Free Digital Skills Support for Small Businesses
Digital Boost is a partnership between BCG Digital Ventures and Founders4Schools, offering a platform for organisations in need to connect with volunteer digital experts. About Digital Boost We’re a community of digital professionals who want to help organisations in need. Our Mission…
Pavement Licences
These are available from Newham Council for the placement of furniture such as tables and chairs on the pavement outside their premises that will enable applicants to maximise their capacity whilst adhering to social distancing guidelines. The new temporary measure places a cap on the application fee of £100 for…
Travel guidance for businesses
Face coverings must be worn for the full duration of journeys on the public transport network, including inside stations, and in taxis and private hire vehicles.
The Restart Grant
The Restart Grant scheme supports businesses in reopening safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Grants are available from 1 April 2021. Eligible businesses in the non-essential retail sector may be entitled to a one-off cash grant of up to £6,000 from their local council. Eligible businesses in the hospitality, accommodation, leisure,…
Hand Sanitising Stations
With the reopening of more businesses in Stratford, we do encourage all to continue following Government’s Guidance. Stratford Original continues to support safe operations and experience in the town centre through a number of initiatives. You can now find our hand sanitising stations inside the shopping centre with touch-free technology
Air quality: did you know?
Daily data is collected from monitoring sites and displayed on the airqualityengland.co.uk website. Manually operated nitrogen dioxide diffusion tubes are placed outside each school and to additional sites. Cam Road monitoring site is the closest location.
First Mile Recycling March 2021
Check our Subsidised waste and recycling rates offer for Stratford BID members. …
Ambassador facts for March 2021
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Access £3000 of Government Incentive to hire an apprentice
This is great news for employers as it means you can now get £3,000 per hire of any age that starts an apprenticeship. That’s not all though, there’s now no limit on the number of incentive payments an employer can claim for apprentices eligible to receive funding. Each apprentice would need to meet the criteria,…
Ask for Angela
WAVE Training & Ask for Angela WAVE (Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement) presentations and toolkits focus on spotting and preventing vulnerability in the night time economy. …