Wicklow Chamber active in supporting local businesses
WICKLOW Town and District Chamber has been assisting businesses during the Covid-19 lockdown.
A comprehensive list of all businesses who are either still operating for normal or restricted business hours, or who are operating online, is available at www.wicklowchamber.ie.
In addition to this listing, all of those businesses are being promoted through the Wicklow Town Community Facebook page, which is updated daily by key members of the Chamber.
Rosie Cooney, Chamber president, has expressed her sincere thanks to the local community for continuing to support all of the local shops that have been allowed to remain open currently.
She said: ‘I want to offer a special thanks to those local businesses who are on the frontline for providing essential services to the locality during this period. Truly, they are our local heroes,’ she said.
She also thanked the local emergency services and the Gardaí for their continued services beyond the call of duty.
Wicklow Business Network meetings have recommenced via Zoom every Wednesday under the chairmanship of John Smith and there has been an enthusiastic response to this initiative, which is enabling local businesses to support each other through this difficult time.
Both the Chamber president and Susana Costello, Chamber administrator, have maintained ongoing important communications regarding Government information on Covid-19, ensuring that members are kept up to date on all the latest information that will have an impact on how the business community will be affected by these changes to emergency legislation.
The Chamber is planning to work with Wicklow County Council and other important community partners to promote and develop a ‘Shop Local First’ initiative, which it hopes will encourage the local residents to support local businesses, shops and hospitality outlets when they are allowed to reopen.