Regional socialising in phases

Phase 1 - Regional openings. Open bars for locals initially. Remain in your own region.

If mixing with others from other regions must adhere to current family / bubble limitations (groups of 10 in one property).
Provide licenses to bars to have their own pop ups in allocated areas - parks and beaches. During this time get the city centre ready for phase 2.

Phase 2 - Edinburgh City Centre and surrounding areas popular for socialising (Stockbridge, Morningside, Leith, Georgie) - categorise and limit capacity on bars based on space and capability. Provide digital skills training and funding for all to adopt the weatherspoons app.

City centre - close the roads heavily populated with bars. Lift restrictions / governance / costs for bars to use outdoor space (pavements, car parks, roads) and allocate each property space to each business to increase capacity. Use markings within allocated space to encourage social distancing or in bubbles (Similar to car parking). Encourage pop up bars in outdoor space to reduce indoor traffic.
Relax the fines for parking on the next level of zones so people can shop in the city centre and kickstart the high street.

Categorise bars and limit capacity.
Where bars can, no standing at the bar. Adopt the weatherspoons app.

Provide financial support for bars to have segregation areas inside

Why the contribution is important

A controlled method of kickstarting the hospitality trade. It shouldn’t be the last industry to recover, it should be supporting the social aspect and encouraging people to not be afraid of getting back to environments where we’re once thriving. Our country needs this for wellbeing and our heritage.

by Kursdul on May 05, 2020 at 04:22PM

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  • Posted by JerryRE May 05, 2020 at 16:31

    When will our politicians realise that this is a war, not a game. We hear a lot about suppressing the virus not killing it. No one is going to accept a new norm. They will want to go back to what they had before. Actions like this will just extend the life if the virus in our community. Kill the virus. Test. Isolate. Kill. TIK, TIK, TIK. Then we will get back to normal life

  • Posted by siobhan May 05, 2020 at 16:32

    what exactly is the weatherspoons app? Hope it's nothing to do with the same weatherspoons who laid off all their bar staff?

  • Posted by GJTorrie May 05, 2020 at 21:27

    Leave bars to one of the very last things opened. I am not saying they are not essential to some patrons. But the problem is a bar opening for 10 customers is running at a loss. A bar is more financially viable closed than it is with such few people frequenting it.

  • Posted by Laramillions May 06, 2020 at 13:07

    Being a young person I think we need this sort of thinking to give the country some hope of normality and fun! It won’t be lockdown forever and we need to start to look forward
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