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Our meals, your Wheels
Published on 07 February 2022
Netherlands
Drenthe
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About this good practice
Restaurant/hotel Villa BlauwHemel started at the beginning of 2020. The amount of the benefit for corona support to a company is based on the average income per month in 2019. Companies that only start late in 2019 or early 2020 will receive little or no income. In order to secure the future, these companies in particular have become creative. Within the lockdown and other restrictive measures, they have come up with new concepts. A creative idea that has also been followed at other locations in our province is serving a meal in a camper. The camper (as a private residence) is parked in front of the restaurant. The meal in several courses is delivered in front of the camper. In this way, staff stays at work, an income is earned and guests have a nice trip.
A permit from the municipality is required to park a motorhome in a regular parking lot. And the costs for a dinner in this way are higher than a normal dinner at the table in a restaurant.
The added value of this initiative is that entrepreneurs see that creativity is rewarded.
A permit from the municipality is required to park a motorhome in a regular parking lot. And the costs for a dinner in this way are higher than a normal dinner at the table in a restaurant.
The added value of this initiative is that entrepreneurs see that creativity is rewarded.
Resources needed
No additional finances required for implementation
Evidence of success
The restaurant survived the covid and also other restaurants followed their example. The fact that after a year in lockdown and restrictions, people really want to go out contributes to the success.
The costs for the entrepreneur are low, which means that "profits" can be made quickly. All the more so because this entrepreneur had no income at all.
The costs for the entrepreneur are low, which means that "profits" can be made quickly. All the more so because this entrepreneur had no income at all.
Potential for learning or transfer
The added value of the initiatives developed during the lockdown lies in the creativity. In the longer term, we hope to show that initiatives that just don't fit in with the rules are still possible, if you want to together. And these kinds of initiatives ensure innovation of the offer.
lessons learned: Government rules are sometimes restrictive for new initiatives, which do contribute to renewal of the offer and the attractiveness of the region. This means that a municipality must sometimes also actively assess its own rules critically and adjust them where necessary. The measures surrounding Covid-19 have changed the way we view society.
lessons learned: Government rules are sometimes restrictive for new initiatives, which do contribute to renewal of the offer and the attractiveness of the region. This means that a municipality must sometimes also actively assess its own rules critically and adjust them where necessary. The measures surrounding Covid-19 have changed the way we view society.
Good practice owner
You can contact the good practice owner below for more detailed information.
Organisation
Province of Drenthe
Netherlands
Drenthe
Contact
manager rural development South West Drenthe