So 19th July is being called Freedom Day but it has most of us running small businesses feeling very wary and here is why.

• We have already been victims of Track and Trace which has led to Staff Shortages
• One of the girls has kids who could not go into school withour a PCSR Test which took a couple of days before she could come back in – which led to staff shortages.
• 2 of the girls that work here are not Double Jabbed
• Some delays in our Supply Chain, with major haulage companies not having enough staff

What Action am I taking?

• Wearing of masks is still mandatory if you are coming in to shop with us, obviously exclusions are taken into account.
• I did think about changing my hours to slightly shorter so that at least I can cover the hours myself if no one else can get in.  I obviously cant leave my dogs all day.
• Please use the Hand Sanitizer as before when entering the shop.
• We have the Fire Doors Open aswell during the day to ensure a good air flow.
• I am trying to keep fully stocked so we dont run out.
• I have suspended Local Deliveries as I cannot commit to be able to do these at the moment.

My Recommendations to you

I strongly recommend that you do not leave yourself short of food and that you try to keep at least a weeks worth in hand.  If for instance we all got pinged by Track and Trace or even worse all got sick then the business would be forced to close for a limited time.  I have seen this with a number of Companies in Weymouth over the last week.

We appreciate your patience during this time and thank you for your business.