#OperationSafeHouseCheshire – we need your help #Blog
Briony Wilson
20th October 2020
Hello, my name is Stephen Wundke. I am the Chief Executive of Taste Cheshire. 
As you know Cheshire is now in Tier 2 Covid restrictions. This is not a political plea but the reality is that Tier 2 is purgatory. Our members are down over 60% in turnover and in Tier 2 you get no financial assistance. The harsh reality is, that if we stay in Tier 2, by January we will lose 40% of our venues and 10,000 jobs. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We can do something about it and that’s where we need your help.
Today myself and Izzy Grey of We Love Good Times are launching Operation Safehouse. The sole purpose of which is to get us back into Tier 1. You see, despite the restrictions in Tier 1 we can make that work.
The principle is a simple one. We want every person in Cheshire in every house to take responsibility for their household and stop the rate of transmission of this horrible virus, one house at a time. Together we can do this.
In the second world war it was the people of Britain, on the underground who encouraged Churchill not to surrender and to fight on. They knew it would be tough but they did it. Right now, this is our Dunkirk and the 400,000 houses across Cheshire are the little boats that rescued the troops and saved the country. We can make a difference, one house at a time, we are the little boats.
I’m not asking you to stop doing things, in fact the Council are publishing a list of the things you can do safely and not just what you can’t do.
Operation Safehouse is about you making a real effort in your house to stay safe by adopting this three-step plan.
Step 1. Wear a mask – If you’re going anywhere just put one on. Don’t say its uncomfortable – it’s a lot better than wearing a ventilator.
Step 2. Keep your Space. The virus simply can’t move between people if you keep your 2 metre space. If someone is crowding you just turn your back and walk away.
Step 3. Wash your hands – Covid hates soap and water. Every time you come into your house wash your hands.
It’s that easy – and we know it works.
So please, spread this post as far and wide as you can. The more people the better. Let’s kill this virus by making this post go viral. Fight Covid at its own game.
We can do this – let’s make the three steps of Operation Safehouse work and get us back in to Tier 1
- Wear a mask, 2. Keep your space, 3 Wash your hands.
Thank you for your time – now it’s up to you.