Local councils have been preparing for non-essential shops to open today. 

Crawley Borough Council, Reigate and Banstead, and Tandridge District Councils have installed signs and queuing systems, and are encouraging residents to shop locally. 

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has launched a campaign to ‘Shop Safe, Shop Local’.  Leader of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Councillor Mark Brunt has spoken about preparations to welcome more shoppers back to the town centres: