'Keep your distance' street signs are being installed on high streets across Bromley as more shops and businesses prepare to re-open. 

The Council is encouraging residents to support local businesses, as the relaxation of lockdown rules allows town centres to begin their recovery. 

Measures to help with social distancing in the borough include provision of additional space for people to access goods, services and public transport and enabling people to walk or cycle to town centres and stations.

Councillor William Huntington-Thresher said: “The need for social distancing is widely understood and supported but in places where lots of people will pass through, in busy high street areas for example, then we are installing signage to remind pedestrians of the importance of this message. 

"We have also been looking at practical, physical measures which we might install, such as some widened footways. 

"Whilst the installation of signage is coming forwards relatively quickly, the engineering schemes will take longer to install."

The initial work is being funded using the £295k government grant given to local authorities to help town centres return to trading safely.