UK Music Acting CEO Tom Kiehl called on the Prime Minister to deliver “urgent clarity” over the impact of the coronavirus clampdown on music events. Please see article at https://www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-calls-for-urgent-clarity-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-music-eve

As you are aware, the situation around COVID-19 has been evolving rapidly over recent days, and we are conscious that delegates and speakers are preparing to travel from across the UK to attend The Business of Events Senior Leadership Forum on Tuesday. We are also very mindful that we have a number of government officials and Ministers due to attend, at a time when their focus and resources are urgently needed elsewhere.

The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) is encouraging event professionals across the industry to support a government petition concerned with offering economic assistance to the events community during the COVID-19 issue.

Chris Skeith, CEO of the Association of Event Organisers, was on Worklife on 10th March 2020, speaking about the impact of Coronavirus on the Event industry.

You can watch the interview (from 6:00) at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000g9j3/worklife-10032020

* DEADLINE 17.00 Wednesday 11 March *

On behalf of the Government, VisitBritain is capturing the impact of COVID-19 on tourism and Business Events in a consistent and comprehensive way, and has created a questionnaire in survey monkey for businesses to complete.