Station to Station have been monitoring the Coronavirus/Covid-19 situation closely as it evolves and are responding to all the multiple queries that our members have via information on our website, email and through the various WhatsApp groups. We will continue to keep you updated on the latest government and Lambeth council advice on how to keep your business going in these unprecedented times.
Below are the resources currently in place.
Find out the current local restriction here
Station to Station have launched an online directory service to promote BID based businesses.
Our online business directory offers businesses the opportunity to promote themselves both for online, click and collect and real shopping experiences. Contact us to be included.
Visit Public Health England’s Covid-19 Resource Centre to download the official guidance posters for your business
Download Lambeth’s Checklist for safe re-opening (multilingual) and Risk Assessment form
Download a printable ‘Face mask must be worn’ A5 poster
Download a printable Social Distancing Guide for business owners
Download a printable Cash Point/Pin Machine safety poster
Download a printable Hand Washing poster for your workplace
Download e-mail friendly NHS Isolation Guide for you employees
Download multi-language COVID-19 Posters
• For those of you worried about keeping your business going throughout the next few weeks, please visit this very clear and comprehensive government website page https://www.businesssupport.
It will be updated constantly, so please keep visiting it.
• Covid Budget factsheet with some information on how the government will be financially supporting businesses
• The London Growth Hub has also brought together essential resources to help businesses manage and mitigate exposure to the impact of coronavirus. This page will be kept up to date with the latest developments and support, so your business has access to all the information it needs.
• Telephone helpline to support businesses and self-employed people who are concerned about paying their tax due to coronavirus. Contact the HMRC helpline on 0800 0159 559.
CORONAVIRUS GRANTS
Please have your bank details and a copy of your latest business rates bill available as information will be required in order to complete the application.
Small Business Grant Funding
In order to be entitled to a payment under this scheme you will need to confirm that your business was occupied on 11th March 2020 and was eligible for relief under the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) Scheme with a rateable value of less than £15,000.
Retail Hospitality & Leisure Grant
In order to be entitled to a payment under this scheme you will need to confirm that your business was occupied on 11th March 2020 and was eligible for relief under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme with a rateable value of less than £51,000.
Eligible businesses with a rateable value of up to £15,000 will receive a grant of £10,000.
Eligible businesses with a rateable value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 will receive a grant of £25,000.
More details here
The Expanded Retail Discount for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure scheme will provide eligible, occupied, retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a 50% relief on business rates, up to a cash
Applications for phase four of Lambeth’s ERF (Economic Resilience Fund) will open at 10am on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 and will close when all funding has been awarded or is likely
This relief will be given via the business rates system for this financial year 21/22 and will amount to approximately 23% of the rateable value of your premises. Eligible businesses: Office
NOTE: This grant needs to be applied for and the fund closes on 28.02.22. Ineligible businesses: All retail businesses, coach tour operators, tour operators, gyms and sports businesses where physical exercise or
The Chancellor has announced a £1bn fund for the hospitality sector and an extra £30m to help theatres and museums. This latest announcement is a positive response from government and
Move to Plan B confirmed as Omicron spreads across UK, with early analysis suggesting cases could be doubling at a rate of as little as 2.5 to 3 days.
The third phase of the Economic Resilience Fund will provide £2.45 million of funding to projects aligned with certain outlined themes.
We are pleased to announce that Station to Station Business Improvement District has received funding to work with West Norwood and Tulse Hill’s local businesses and communities to reimagine how
Property Rateable Value (RV) Your rateable value is based on the open market rental value as at 1st April 2015 and is calculated by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Your
If you would like to order Lateral Flow Tests* from Lambeth, please order your kits here. Place your order and then collect from the Civic Centre, offer is open (currently)
You may remember Lambeth Tech Aid who did great work during 2020 collecting, wiping and refurbishing tech devices to be donated to those in need during the pandemic. The organisation
Lambeth’s Economic Resilience Fund – Phase Two Lambeth Council have announced the launch of Phase 2 of their Economic Resilience Fund to support businesses who continue to be most severely impacted
Checking in for customers Customers for all hospitality, personal care and leisure services still need to check into venues using either the NHS app (via smartphone and QR code) or
The London Business Hub is running a Recover and Grow scheme which targets small to medium-sized businesses. It is offering free resilience & economic recovery training for a period of
Welcome Back! Come and visit your local businesses, get a hair cut, have a pint, get sweaty at the gym, take a dip in the pool or just say hi to your friendly shop keepers, they can’t wait to see you back on our high street.
For all those businesses reopening from 12 April, the rules stay more or less the same as when you were open before. Staff and customers must wear masks or be
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, we are pleased to launch our new Station to Station YouTube channel to celebrate the achievements of some of our female fronted businesses.
Lambeth Council have opened a community testing site in Brockwell Park for people who live or work in the borough that may have Covid-19, but are not experiencing any symptoms.
Insurance companies that initially rejected claims from businesses for losses due to the coronavirus pandemic have been overruled by The Supreme Court. We would encourage all Station to Station businesses
Please see below for some information on the latest government grants available for businesses via Lambeth. These cover when London was in Tier 2 (October) & Tier 3 (December) as
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We as a team will still be available as always, Mon to Thur, 9am-5.30pm, and although it is not quite business as usual, we are always at the end of a phone, email or WhatsApp if you need us.
Our job is to support you, so please lean on us.
We will be able to hold meetings via online platforms when necessary, and will be providing updates on our social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and on our website which will be updated constantly.
We will not be in the office for the time-being, but if you need to speak to someone, call or message 07947764259
