Surviving Lockdown

Surviving Lockdown - Marco Seymour, Magician

As a professional magician Marco Seymour has always performed to a very varied audience, and on a daily basis would meet and perform to many people in a host of different social situations. When covid-19 hit - the bookings all postponed or cancelled. Marco chats about how the pandemic has changed the way he works and recalls one particularly unfortunate show overseas when it wasn't just his suitcase that didn't arrive. You can contact Marco through his websites: www.marcosmagic.co.uk for family and children's parties and www.marcoseymour.co.uk for adult /close up magic and cabaret It originally aired: February 2021

Surviving Lockdown - Cassie Bouverie from Private House Stays

Cassie Bouverie worked in the tech industry followed by 12 years running a B&B in central Edinburgh. Now she runs a website privatehousestays.com which allows Scottish B&B owners to take bookings commission free. She's taking on the big boys like Air B&B and booking.com trying to make it fairer for the accommodation owners. The pandemic has been dreadful for all B&B owners, and it's hit Cassie and her plans hard. She talks about her dream to go nationwide with her bespoke booking software, and to create more jobs in the staycation market. You can contact Cassie through the website - www.privatehousestays.com It originally aired: February 2021

Surviving Lockdown - Beckie Towle from The Events Raccoon

We all know that alongside hospitality, the events industry has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Physical events have been replaced by virtual ones, with varying degrees of success, and now there's talk of hybrid events for the back end of 2021. Beckie Towle is the Chief Amazement Officer and founder of The Events Raccoon - an event management agency in their fifth year of trading, producing events for the UK market and around the world. Just how difficult was it when all the physical events were cancelled, and how do you persuade people to "go digital"? You can contact Beckie through the website - www.theeventsraccoon.co.uk It originally aired: February 2021

Surviving Lockdown - Charlotte Hiskins from SH Carpentry & Construction

Some parts of the construction industry have been hit hard by problems with the supply chain on concrete and timber during the pandemic. How building companies have responded to those challenges will determine their long term success after covid. Charlotte Hiskins from SH Carpentry & Construction in Oxfordshire explains what they had to do to get through the tough times, and thinks 2021 could be quite a positive year. You can contact Charlotte through the website - www.sh-construction.co.uk It originally aired: January 2021

Surviving Lockdown - Harold Floyd from Elite Force Safety

Covid compliance and mental health awareness have never been more prevalent, and whilst some companies are responding to the Health & Safety challenge well... some are not. After a 26 year military career, Harold Floyd now runs Elite Force Safety with the aim of 'Bringing Military Standards to Safety in the Workplace'... but as a business that only started at the beginning of 2020, it's not been without some obstacles along the way. You can contact Harold through the website - www.eliteforcesafety.com It originally aired: January 2021