FESTIVAL PLACE is to remain open with many restaurants in the centre to offer takeaway services.

In a message to customers, the shopping centre added that new hand sanitiser points have been added and cleaning schedules have been upped.

It comes after the Prime Minister ordered all restaurants, cafes, gyms and bars to close.

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A number of stores have also unilaterally decided to close, whilst restaurants have shut their eat-in restaurants and are instead providing take-away only.

The message from Festival Place read: "In these very strange and unprecedented times we want to reassure you that nothing is more important to us than your health and wellbeing.

"As you know things are changing very quickly, and we are closely monitoring the day-to-day advice from the Government and health officials and are acting accordingly.

"We take pride in our hygiene standards and have placed special hand sanitiser points throughout the centre.

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"We continue to sanitise all surfaces regularly, on a strict rotation and are, of course, reinforcing the need for thorough hand washing. We also want to reassure you that if any of our FP Team feels unwell, they are immediately self-isolating.

"Festival Place currently remains open, and if anything changes we will let you know. In the meantime, we hope all our visitors and their families stay healthy and let's all continue to look after each other."

The full list of restaurants providing takeaway-only services in Festival Place include:

  • Costa
  • Chi
  • Granier
  • Burger King
  • Nandos
  • Spicey Tadka
  • Cote - Pending Deliveies
  • Las Iguanas - Fully from Monday
  • Sushi Maki
  • Pizza Hut
  • Greggs (Hollands & St Johns)
  • Starbucks - Awaiting HO
  • Wagamamas
  • Patisserie Valarie - Weekend Only
  • Festival Street Kitchen
  • Wimpy

Stores closed in Festival Place:

  • Affinity East
  • Apple
  • ASK Italian
  • Basingstoke Discovery Centre
  • Build a Bear
  • Clarks
  • Coal Kitchen
  • Cosy Club
  • Dum Dums
  • Gap
  • Greggs (Bus Station)
  • H.Samuel - Temp Closure (Dual Manager Ernest Jones)
  • HSBC (Saturdays)
  • Las Iguanas
  • M&S Cafe
  • Pret
  • River Island
  • Sia Beauty
  • Skechers (Friday 5pm)
  • Sky Stand
  • Sony Centre (Sundays)
  • THAT Gallery
  • The Body Shop
  • TK Maxx
  • Topshop/Topman
  • Typo
  • VIP
  • Zara
  • Cafe G
  • Monsoon
  • Moss
  • H&M
  • Ladbrokes
  • Phase Eight