately, the number of cases of Covid-19 has continued to increase, putting an incredible strain on the NHS. We need to work together to help bring the pandemic under control so that we can all get back to some normality.
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No Symptoms Rapid Community Testing Begins
Another community testing initiative to drive down the spread of the virus begins on Monday 11th January 2021, at Civic Offices, Watling Street, in Bexleyheath.
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Coronavirus: Education Update
Following the government announcement on the 4th January 2021of a full national lockdown, all primary, secondary and special schools in Bromley have been closed to the majority of pupils until at least the 15th of February 2021.
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Pubs to Receive Financial Support as Part of £Multi Million Package
Independent pubs, bars and sports and social clubs will be eligible for ring-fenced local funding through the January to March period. The additional support which has been agreed today is part of a £6.6million funding programme that will provide help to local businesses through grants and business support functions.
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London Councils Responds to The Chancellor's Business Support Announcement
On Tuesday 5th January 2021 the Chancellor announced additional grants for UK retail and hospitality sectors. The £4.6bn relief package includes the introduction of one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring. Alongside this, there are additional discretionary grants for local authorities to support other firms, such as those in the hospitality supply chain.
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