Shops & shopping centers across Reading will start to re-open 15th June.
Non essential shops have been closed since early March as part of the measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Reading Borough Council tells shoppers to bring their own hand sanitiser when they come. This is to complement those being provided by a number of businesses at the entrance to their shops.
In their own words “People bringing their own hand sanitiser and using it regularly will help reinforce the increased hygiene measures being introduced by Reading Borough Council and Reading UK. This will include a disinfectant clean in June of over 39,000 square feet of public space. There will also be cleaning teams out every day to ensure the town centre remains as clean and hygienic as possible”
Other package of new measures that will be introduced to help visitors access and navigate the town centre easily and safely, whilst respecting social distancing are:
- A number of pedestrian one-way systems, including on Union Street, Oxford Road by Broad Street Mall, Station Road and the station subway
- Barriers to direct pedestrians at pinch points, especially busy bus stops
- Painted lines in public areas to help shoppers with maintaining social distancing
Reading Borough Council Leader Jason Brock said: “I am sure that there will be a sense of relief that residents can once again visit and shop in the Town Centre, but it is essential everybody pays close attention to the guidance being given, which is there to help keep residents and shop staff safe.“
