b'Investing in your safetyOur top priority is to provide a safe and secure town centre for our customers and businesses, and to restore confidence. To support a safe re-opening and sustainable recovery, we have focussed on our street operations and effective communications. Signage PPE We provided increased signage across our town centreWe provided businesses with subsidised hand sanitiser, to promote social distancing and identifying one waygloves and face masks for use in their premises. Over systems.20,000 masks were sold and 800 bottles of hand sanitiser. Queuing Guides Cleansing We provided social distancing floor stickers for theOur Rangers used anti-viral cleaning equipment to pavements outside stores to enable a town wide,sanitise street furniture and areas of the public realm uniformed system for safe queueing.regularly used by the visitors. They worked throughout the day in highly visible ways to enhance cleanliness and Hygieneprovide reassurance for our colleagues and customers. We purchased and installed hand sanitiser dispenser points and hand washing facilities throughout the town centre. This was funded by Hitchin BID and Welcome Back Fund. 20,000 80050 180masks providedbottle of sanitiser to businessesprovided to businesses and the publicand public social social distancing floor distancingstickers providedsignageHitchin BID Annual Report 2021/22 3'