COVID Impact And Situation
Covid has impacted the Club for the last nine months, and we had to make significant changes to keep the Club open and all members and staff safe.
We of course immediately bought additional cleaning materials, PPE for staff, and mounted sanitiser stations in five locations. But additionally amongst many other actions we changed the washroom taps to push type (rather than traditional turn types) in part to minimise finger touch but also to save water.
The Staff changed the table spacing, and removed the stand-up tables and stools. Additionally the team had to set up new table-ordering processes, and the door staff took temperatures on arrival, and we introduced new entry/exit routes, all changes that were well received by members.
The Club is financially stable, and the budgeting and cost control is managed. We furloughed Staff at appropriate times, and worked to minimise costs during lockdown wherever possible, whilst of course maintaining the Club's general up-keep and communications with members.
The Club has opened whenever possible whilst maintaining 100% focus on minimising possible risk to members and Staff, and we created new Club events to encourage Members to visit post-1st-lockdown. This included new Sunday Bingo and additional Film Afternoons.
Despite all this effort, of course the Club had to close for a number of months this year. Everyone involved in running and supporting the Club, is anxious and keen to get back to the new normal - and to WELCOMING YOU BACK!
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