Beer brand BrewDog, has created Punk Sanitiser. An alcoholic hand sanitiser by retooling its Scottish factory. The first batch has been sent to an Aberdeen hospital to help with the shortages in essential healthcare products.
Retool and pivot
National Trust unlimited
The National Trust is opening its gardens and parks for free during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing the nation to use open spaces to relax and refresh, while following the government’s social distancing guidance.
Self-care in self-isolation
A Montreal-based company is giving away nearly 100,000 free sex toys to women that are trapped indoors because of COVID-19. Self-care is important.
Indoor arctic marathon
Jordan Wylie, the hunter from Channel 4’s Hunted, is raising money for Frontline Children by running the world’s first marathon in a CryoAction cryotherapy chamber at CryoLabs Poole. After he was unable to carry on his series of marathons in some of the world’s coldest places.
Free online PE lessons
The man behind The Body Coach, Joe Wicks, will be bringing daily PE lessons to the nations living rooms via YouTube. Following national school closures Joe is on a mission to keep the UK’s children moving while they can’t be in the playground.
Retail staff contingency fund
Home Bargains has created a £30 million fund to financially support its staff.
Elderly shopping hour
Iceland is opening its stores, nationwide, exclusively for the elderly between 8-9am.
Free cloud-based phone systems
CircleLoop has pledged to provide free business telephony to any school, healthcare provider or charity who is facing remote working challenges due to the outbreak of Coronavirus across the country.
Free deliveries for those that need them
The Tradesmen’s Entrance in Buxton, Derbyshire are doing their bit with genuine changes to their business that are newsworthy.
Pret serves free hot drinks to frontline staff
Pret is giving NHS workers free hot drinks, as well as 50% off all other food items to keep them fuelled over the coming weeks.