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Post by Al on Jun 3, 2020 17:53:54 GMT
Reportedly facing bankruptcy over the recent Covid pandemic, Zoo initially believed they would be able to open their doors to a restricted number of visitors via a pre booking system, that idea has been quashed by the government today leaving them with the prospect of a £24mill gap in their finances.
Several petitions doing the rounds on social media.
Bad times
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Post by paulie on Jun 3, 2020 18:29:14 GMT
Reportedly facing bankruptcy over the recent Covid pandemic, Zoo initially believed they would be able to open their doors to a restricted number of visitors via a pre booking system, that idea has been quashed by the government today leaving them with the prospect of a £24mill gap in their finances. Several petitions doing the rounds on social media. Bad times I've been a member last 5 years, would be a shame if this place went to the wall. I had an email this morning asking if I could continue paying my monthly direct debits even while closed. Every little helps. |
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Post by Al on Jun 3, 2020 19:08:31 GMT
Reportedly facing bankruptcy over the recent Covid pandemic, Zoo initially believed they would be able to open their doors to a restricted number of visitors via a pre booking system, that idea has been quashed by the government today leaving them with the prospect of a £24mill gap in their finances. Several petitions doing the rounds on social media. Bad times I've been a member last 5 years, would be a shame if this place went to the wall. I had an email this morning asking if I could continue paying my monthly direct debits even while closed. Every little helps. Yeah we've been members around the same time as well. Hope they can find a way forward through all of this |
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Post by Firestick Frank on Jun 4, 2020 8:38:15 GMT
1. Chester Zoo is a charity and not a private venture with “capital” in the Governtments eyes.
2. Unlike schools, which are soon to be Covid-19 hotbeds housing mutliple people in small, indoor rooms, Chester Zoo does not provide childcare for their parents to return to being “economically active” units of profit production for their paymasters.
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Post by Mean Machine on Jun 4, 2020 18:29:13 GMT
Reports on local radio stations tonight suggest Chester Zoo supporters and well wishers have raised £1 million in the last 24hrs
Not a bad effort
I will be renewing my expired membership too
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Post by Wortleyblue on Jun 10, 2020 8:19:25 GMT
Great news they can open on 15th June
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