Coronavirus: The View at Seaford Head temporarily closes – but golf course still open

The restaurant will be closed to the public until May 31, Seaford Town Council said, unless Government guidance changes.

Customers with event bookings during this period of closure will be contacted, said the town council.

Golf course users will be issued with guidance and local rules will be in place to ensure adherence to guidelines on social distancing, for both customers and staff.

Course users Membership renewal letters will continue to be issued in the coming weeks.

Town council

The town council offices will be closed to members of the public from 4pm today (March 20), until Monday, June 1, unless Government guidance changes.

Officers will be carrying out their normal duties from home and the telephones will be switched to ‘out of hours’. The ‘out of hours’ facility will take callers to the voicemail system

which will be monitored throughout the day, with Officers equipped to return calls where necessary.

The [email protected] email account will also be monitored.

Meetings

All parish and town councils are awaiting guidance from the Government in relation to changes in law surrounding meetings. It is anticipated that this will include advice regarding public participation at meetings and the postponing of statutory meetings.

Projects

The town council has had to take the difficult decision to cease non-urgent projects immediately until further notice.

Officers will be working hard to devise a project plan for when the town council is able to consider future project delivery.

Events

The town council has cancelled all upcoming events up until June 1.

A decision was made by the committee to cancel Veteran’s and Armed Forces Day which was due to take place on June 27.

All other events due to take place until June 1, via outside groups/organisations on town council land will be cancelled. This includes car boot sales.

West View beach huts

The town council has delayed the installation of the eight seasonal short-term rental beach huts until further notice.

Community engagement

The town council will continue to communicate with the community via social media, the town council website, email and by telephone where necessary.

In general, the town council will be following government guidelines on limiting social contact.

The town council will help to share, where possible, information necessary or helpful to the community.