Ryedale District Council

As part of the Council’s Reopening the High Street Safely work supporting our market towns to adapt to and recovery from COVID-19, we are partnering with Client Marketing to deliver free webinars to help retailers improve their marketing and use of social media and digital marketing to attract more customers and increase sales.

Regardless of your experience and usage of marketing resources, our webinars will provide you with help, guidance and hints and tips so you make the most of today’s marketing opportunities. Whether you want to improve you use of traditional marketing and communication methods or want to learn more about the digital options available to you, we want to help increase people’s awareness of your business and help you attract more customers. 

Save the dates and register now for the following free webinars: 

• 13 January - Strategic Marketing Review & One Page Marketing Plan: View the recording

• 27 January - How to use Social Media to Engage with Customers: Register here

• 10 February - How to use digital Marketing to find new clients: Register here  

We understand that with the constant announcements changing restrictions and subsequent support available it can be difficult to keep on top of information.

For all the latest information and to find out what financial support schemes you may be eligible for visit our business support page.

For additional help and support on the COVID-19 crisis visit the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub's dedicated website 

These are the businesses that should remain closed during the current national lockdown. 

The Government has a range of guidance for businesses to work safely during COVID-19 once the lockdown is lifted. 

NHS QR posters and NHS app

The Government announced that certain venues, including venues run by local authorities will now be legally required to display NHS QR posters in their venues. This includes all venues from the following sectors:

• hospitality;

• leisure and tourism;

• close contact services;

• local authority venues.

To support you, there is a bank of resources: NHS covid information  

NHS QR posters

To make it easier to log who visits a venue, an official NHS QR code poster must be created and displayed by the designated businesses. This is a legal requirement. 

Visitors can check-in at different premises displaying the QR code posters, by downloading and then using the NHS COVID app, which is being rolled out nationally from Thursday too. 

If individuals choose to check-in using the QR code poster they do not need to log in via any other route. If they don’t want to use the app, then their visit will need to be recorded in the normal COVID-safe way - by keeping a record of their name and contact details.

NHS COVID-19 app

The NHS COVID-19 app is part of NHS Test and Trace. It alerts people who may be at risk of coronavirus so they can have the information they need to protect themselves, their communities and the people they love.

The app’s features include contact tracing, risk alerts by postcode, a symptom checker and test booking.

It is a key part of Government measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The more people that do the right thing, by using the app and self-isolating when alerted - the more we keep each other safe and stop infection rates rising.

By downloading and using the app, you’ll be helping protect those around you – friends, family, colleagues and local communities. 

• Here are full details of the businesses that need to display the QR posters by law.
• Here is a video explaining how the QR posters work.
• Here is a video explaining how the app works. 
• This is the link people need to use to create a QR poster.
• This is a Q and A provided by the NHS. 

To download the app, visit your phone’s app store and download the NHS COVID-19 app.

Back to business pack

A 'back to business pack' is available to small businesses. There's a range of posters to choose from, to let customers know how your business will operate under the new restrictions. For more information and eligibility, click here. 

Community First Yorkshire is the local support provider for charities.

The Government site for Charities

The Small Charities Coalition – lots of useful Covid-19 related links to other sites including funders   

The Government site for Community Interest Companies

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations which provides lots of advice and regular blog updates

The York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub has created a Learning Toolkit to help businesses and employees in the region access online learning resources during these difficult times.

Through Skills Support for the Workforce businesses can develop and implement bespoke training programmes, which will help to meet their growth ambitions by satisfying their workforce’s immediate and long term skills needs.

Delivered, at no cost to you, by professional training on a range of business topics, and based around bespoke training plans designed to help your business and people develop and grow.

If you have any questions please contact the Business team and we will endeavour to reply as soon as possible.