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Re-Start Funding<br />
There are still around 140 businesses in <strong>Wigan</strong> Borough<br />
that have been flagged as eligible for Restart Grant<br />
funding that are yet to benefit from their award.<br />
Over recent weeks, <strong>Wigan</strong> Council have distributed<br />
more than £13m funding to over 2,000 businesses in the<br />
borough to support them to re-open following easement<br />
of the Covid-19 restrictions.<br />
The Restart Grant scheme supports businesses in the<br />
non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure, personal care and<br />
accommodation sectors with a one-off grant, to reopen<br />
safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.<br />
A national criteria has been set meaning <strong>Wigan</strong> Council<br />
has to gather information from businesses before paying,<br />
and all eligible businesses the council have information<br />
for have been contacted directly.<br />
However, there is a small pocket of businesses across the<br />
borough who have not yet responded to the Council’s<br />
emails to take up the funding.<br />
but haven’t been contacted, please check your email<br />
inboxes (including your junk folders), and then email<br />
businessrates@wigan.gov.uk as soon as possible.<br />
Moo Music<br />
Have you and your child tried the magic of Moo Music<br />
yet? These sessions of interactive music and movement<br />
classes take place every Wednesday afternoon at the<br />
Community Centre on Captain’s Lane in Ashton (WN4<br />
8PG). Babies and toddlers can sing, dance, dress up, make<br />
music and learn at the sessions.<br />
There are two separate sessions, depending on age. The<br />
Mixed Moo session starts at 1.10pm for all ages up to preschool,<br />
and the Baby Moo session that starts at 2.15pm is<br />
targeted at pre-walkers.<br />
The sessions are £5.50 per child and there is a discounted<br />
£3 price for extra siblings. Booking for the sessions is<br />
essential and you can do this online at www.bookwhen.<br />
com/moomusicharn<br />
If you own a local business and believe you’re eligible
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