.⁦Henry Wild⁩ absolutely ready to open ⁦Skelwith Fold CP⁩ -Lockdown=turning off tap -Priorities=customer & community reassurance -Only 50% of team could be furloughed; they return Monday to prepare ⁦BBC Breakfast⁩ ⁦UK Prime Minister⁩ ⁦Rishi Sunak⁩

Bravo 👏👏Naga Munchetty BBC Breakfast asking Dominic Raab the Q on everyone’s lips “allowed to shop but not to go on holiday & social distance responsibly, why is that?" ⁦⁦UK Prime Minister⁩ ⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ ⁦Oliver Dowden⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma⁩

.⁦BBC Breakfast⁩ showcases fabulous scenery ⁦Skelwith Fold CP⁩ - empty at the moment- but ready & waiting for guidance & green light to open & welcome customers back ⁦UK Prime Minister⁩ ⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ ⁦⁦Oliver Dowden⁩ ⁦Nigel Huddleston MP⁩ ⁦

How are caravan parks getting ready to open? 🏕️ Sean Farrington is at Skelwith Fold CP to find out how holiday parks are aiming to keep people safe ⤵️ More here: bbc.in/2Cg13Zr

4 months no cash, facing 3 winters ⁦Gill Haigh⁩ ⁦Cumbria Tourism⁩ on why tourism biz need to save what’s left of the summer ⁦BBC Breakfast⁩ ⁦Skelwith Fold CP⁩ UK Prime Minister⁩ ⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ ⁦Oliver Dowden⁩ ⁦Nigel Huddleston MP⁩

.⁦@BHHPAros⁩ explains common sense approach to COVID-19 security for holiday parks & campsites #FreshAirHotels to ⁦BBC Radio 5 Live⁩ preparing for our customers’ return ⁦UK Prime Minister⁩ ⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ Department for Culture, Media and Sport⁩ ⁦Oliver Dowden⁩ ⁦Nigel Huddleston MP⁩

NI confirmed open date 26/6, indicative dates 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿4/7 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿15/7 But park owners across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales in utter despair as they’ve been given no hope whatsoever by Welsh Government @BHHPAros explains to BBC Radio 5 Live how all look to @fmwales Ken Skates MS wgmin_finance Dafydd Elis-Thomas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 today

Budget News. Today the chancellor announced a further 3 months full business rates relief for parks in England followed by a discount of up to 2/3rds for the rest of the year. Full details of the discount yet to be announced.

Caravan Park Business Rates. The VOA have begun sending out forms to parks for the next revaluation in 2023. Important to complete carefully. As before we offer BH&HPA members a free form checking service. Call us for advice. BH&HPA

Budget news. Chancellor announces leisure and hospitality businesses including holiday parks will get a further 50% COVID rates relief from April 2022 until 2023.

Budget news. Chancellor also announces investment in commercial property improvements/extensions will be exempt from business rates increases for 12 months. More detail needed but potentially this would include holiday park development.

Budget news. As expected Chancellor announces move from 5 yearly to 3 yearly business rates revaluations after the next reveal in 2023.

Business Rates Revaluation. Following successful BHHPA branch meetings at East Anglia, Southern Counties and Yorkshire Inland I look forward to speaking to Cumbria Branch on Thursday this week with news about the coming rates revaluation. BH&HPA

Looking forward to meeting members at the Mid Wales BHHPA branch meeting tomorrow in Montgomery. Giving members an update on the business rates revaluation. BH&HPA

Today new Rateable Values for all parks in England and Wales coming into force next April can now be viewed on the VOA website by entering your postcode gov.uk/find-business-… See our article in BHHPA journal issue 203 for details of our rating helpline. BH&HPA

The Chancellor today announced that the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality relief scheme in England will run for one more year in 2023/24 and will give eligible business 75% relief up to a cap of £110k per business. See news section of our website barrsandco.com BH&HPA

BHHPA Conference. Looking forward to meeting members at conference this week in Bournemouth. Come and see our workshop on business rates and I’ll be available for a chat any time. BH&HPA

Looking forward to meeting members at the Great Holiday Home Show in Harrogate this week. I will be on the BHHPA stand Tuesday and Wednesday, call in for a chat. BH&HPA Great Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Show

Looking forward to meeting members at the Holiday Parks and Resorts Innovation Show this Wednesday. I will be on the BH&HPA stand so call in for a chat.BH&HPA

Looking forward to two days of talks and meeting members in London this week BH&HPA conference. #BHHPA24