WE ARE OPEN AGAIN !
MESSAGE FROM YOUR COMMITTEE
After a frustrating twelve months your Committee is delighted to let you know that we re-opened the Community Gym on Monday 19 April. The days and opening/closing times are the same but certain things have changed, some on a temporary basis, others permanently.
Initially the Gym will be open to current Members only until 21 June when we will then promote it to new users, subject to lockdown release dates remaining unchanged. Between 19 April and 21 June we need to maintain current social distancing rules and to limit numbers at the Gym to 10 at any time in line with Government space guidelines. To achieve this we are operating an online booking system and a one-way system in the Hall. After 21 June, when necessary social distancing is to be reviewed, we hope to return to as close to our previous processes as possible.
A number of other measures have been introduced from our restart. Top of the list is increased cleaning and hygiene. But as a permanent measure we have also introduced a NO CASH policy. All payments (session, programme and membership fees) will be "contactless" using either your credit or debit card on the day. This will not only eliminate the need for any exchange of cash but will also create a more secure environment for Louise.
We are aware that many of you still have valid Discount Cards which were purchased before the first lockdown. We anticipate being able to honour these from 21 June, once the remaining restrictions have been lifted, but not before then. However once existing cards have expired, we will no longer be offering this facility, and each session will need
to be paid for.
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, 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. We have already been in touch with the 2020-21 players about renewing their numbers. 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.
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 as we do our best to put this pandemic behind us.
MESSAGE FROM YOUR COMMITTEE
After a frustrating twelve months your Committee is delighted to let you know that we re-opened the Community Gym on Monday 19 April. The days and opening/closing times are the same but certain things have changed, some on a temporary basis, others permanently.
Initially the Gym will be open to current Members only until 21 June when we will then promote it to new users, subject to lockdown release dates remaining unchanged. Between 19 April and 21 June we need to maintain current social distancing rules and to limit numbers at the Gym to 10 at any time in line with Government space guidelines. To achieve this we are operating an online booking system and a one-way system in the Hall. After 21 June, when necessary social distancing is to be reviewed, we hope to return to as close to our previous processes as possible.
A number of other measures have been introduced from our restart. Top of the list is increased cleaning and hygiene. But as a permanent measure we have also introduced a NO CASH policy. All payments (session, programme and membership fees) will be "contactless" using either your credit or debit card on the day. This will not only eliminate the need for any exchange of cash but will also create a more secure environment for Louise.
We are aware that many of you still have valid Discount Cards which were purchased before the first lockdown. We anticipate being able to honour these from 21 June, once the remaining restrictions have been lifted, but not before then. However once existing cards have expired, we will no longer be offering this facility, and each session will need
to be paid for.
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, 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. We have already been in touch with the 2020-21 players about renewing their numbers. 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.
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 as we do our best to put this pandemic behind us.
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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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. ------0------ |
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. |
