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News PB launches #SalonsAreSafe campaign calling for a confirmed reopening date After beauty salons were
to share the message too as
omitted from the list of businesses in England
a show of faith in how you’ll look after them. We’d also
allowed to reopen on July 4, and those in Scotland
recommend tagging your local MP, Prime Minister Boris
allowed to reopen on July 15, Professional Beauty
Johnson and/or Business Secretary Alok Sharma.
Group has launched the #SalonsAreSafe campaign
3. Write to or email your local MP, asking for clarity on
to demonstrate to Government that salons are both safe and ready to reopen. PB is encouraging business owners to share the #SalonsAreSafe hashtag on social media, along with our campaign graphic, to show the Government the industry is safe. There are three ways you can get involved: 1. Show how your beauty salon, nail bar or home-based business will be safe on reopening by posting photos and videos on social media using the #SalonsAreSafe hashtag. These photos/videos can be
walkthroughs of your salon showing the changes you’ve made in terms of PPE, social distancing, etc. We’d also recommend tagging your local MP, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and/or Business Secretary Alok Sharma to help get the message direct to UK Government. 2. Share PB’s #SalonsAreSafe graphic on your social media channels while using the #SalonsAreSafe hashtag, explaining how you’ve made your salon safe for reopening. Also, ask your clients
when beauty salons will be able to reopen and explain the measures you’ve put in place to make your business safe. Our drafted letter has been templated, so it’s easy for you to fill in, and you can find the name and contact details of your local MP to send it to here on the UK Parliament website. Separately, the UK Spa Association is launching the #GiveWellnessADate campaign, backed by Professional Beauty and all other spa trade titles, to call for a confirmed date for spas to reopen in all countries of the UK.
Northern Ireland gears up for reopening July 6 and Wales July 13 Although beauty salons in England and Scotland were still awaiting a confirmed reopening date as this issue of Professional Beauty was published, Northern Ireland Executive has announced that beauty and hair salons in Northern Ireland can open on July 6, and the Welsh Government has given a provisional date of July 13. Both dates are dependent on the coronavirus R rate staying a downward trajectory. The statement from the Northern Ireland Executive said that changes to its Coronavirus Regulations included: “The re-opening of hair
salon and barbers – July 6. This also covers close contact businesses... and includes nail, beauty, hair salons and barbers, tanning services, electrolysis or acupuncture.” However, there is no official reopening date for spas in Northern Ireland. The new guidance confirms “spas and leisure facilities at hotels will not be permitted to open at this stage.” Meanwhile, the
Welsh Government released plans to restart the economy, with beauty and hair salons potentially reopening on an “appointmentonly” basis on July 13, depending on how the virus is progressing.
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