Re-Opening after Lock-down
September 10th 2020
We are now slowly opening up the Community Centre again for bookings and activities.
We have dedicated a great deal of time and work to getting ready, completing risk assessments and instigating changes to make your Community Centre COVID safe for use.
After the Community Consultation we carried out in July to gather your views on reopening the centre, we decided to move forward with opening again for groups and classes. We will also be opening our Bar and monthly Community Café – along with a gentle reintroduction of appropriate, Centre run, social events.
We will be making as much use of our garden as possible, but we will also be able to move inside when the weather turns and accommodate 30 people with comfortable social distancing rules applied.
We hope to welcome you back very soon – please keep an eye on the Website and Facebook for updates and news.
The following information is fully in line with government advice and regulations as of 14th September
General information for using Community Centres
Premises or locations which are COVID-19 Secure, as our centre now is, are able to hold more than 30 people, subject to their own capacity limits, however we will be limiting our indoor capacity to 30 people. There is more space outside in our large garden.
Attendees should at all times maintain a social distance from those they don’t live with, including other people they know, when in attendance at the community centre – no matter what the activity or event being attended.
Individuals should only be socialising in groups of up to 6 people indoors and outdoors. If partaking in an activity, including activity clubs, exercise groups and support groups, users should endeavour to limit their social interactions with anyone they do not live with. Whilst activities may have 30 people attending it is important for everyone to maintain social distance, 2 metres apart or 1 metre with actions taken to reduce the risk of transmission (where 2 metres is not viable) between households.
Use of face coverings will be mandatory when moving about the centre and good hand hygiene encouraged on entering premises and throughout visit.
Please pay special attention to the information Posters displayed about the centre
Community Centres are required to collect the following information from;
Hiring
Although we are open for hiring there may be reasons why we do not agree to accept the hire request as there is an obvious health risk and a reputational risk from accepting activities indiscriminately.
Reasons may include (though not be limited to):
Please contact the Centre Manager for more information and to discuss a booking.
Please also see the ‘Special Conditions for Hire’ document which outlines additional expectations and regulations for anyone considering hiring the centre.
See you soon
The Florence Park Community Association and Social Club
We are now slowly opening up the Community Centre again for bookings and activities.
We have dedicated a great deal of time and work to getting ready, completing risk assessments and instigating changes to make your Community Centre COVID safe for use.
After the Community Consultation we carried out in July to gather your views on reopening the centre, we decided to move forward with opening again for groups and classes. We will also be opening our Bar and monthly Community Café – along with a gentle reintroduction of appropriate, Centre run, social events.
We will be making as much use of our garden as possible, but we will also be able to move inside when the weather turns and accommodate 30 people with comfortable social distancing rules applied.
We hope to welcome you back very soon – please keep an eye on the Website and Facebook for updates and news.
The following information is fully in line with government advice and regulations as of 14th September
General information for using Community Centres
Premises or locations which are COVID-19 Secure, as our centre now is, are able to hold more than 30 people, subject to their own capacity limits, however we will be limiting our indoor capacity to 30 people. There is more space outside in our large garden.
Attendees should at all times maintain a social distance from those they don’t live with, including other people they know, when in attendance at the community centre – no matter what the activity or event being attended.
Individuals should only be socialising in groups of up to 6 people indoors and outdoors. If partaking in an activity, including activity clubs, exercise groups and support groups, users should endeavour to limit their social interactions with anyone they do not live with. Whilst activities may have 30 people attending it is important for everyone to maintain social distance, 2 metres apart or 1 metre with actions taken to reduce the risk of transmission (where 2 metres is not viable) between households.
Use of face coverings will be mandatory when moving about the centre and good hand hygiene encouraged on entering premises and throughout visit.
Please pay special attention to the information Posters displayed about the centre
Community Centres are required to collect the following information from;
- customers and visitors
- The name of the customer or visitor will be required. If there is more than one person in your group, then you can record the name of the ‘lead member’ of the group so long as they have the contact details for all the others
- a contact phone number for each customer or visitor, or for the lead member of a group of people
- date of visit, arrival time and, where possible, departure time
- if you do not wish to give this information then we are sorry but you will not be allowed access to the centre.
Hiring
Although we are open for hiring there may be reasons why we do not agree to accept the hire request as there is an obvious health risk and a reputational risk from accepting activities indiscriminately.
Reasons may include (though not be limited to):
- The hirer has not satisfactorily completed and provided us with a COVID-19 risk assessment
- The hirer has given us no confidence that they will adhere to your COVID-19 secure guidelines such as social distanced during their activity, thereby exposing participants, you and your organisation to risk
Please contact the Centre Manager for more information and to discuss a booking.
Please also see the ‘Special Conditions for Hire’ document which outlines additional expectations and regulations for anyone considering hiring the centre.
See you soon
The Florence Park Community Association and Social Club
