Previous COVID-19 Announcements

Memorial Hall COVID Guidance and Procedures.

RoadMap Step 2: no earlier than 12 April

• Community Buildings can open (but for small groups only without "mingling")
• Indoor leisure (including gyms) open for use individually or within household groups.
• All children’s activities, indoor parent & child groups (up to 15 parents - eg Toddler Group)
• Funerals (30 max.), wakes, weddings and receptions (15 max.)

RoadMap Step 3: no earlier than 17 May

• Indoor entertainment and attractions - inc. cinemas and children’s play areas (eg Film Nights)
• Organised adult indoor group sports and exercise classes now permitted - (eg Zumba, Yoga, Pilates)
• Most significant life events (now 30 max.)
• Controlled indoor events of up to 1,000 people or 50% of a venue’s capacity, whichever is lower (for us this would be 125 max), will be permitted (eg conferences, theatre and concert performances and sports events)

RoadMap Step 4: no earlier than 21 June

• Fully open as 'normal'.
• May be some COVID-status certification (eg for travel but unlikely for us)
• Events Research Programme (pilot starts April to check need for other measures to run events with larger crowd sizes and reduced social distancing) - Memorial Hall (or even whole village) events unlikely to be of a scale affected by these findings.

National lockdown: Stay at Home

See: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae&fbclid=IwAR1JZcWoC3I2bYC4yYrTB96mYHsAifR5XxBIDgGr-1rq-79DXA6Aw3c1Mo8

HAMPSTHWAITE IS IN TIER 3 FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT - 30th December 2020 
As a Covid-19 Secure venue this means the Memorial Hall can stay open but:

• "Group events should not take place, unless there’s a specific legal exemption to the social contact rules e.g. support groups, supervised activities for children".
• "Gyms and sports facilities will be open for individual exercise and exercise in single households or support bubbles only. Indoor group activities and exercise classes should not take place."
• See: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-3-very-high-alert#sport-and-physical-activity

UK Gov Guidance: COVID-19: Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
Updated 30 November 2020
See: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities

HAMPSTHWAITE NOW IN TIER 2!
UK Gov Guidance: Local restriction tiers: what you need to know

22nd Sept Announcements: 

• Weddings now limited to 15 - but Funerals can continue with 30
• 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants (need to check if this includes Community Buildings)
• Ban on indoor sports involving more than six people (need to check if this includes Indoor Bowls and Snooker)

• Rule of 6 (from 14th Sept) As a Covid secure venue Halls can host more than one group of 6, but each group of 6 cannot mix / mingle / socialise / interact with any other group of 6. The total overall number of attendees must still be within a halls Covid secure capacity limit. See: Community First Yorkshire

22nd Sept Announcements: 

• Weddings now limited to 15 - but Funerals can continue with 30
• 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants (need to check if this includes Community Buildings)
• Ban on indoor sports involving more than six people (need to check if this includes Indoor Bowls and Snooker)

• Rule of 6 (from 14th Sept) As a Covid secure venue Halls can host more than one group of 6, but each group of 6 cannot mix / mingle / socialise / interact with any other group of 6. The total overall number of attendees must still be within a halls Covid secure capacity limit. See: Community First Yorkshire

From 15 August the following activities can resume provided they follow the Covid-19 Secure guidelines:

• indoor performances
• wedding receptions and celebrations for up to 30 people, in the form of a sit-down meal

From 8th August face coverings are required to be worn inside village and community halls. The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed to ACRE that:
“On entering a village hall, you will be required to wear a face covering, and will be required to keep it on, unless you are covered under a ‘reasonable excuse’. This could be for a gym class, if you need to eat or drink something, or if you have a health or disability reason to not wear one”. . . W.H.O. statement is: "People should NOT wear masks when exercising, as masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably".

• Face Coverings are required in cinemas  (note also the  advice from Odeon Cinemas - ie masks can be removed once you are sat down)

• Face coverings are mandatory for customers in shops and recommended for staff (but not mandatory).