Visit East Yorkshire Update - 24/11/20

Visit East Yorkshire Update - 24/11/20

We hope you’re keeping safe and well during these uncertain times. This week’s newsletter includes information on the Additional Restrictions Grants, our Shop Local Online campaign and restrictions for outdoor events/trails.

Additional Restrictions Grant
The Additional Restrictions Grant is now open for applications. The grants are to support businesses that have been severely affected by closure during National restrictions, and have so far not been eligible to apply for other grants available. To learn more and apply click here.

Shop Local Online
So far our Shop Local Online campaign has been very well received and a good number of you have been in touch with your online offers, which we’d like to thank you for. There’s still time to get a FREE listing on our site that links to your online shopping offer.
If you are a small/medium sized business which is a food, drink, retail, tourism experience or leisure service business located in East Yorkshire and are offering delivery, click and collect, on-line, takeaway services and vouchers, and would like to be featured, please send an image and link to your online shop to emma.robinson@vhey.co.uk.

Christmas illumination trails during national restrictions.
The Government does not wish to see large events taking place that risk lots of people congregating. The new National (No. 4) Regulations enable outdoor recreation following gatherings limits to continue, which includes walking the outdoor grounds of venues with Christmas illuminated trails.
The Government is content for these installations to proceed, only if the following conditions are met:
• All sites operating Christmas illumination trails will be expected to operate within strict social distancing and COVID-safe guidelines.
• Each site must ensure that crowds are controlled, and that there is no singular event that has more people in attendance (e.g. a launch night).
• Each site must take measures to ensure that visitors do not congregate around particular installations.
• Each site must provide assurance on how visitor numbers will be controlled, and how social distancing will be maintained throughout (e.g. one-way routes, crowd management, etc).
• Operators will need to ensure that any food or drink provision at these sites is in line with the requirements set out in the Regulations. Please also refer to the Visitor Economy
• We would expect operators to make clear that the requirements set out in the Regulations around household groups and linked household groups to be strictly adhered to.
• Relevant Local Authorities should ensure that these steps are taken, and will have the power to close these down where the steps above are not taken.

Adding Events to Visit East Yorkshire website
Even though things are odd at the moment we want to make sure we get as many of your fantastic events on the visiteastyorkshire.co.uk website.

At the footer of the homepage you’ll find a ‘Submit Events’ button, or see the form here. From here, fill in all your event details and click submit.
Please submit any Christmas or 2021 events so we can start to get them online for you. Please email info@visiteastyorkshire.co.uk to amend the event or if it’s been cancelled.