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If You Fall Ill With COVID-19 While Visiting

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If you are booked to stay with us this summer there are new protocols in place should you fall ill with COVID-19 aka Coronavirus symptoms during your stay with us.

NHS England

Full information about the current NHS England guidance for guests who develop COVID-19 aka Coronavirus symptoms while staying with us can be found here…

What you need to do if you fall ill with COVID-19 symptoms while visiting.

COVID-19 symptoms are…

A new, continuous cough.
High temperature.
A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste.

If you develop COVID-19 symptoms during your stay, do not ignore or try to hide your symptoms.

It is important you act quickly to help yourself and protect those around you.

It is your responsibility to stay safe and keep others safe.

If you feel unwell and experience any COVID-19 symptoms you must…

Stay indoors and self-isolate.
Arrange a test using your holiday address.

Do not ignore your symptoms, self-isolating and getting tested quickly is the best way that you can stay safe and protect others.

You MUST notify your accommodation provider.

If you need medical advice while you wait for your test results please contact your regular (home) GP or call 111.

If you are staying or travelling with others, they must also self-isolate and take appropriate action based on your test result.

How do I book a test?

Online here www.nhs.uk/coronavirus (opens in a new window).
Call 119.

Please use the address of your holiday accommodation.

COVID-19 test results are issued by text or email so you do not need to wait for your results if you are due to return home before your result may arrive.

You must return home the most direct way and do not use public transport.

What should I do if my test is positive?

If you feel well enough to travel and do not need to use public transport, you should return home as quickly and directly as you can.

If you feel so unwell that you cannot travel or cannot avoid public transport, you should continue to isolate and call 111 for further advice.

It is important that you do not use public transport.

You must also tell your accommodation provider that you have tested positive for COVID-19.

If you are unwell and cannot return home, you will be expected to pay all costs to your accommodation provider.

My test was negative, can I stay?

Stay and enjoy your visit as planned but if you need medical assistance please call your own regular GP or 111.

Who to contact if you’re unwell?

If you are ill and need medical advice, call 111 or your own GP.

In the event of a medical emergency, call 999.

Published on 2nd July 2020 17:21.

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We’re Good To Go

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We are pleased to announce that we have been accredited with the official UK We’re Good To Go cleaning standards award by Visit England.

We're Good To Go Cleaning Award

We’re Good To Go is the official UK mark to signal that a tourism and hospitality business has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.

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Published on 25th June 2020 14:28.

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Coronavirus aka COVID-19

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Important information for our guests about Coronavirus aka COVID-19.

Coronavirus aka COVID-19

We are still open for business.

All reservations are being honoured and we are accepting bookings for all future dates.

Rigorous cleaning with disinfectant and bleach is standard operating procedure for us.

Guests are welcome to borrow our UV black light torch to inspect our cleaning.

Current UK government advice is to avoid restaurants.

In light of this we will not be offering our usual Full English Breakfast to guests until this government advice changes.

As usual, guests are welcome to bring food into the guest house and order takeaways.

Our dining room is open 24/7 where plates and cutlery are available.

We also have Self-Catering Facilities available to guests including an oven, microwave, hot plates, grill, steamer etc.

To promote social distancing we are asking guests if they will self check-in wherever possible.

You can read more information about our self check-in.

For customers paying by cash this is not possible to do but if you are paying in advance by card then please give us a call to make payment over the telephone and we can give you your self check-in information.

BACS bank transfer is also available as a payment method if preferred.

We will still be on-site and available to guests either in person or by telephone if preferred.

Daily housekeeping is still being offered.

If you would like to opt-out of this service please let us know.

We understand that some guests who have already booked with us may wish to cancel or postpone their reservation.

If you have made a reservation and wish to cancel it please do so and don’t “no show”.

We are still receiving guests and taking new reservations daily, particularly from NHS temporary staff working at South Tyneside Hospital.

If you booked directly with us and wish to postpone or cancel your reservation with us please reply to your Booking Confirmation email to advise us.

For reservations made by direct we can either move the reservation to a future available date, issue a full credit towards a future reservation or a full refund can be given to the payment method used at the time of booking.

For reservations made via third party travel agents we unfortunately cannot accept cancellations of these bookings on behalf of guests.

Guests must contact the third party travel agents themselves.

We are aware that due to high call volumes some of these travel agencies are taking over an hour to answer the phone so please allocate a significant amount of time (and phone battery!) when attempting to reach them.

We will keep this blog updated with any significant changes to the above.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

Published on 16th March 2020 18:11.

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SNOP UK Limited at the IMAP

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SNOP UK Limited is the first tenant at the new International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) a few minutes drive from our bed and breakfast accommodation.

SNOP UK Limited 2 International Drive International Advanced Manufacturing Park IAMP Washington Road Sunderland SR5 3FH

SNOP UK Limited can be found on the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), Washington Road, Sunderland, SR5 3FH adjacent to Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK.

SNOP UK Limited a specialist in stamped and welded metal components for the automotive industry with more than 40 factories worldwide.

SNOP UK Limited is situated within the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland, in close proximity to Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK.

SNOP UK Limited’s new Sunderland factory spans 194,000 square feet and represents an investment of £15 million.

SNOP UK Limited will be producing parts of the forthcoming Nissan Juke II, Qashqai III and X-Trail vehicles.

SNOP UK Limited joins existing tenant Faltec Europe Limited a company that produces exterior automotive components who relocated to International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) from Boldon Business Park.

You can read more about the new International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) on Washington Road in this brochure…

Upon completion the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) will contain over 390,000 m2 of industrial floorspace.

You can see more about the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in this video…

If you are looking for hotel accommodation near SNOP UK Limited on the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

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Published on 4th September 2019 13:51.

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South Shields Interchange

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South Shields Interchange is set to open on Sunday 4th August 2019.

South Shields Interchange

South Shields Interchange on Keppel Street in South Shields is the new home of buses and South Shields Metro Station.

If you are using public transport eg Tyne & Wear Metro to arrive in South Shields then you will now use the new South Shields Interchange.

To reach our bed and breakfast accommodation in South Shields from South Shields Interchange the easiest route is to take the stairs or lift down to the ground floor.

Exit South Shields Interchange onto Keppel Street and turn right towards the Denmark Centre and HSBC bank on Fowler Street.

Walk South along Fowler Street towards South Shields Town Hall which is highly visible due to its 146 feet high clock tower.

South Shields Town Hall is at the bottom of Beach Road at its junction with Westoe Road and Fowler Street.

When you reach the foot of the clock tower Beach Road is to the left.

You can take a look inside the new South Shields Interchange in this video…

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Published on 1st August 2019 17:40.

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