Hollywood Bowl Group plc Centre reopening update (3951T)
July 17 2020 - 9:53AM
UK Regulatory
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Hollywood Bowl Group plc
17 July 2020
Hollywood Bowl Group plc
Centre reopening update
Hollywood Bowl Group plc ("Hollywood Bowl" or the "Group"), the
UK's market leading ten-pin bowling operator, announces that
following the Government's announcement on 17 July 2020, it will
reopen all of its English centres on 1 August 2020.
The Group has a robust reopening strategy and a strong balance
sheet which means that the business is well placed to reopen 54 of
its centres on 1 August 2020. The remaining six centres in Scotland
and Wales are ready to reopen once the restrictions in the devolved
administrations are lifted. Customers will be able to pre-book
lanes in advance of the opening date from today.
The Group has comprehensive COVID-secure operating bowling
protocols in place, in addition to adopting the operating measures
published by UK Hospitality and endorsed by the Government for bar,
diner and amusement areas. These include enhanced cleaning and
social distancing measures, with customer guidance throughout the
centres.
The Group will begin the process of un-furloughing its team
members and will provide training on the new COVID-secure operating
procedures. It will initially operate with reduced opening hours
for off-peak periods and revised rotas to support these new
operational measures. More information on these can be seen on
Hollywood Bowl's website
www.hollywoodbowl.co.uk/have-fun-play-safe.
Stephen Burns, Chief Executive of Hollywood Bowl:
"We welcome today's announcement which will enable us to reopen
all of our English centres on Saturday 1(st) August. We have been
working hard developing social distancing policies, capacity
management and enhanced sanitisation for our spacious centres. They
are ready to reopen and we look forward to welcoming back our team
members and customers who will once again be able to enjoy a safe
and enjoyable entertainment experience."
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Enquiries:
Hollywood Bowl Group via Tulchan Communications
Steve Burns, Chief Executive
Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer
Mat Hart, Chief Marketing and Technology
Officer
Tulchan Communications
James Macey White
Elizabeth Snow
Amber Ahluwalia +44 (0) 207 353 4200
Notes to Editors:
The COVID-secure measures include but are not limited to:
-- Reduced customer capacity at centres to maintain social distancing
-- Alternate lanes to provide extra space between each game taking place
-- Pre-booking only for peak periods
-- Bowlers asked to arrive slightly ahead of their booking time with measures to manage queues
-- Bowling groups restricted to a maximum of six people per lane
-- Food and drink can be pre-ordered from the in-centre diners and bars
-- Amusement machines, as well as bar and diner seating, appropriately spaced out
-- A new visual guidance campaign "Have Fun - Play Safe"
throughout venues to remind customers to maintain a safe distance
from others
-- Customers will be asked to wear their own footwear
-- Customers will be given the option of wearing disposable gloves
-- Enhanced cleaning will take place throughout the day,
including the cleaning of bowling balls, lane seating and touch
screens after every game
-- All team members will undergo daily temperature checks
-- Safety shields at all tills to protect both team members and customers
-- Upon entering the centre, customers will be expected to use
hand sanitiser, which will be readily available from dispensers
Hollywood Bowl Group is the UK's largest ten-pin bowling
operator, with a high-quality portfolio of 61 centres operating
across the UK under the Hollywood Bowl, AMF and Puttstars (mini
golf) brands. The Group specialises in operating large, high
quality bowling centres, predominantly located in out of town
multi-use leisure parks (typically co-located with cinema and
casual dining sites) and large retail parks. The centres are
designed to offer a complete family entertainment experience with
each centre offering bowling lanes, on-site dining, licensed bars,
and state-of-the-art family games arcades.
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