BOROUGH NEWS SPECIAL
Judy from Roebridge Farm Shop on Market Street
Support your local high street everyone (except those with an exemption) should wear face coverings when entering a shop.
Chair of Eastleigh Local Area Committee, Cllr Tina Campbell, said: “The introduction of these and other social distancing measures in our town will help create a safe trading environment for businesses and shoppers. We want to ensure everyone who uses our town centre is confident they have a secure space in which to shop and walk around the town, especially as numbers increase. It’s important that shops and businesses are supported while protecting public health which is, as always, our number one priority.”
Eastleigh town centre is a priority area due to high footfall, so we have also temporarily closed Market Street and High Street to vehicles and have suspended on-street parking. This was done for the safety of local people with support from Hampshire County Council and means both Market Street and
Cabinet Lead for Economy, Cllr Derek Pretty, said: “We’re committed to do all we can to help businesses in the borough as we begin the economic recovery. Our town centre shops and businesses contribute a great deal to our local economy, and we want to see them continuing to trade safely and successfully in the future.”
Many of our high street shops are trading once again. We are committed to supporting retailers across the Borough and to ensure local people have as safe a shopping environment as possible. Local people supporting local shops is an important part of the economic recovery following the national lockdown. So whether you are using the new car park in Hedge End village or visiting one of our other village centres such as Chandler’s Ford, West End or Hamble-le-Rice, it’s important we all support our local shops. Stay Safe - maintain your social distance We all need to maintain social distancing when we are out shopping. The Government advised local authorities to make appropriate changes to roads to help with social distancing for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. We have placed signs in all our shopping areas across the Borough to remind people to keep their distance and
High Street are currently for pedestrian use only. We continue to monitor the temporary road closure and have also worked to improve access to the town centre, with more disabled parking. The closure offers the opportunity for food retailers to create a ‘café culture’ with the new Pavement Licence (see page 11).
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