Coronavirus guidance and support
Guidance and support for businesses
Find out what coronavirus business support grants and help you can get for your business
Services updates
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Services information
Find out about the current COVID-19 restrictions to services.
Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships service
Care Home Support Implementation Status
Concerned about a vulnerable adult, child or young person
Report health and safety concerns at a workplace
Reporting businesses not complying with Coronavirus restrictions
Building and service closures
| Venue | Details |
|---|---|
| Bexley Coronavirus helpline | 020 3045 5398 |
| Cemeteries | All remain open from 9am to 6pm, (Erith cemetery closes at 5.45pm). Please follow National lockdown guidance on attending funerals. |
| Civic Offices | Civic Offices remain closed to visitors without an urgent pre-arranged appointment. Please only call the Council if you cannot obtain the advice or service you require online or are unable to access the website. |
| Council Libraries and Local Studies and Archives Centre | The borough’s libraries will reopen on Monday 21 June. Until then you are able to order books online or by telephone and collect them from Central Library in Bexleyheath and Crayford Library. |
| All schools across the borough | Schools reopened from 8 March. Find out more about school testing plans and recommendations for parents, or main carers in their support bubble, in the Borough, as they return. Latest Government information. |
| Hall Place House & Gardens | The gardens are open at Hall Place. The Visitor Centre, Stables Gallery Shop and toilets are open. The Riverside Café is currently open for takeaways and indoor and outdoor seating from 17 May. Please follow the Rule of 6 or 2 households when at the café and in the gardens. Please visit the Hall Place & Gardens website for the latest information and details of onsite partner opening times. |
| Leisure Centres | Gym and swimming facilities at Crook Log, Erith and Sidcup leisure centres are open. All sessions will need to be booked in advance. Indoor group exercise classes restarted on 17 May 2021. Further information is available on the leisure centre website. |
| Lesnes Abbey Woods | The Chestnuts kiosk will remain open for take-away service only. Opening hours are 10am to 4pm (weekdays) and 9am to 5pm (weekends). Public Toilets will be open. Lesnes Abbey Lodge remains closed. |
| Parks and open spaces | All remain open for recreational use and exercise. The kiosks at Danson Park and Lesnes Abbey are open for take-away service only. Please follow National lockdown guidance while visiting our green spaces. |
| Football pitches and tennis courts | Football pitches are available to hire up to Sunday 30 May. To book please email OutdoorRecreation@bexley.gov.uk. Tennis courts are open and no booking is required. Please follow the Lawn Tennis Association latest guidelines. |
| Outdoor gyms | The use of outdoor gyms is now permitted. When using them, please continue to observe social distancing guidelines. |
| Danson Park Adventures | Pre-booked activities are only available at this time. If you have any enquiries, please email Watersports@bexley.gov.uk |
Help and support
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Resources, support and advice
Help and support for communities across Bexley.
Scammers - Bexley Trading Standards update
Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme
Testing and vaccinations
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More on getting tested
Find out how to get tested for COVID-19 even if you don't have symptoms, and how to book a test.
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Vaccine information
The NHS has planned extensively to deliver the largest vaccination programme in our history.
COVID-19 Dashboard
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Dashboard 9 June 2021 (PDF)
Keeping Bexley safe, view the COVID-19 dashboard for the latest rate of cases within Bexley.
Local Outbreak Management Plan (LOMP)
In March 2021 all Local Authorities revised their Local Outbreak Control Plans (LOCPs) and the revised version has been called the Local Outbreak Management Plan (LOMP). This is Bexley’s LOMP and takes into account the knowledge and experiences we have gained since the last Bexley LOCP, and reflects all the new tools that are now available to tackle the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Roadmap Spring 2021
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Learn about the four steps
COVID-19 Response - The Government has set out its 4 step plan to gradually lift restrictions.
Bexley Community Champions
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Become a Bexley Community Champion
Community-minded people are being invited to sign-up as Community Champions to help reduce the risk of a local outbreak of COVID-19.
Staying COVID-19 Secure in 2020
We confirm we have complied with the government’s guidance on managing the risk of COVID-19
The five steps to safer working together:
- We have carried out a COVID-19 risk assessment and shared the results with the people who work here
- We have cleaning, handwashing and hygiene procedures in line with guidance
- We have taken all reasonable steps to help people work safely from a COVID-19 Secure workplace or work from home
- We have taken all reasonable steps to maintain a 2m distance in the workplace
- Where people cannot keep 2m apart we have ensured at least a 1m distance and taken all the mitigating actions possible to manage transmission risk
Signed on behalf of employer
Employer London Borough of Bexley Date 14 August 2020
Who to contact Jill Moore, Corporate Health & Safety Team Manager.