​WE ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE AGAIN !
MESSAGE FROM YOUR COMMITTEE

After a very successful recent trial period, from Monday 21 June 2021 the Gym will be open to
current and new members. We will also resume our Exercise Referral Scheme.  We will maintain current
​social distancing rules and limit numbers at the Gym to 10 at any time and follow Government guidelines.   
Going forward we are operating our online booking system: https://www.picktime.com/easternriverscommunitygym.

Payment for all of our services will be cashless using our contactless/chip-and-pin machine at the desk
when you arrive.  If you hold a Discount Card this may now be used until it expires. 
After this we will no longer be offering this facility and each session will need to be paid for on the day.

We will continue to operate increased cleaning and hygiene and ask that members clean all touch points
on equipment before and after use.  Sanitising spray and hand gel will be provided.

We are South Norfolk COVID-19 SAFE Certified (see the post below for details)!

As you know, we took the decision a year ago to roll Memberships forward for the period of lockdown, and that means your original Membership Year expiry date now runs out 13 months later.  Some of you will soon be getting reminders that your Membership Renewal is falling due. The only change here is that we have increased the annual Membership Fee from £18 to £20 - the first such change since we introduced this concept in 2017.  This can be paid alongside session charges (ie contactless) or by BACS, details of which are included in the reminder, as before.

We are also running a new year of the Gym 200 Club, which as you know offers a £50 prize each month regardless
of how many players have paid in. It provides a modest amount of funding for the Gym (this year just over £200)
​while ensuring 12 lucky winners get a £50 surprise.  Two participants have already received cheques for £50. 
If you are new to the 200 Club and wish to join, please e-mail Mike Balmer (mbalmer@btinternet.com) for details.

Full details of the new Rules and Operating Procedures are attached under the BOOKINGS AND COVID tab on this website, along with our Risk Assessment and the Risk Assessment and Conditions from the Jubilee Hall.  We hope you will support these changes which will enable us to run more safely and efficiently after a difficult period for all of us.

Your Committee has worked tirelessly during these challenging times to relaunch the Gym and provide a safe and enjoyable facility.  We are sure that you are as excited as we are at getting up and running again and look forward to seeing many of you again, together with new members, as we do our best to put this pandemic behind us.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD THAT WE ARE BACK !
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​WE ARE COVID SAFE!
And that's according to South Norfolk Council's inspectors, one of whom visited the Gym unannounced this morning and declared himself very impressed with our overall set-up.
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Congratulations to Louise who is our first line of defence against the pandemic and who demonstrated to the inspector how seriously we take these precautions.
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Hopefully anyone who is thinking of returning but has not yet decided to come in will be able to book a session, in the confidence that users' health and safety are at the top of our priority list, and will remain so going forward.

DETAILS OF THE CURRENT PRICING STRUCTURE ARE SET OUT BELOW

NO LYCRA NO MIRRORS - THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY GYM
We hope members and other readers will enjoy a recent story about the Gym,
written by Maria Passingham of Ideas Alliance, which can be read by clicking here.
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​200 CLUB TICKETS NOW ON SALE
(click on FUNDRAISING tab to see recent winners)
£12 gets you one number in each of the next 12 monthly draws with a chance of winning £50 each time.  If you have played previously you can pay online.  ​For details and to buy a new number either email Mike Balmer at mbalmer@btinternet.com or just ask at the desk.
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  HAPPY SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY
On Monday 7 April 2014 the Community Gym in Loddon opened its doors for the first time.  It welcomed a modest 12 users on that day, including Mike Balmer, Roy McLean and Ted Shread, with Julie Lane, Dennis Passingham, Sue Schopp and Chris Sparkes all coming ​in the first month.  All 7 were still using the Gym when we entered lockdown in March 2020.
Happy Anniversary everyone.