Is there any guidance on travelling to garden centres and house hunting?

gettingtheresometime

poppy12345 said:

gettingtheresometime said:

Are garden centres open - don't they count as non essential retail?

They are open.

I'm genuinely surprised at that as the ones local to me aren't 

Jeremy535897

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

One of the issues is that a lot of the plants have to be sold within a certain time or they are wasted. 

gizmo111

Jeremy535897 said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

One of the issues is that a lot of the plants have to be sold within a certain time or they are wasted. 

Like food and beer.........

poppy12345

gizmo111 said:

Jeremy535897 said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

One of the issues is that a lot of the plants have to be sold within a certain time or they are wasted. 

Like food and beer.........

Food shops are essential and most of them will sell alcohol.

wannabe_a_saver

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

I don’t think they’re allowed to sell the ‘sundries’ like gifts, cards, home stuff etc at the moment, just the gardening stuff and animal/pet supplies.

gizmo111

poppy12345 said:

gizmo111 said:

Jeremy535897 said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

One of the issues is that a lot of the plants have to be sold within a certain time or they are wasted. 

Like food and beer.........

Food shops are essential and most of them will sell alcohol.

I meant pubs and restaurants who have had to throw away large quantities of food and beer as they had to be used within a certain time, that was a massive waste. 

strawb_shortcake

gizmo111 said:

poppy12345 said:

gizmo111 said:

Jeremy535897 said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

One of the issues is that a lot of the plants have to be sold within a certain time or they are wasted. 

Like food and beer.........

Food shops are essential and most of them will sell alcohol.

I meant pubs and restaurants who have had to throw away large quantities of food and beer as they had to be used within a certain time, that was a massive waste. 

The local pubs were selling off pints for 90p just before lockdown, some pubs have adapted for takeaway and others donated to local charities and food banks. We had a local initiative for a soup kitchen last year and all food was donated by local businesses and soups dishes out to locals.
I think it was the boss of LEON last year that donated huge amounts of food to food banks, so not all was wasted 

Andy_L

wannabe_a_saver said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

I don’t think they’re allowed to sell the ‘sundries’ like gifts, cards, home stuff etc at the moment, just the gardening stuff and animal/pet supplies.

They are
"Guidance on mixed retail

A business selling a significant amount of essential retail may also continue to sell goods typically sold at non-essential retail. For example, a supermarket that sells food is not required to close off or cordon off aisles selling homeware."
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/closing-certain-businesses-and-venues-in-england

wannabe_a_saver

Andy_L said:

wannabe_a_saver said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

I don’t think they’re allowed to sell the ‘sundries’ like gifts, cards, home stuff etc at the moment, just the gardening stuff and animal/pet supplies.

They are
"Guidance on mixed retail

A business selling a significant amount of essential retail may also continue to sell goods typically sold at non-essential retail. For example, a supermarket that sells food is not required to close off or cordon off aisles selling homeware."
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/closing-certain-businesses-and-venues-in-england

Ah ok, the garden centre nearest me has closed its clothing concessions, so I assumed. 

Andy_L

wannabe_a_saver said:

Andy_L said:

wannabe_a_saver said:

gingerdad said:

sammyjammy said:

I'll never understand why garden centres are open, its just another excuse for people to be able to leave the house unnecessarily.

totally agree we own a gift shop which except for plants sells all the same things as the garden centre but we can't open

I don’t think they’re allowed to sell the ‘sundries’ like gifts, cards, home stuff etc at the moment, just the gardening stuff and animal/pet supplies.

They are
"Guidance on mixed retail

A business selling a significant amount of essential retail may also continue to sell goods typically sold at non-essential retail. For example, a supermarket that sells food is not required to close off or cordon off aisles selling homeware."
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/closing-certain-businesses-and-venues-in-england

Ah ok, the garden centre nearest me has closed its clothing concessions, so I assumed. 

If its an actual concession, ie a separate business operating within the garden centre, or its separate to the main shop (eg the entirety of the 1st floor or a 2nd building connected by a covered walkway) then it has to close. If its part of the GC then it can stay open