These are the Worthing and Adur businesses that still cannot reopen on July 4

As businesses across the area prepare to reopen their doors on July 4, the agonising wait will sadly continue for some traders.
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From early next month, bars, restaurants and theatres will join shops in reopening to the public as the UK continues its emergence out of lockdown.

Some traders have already started setting out their new measures for keeping customers and staff safe, but not all businesses have been given the green light to get going again.

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From July 4, these types of businesses will have to remain closed:

Worthing's Gym Hub faces an uncertain futureWorthing's Gym Hub faces an uncertain future
Worthing's Gym Hub faces an uncertain future

- Nail bars, spas and beauty salons

- Tattoo, piercing and massages parlours

- Bowling alleys, skating rinks and indoor play areas (including soft play)

- Indoor gyms, fitness and dance studios

- Indoor sports venues/facilities including swimming pools

- Water parks

- Nightclubs

- Casinos

- Exhibition or Conference Centres

Rock Steady Tattoos in Worthing's Montague Place recently shared a message with its customers on Facebook that said it was still not sure when it could open, but thanked them for 'continued support and patience'.

Gyms and leisure centres have been hard hit, with Impulse Leisure facing collapse without financial support. The leisure company had warned that 154 jobs would be lost if its Adur centres collapsed and its Worthing and Storrington branches could follow.

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Those to be immediately affected are Lancing Manor Leisure Centre, Southwick Leisure Centre and Waders Community Pool in Shoreham. Impulse Leisure also runs The Gym Hub in Worthing’s Guildbourne Centre and Storrington Leisure Centre.

South Coast Gym in Chartwell Road, Lancing, has revealed it will be opening its front and rear shutters and reopening as an open air gym. The company posted a Facebook status on its pages setting out a detailed raft of safety measures to ensure it complies with guidelines and customers can train safely.

Worthing's Splashpoint will also remain closed.

While bars and pubs may be reopening, nightclubs will still have to remain closed. Jungle, in Worthing's Chatsworth Road, only opened at the beginning of the year but was quickly plunged into lockdown.

The new venture has been putting on virtual DJ nights throughout lockdown to provide customers with their music fix.

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Lockdown has been difficult for us all but the pressure placed on independent traders has been enormous. Now, more than ever, it is important to support local and do what we can to get behind businesses; not only those who are allowed to reopen on July 4, but also those having to hang on even longer.

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