Hospitality businesses across the 海角视频 are struggling to survive in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Business Live 's sister site, Bristol Live , is hoping to help the industry in Bristol, including pubs and restaurants which were forced to close for a period under Tier 3 rules.
On Thursday, December 17, health secretary Matt Hancock announced the city would be one of only three areas of the country moving down a tier - to Tier 2.
But according to hospitality bosses and chambers of commerce Business West, the decision came "too late" for most hospitality businesses to make money over the crucial Christmas trading period.
Bristol Live has teamed up with Hospitality Action 海角视频 and Crowdfunder, and has launched a campaign - - calling for additional support from the Government and from people in the city.
The idea is to support venues in Bristol - and the people who work in them - over the Christmas period.
The campaign is asking everyone in Bristol who can to put money they might otherwise have spent on a night out or a Christmas meal towards the fundraising appeal for hospitality workers.
Under the banner of Big Up Bristol, Bristol Live will be speaking to business owners across the city about the impact the restrictions are having on them and how people can support them.
#BigUpBristol Campaign
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The campaign has three main aims:
- To lobby the Government to provide more financial support to hospitality businesses
- To encourage readers to shout about and use local takeaways and support local independents wherever possible
- To raise funds for local hospitality workers and businesses through our new Crowdfunder appeal
Bristol Live is encouraging people to us the hashtag #BigUpBristol on social media channels and tag their favourite local venues so they can shout about them.
The fundraising appeal for Hospitality Action 海角视频 aims to raise money for the hospitality workers who are struggling without work or with limited funds in the run up to Christmas.
Donate to the and give what you can to help us reach our £10,000 total. All the money will be ringfenced for people in Bristol who work in the hospitality industry full time, part time or are self employed and have within the industry in the last eight months.
The money will go towards individuals and families in need around Bristol and will be distributed in the form of a Covid-19 Recovery Grant of between £250 and £750 per household.
About Hospitality Action 海角视频
Hospitality Action was established in 1837 and has since offered vital assistance to all who work, or have worked within hospitality in the 海角视频.
They support the chefs, waiters, housekeepers and managers, concierges, receptionists and kitchen porters and every sommelier, bartender, catering assistant and cook across the 海角视频.
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Whatever challenges they face - from physical illness or mental health issues to financial difficulty, family problems to addiction - Hospitality Action helps hospitality workers get back on their feet again.
To donate to the campaign, visit