This virus is still around
In Line with Govennment Guidance and Ruling we will be fully open once again in all aspects
as below
(extracted from https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-coronavirus-restrictions-what-you-can-and-cannot-do)
You do not need to stay 2 Metres apart and there are no limits on the amount of people you meet
You should though, meet outdoors where possible and let fresh air into enclosed spaces
The requirement to wear face masks has been lifted (Venue specific)
There are no longer limits on the number of people who can attend life events (weddings etc) with no table service restrictions or on singing or dancing
there are no restrictions on group sizes attending communial worship
HOWEVER
COVID-19 has not gone away
Please remember to keep yourself and others safe
PLEASE ACT SENSIBLY
Our Current NEWS
We are
OPEN
* Please consider your safety*
Annual General Meeting
held on 9th Aug 2022
report to follow
NEWS
We are a
COVID SAFE
ENVIRONMENT
We look forward to seeing you !
Little Waltham Memorial Hall
COVID-19 Please Act Sensibly
UPDATED 3-9-2021
FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND
Covid is losing the fight WE'RE OPEN We're all on our way back
BOOKS
Second hand books have been placed in the Entrance porch of the hall.
These are for everyone to browse, read and replace or donate your own.
Please note: all book covers are being 'cleaned' as we understand and should anyone wish to add to the box we respectfully ask that you do the same with the safety of the future reader in mind.
We will take this opportunity to say THANK YOU
to those who instigated this facility, it was a grand gesture and seems to be well received by the locality.
Update at 3rd July 2021
As we continue for the moment in another extention to the lockdown rules as they currently stand
we have been ensuring our procedures are still actively in place to allow continued opening.
Rules of distancing and capacity numbers are by now common knowledge to all
but if unsure then please contact one of our committee mebers who will help
Our Current Calendar (linked on the right side bar on our pages) shows up to date usage
and vacant slots
Please contact Cheryl our booking secretary if you want to enquire about hiring
RECENT INTENTIONS and THEIR PROGRESS
PLEASE SEE BELOW an update of our dedication to fulfil our promises to our users
As we are all aware the threat of the Corona Virus is dictating the way we live our lives, at least for the forseeable future. The effects of this are wide and varied and we all must hope that the situation can be resolved speedily, especially if this will minimise the sad losses of life we are experiencing.
The members of the committee here at Little Waltham Memorial Hall wish that everyone will stay safe and will get through this awful time.
Our reaction to the government call to close our venue was swiftly carried out and hope that, by doing so, we have contributed in helping to prevent the spread of this calous virus.
As we are now confident that you, our hirers and users, can once again be safe in this public meeting place, we have opened once again. We are obviously keeping a very close watch on all developments in this respect and will take the lead from our Government as to ny directions we receive.
In the meantime, we have, within the confines of social distancing, made progress with small improvements and other aspects. We hope these will benefit the hall and our users. Trying to make the most of the 'down time' we have now completed the following tasks
- Re-surfacing work on the Main hall floor - COMPLETED
- Lighting improvement in The Elliott Room - COMPLETED
- Filling and levelling the rear grassed area - COMPLETED
- Improving sineage around the building - COMPLETED
- Updating and improving our Internet Wifi facility - COMPLETED
- Improving our profile on this Website - COMPLETED AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVING
- We have ALSO had a complete lifting and re-laying of the front steps to MINIMISE RISK of TRIP and FALL
- We are in the progress of having the REAR WHITE WALLS RE-PAINTED making the exterior cleaner and more welcoming
- Internally the TABLE STORAGE has been MADE SAFER
- We have INSTALLED FENCING and a NEW GATE at the FIRE EXIT from the ELLIOTT ROOM as a safety measure for when the children of the Pre-School return
We have many more tasks to carry out in the future which we hope will improve the facilities for everyone's benefit. They will be listed as projects on our 'About Us' page on this site. That, however, is also currently one of the tasks to be addressed and will be available in the very near future for you to view.
Update at 1st May 2021
We are well prepared for the 17th May when some of our User Groups can come back and use the Hall
WELCOME BACK to you all
Indoor Bowls Club
coming back from 17th
in on Mondays at 2.00 p.,m
Also the ever popular
Saturday morning
Line Dancing group
from 22nd
If you want to shake off some lockdown dust
come along and join them
Previously As of 1st August 2020
We are pleased to say , Little Waltahm Memorial Hall is NOW OPEN once again.
At the moment we have restricted the use to groups of our regular users
unless by special arrangement with the Committee
We have conducted a thorough COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENT
and identified our areas of risk and what we should action
these are
The Hall has been subjected to DEEP CLEANING
We have installed HAND SANITISERS, ALCOHOL GEL DISPENSERS and GLOVES along with other items for the use of our users.
There is a ONE WAY system in place in an area where it may be more difficult to maintain social distancing
We have SPECIAL CONDITIONS of HIRE in place to
advise and direct about
SAFE PRACTICE in our Hall
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We have codes of practice and rotas covering our
COMPREHENSIVE CLEANING REGIMES
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We have placed INSTRUCTIONAL POSTERS to assist your movements
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We have MARKED OUT the floor area with 1.5 mtr DISTANCING
and
We have RESTRICTED ACCESS to the STAGE and OTHER AREAS
that have been separated for EMERGENCY USE
This is to hopefully ensure that you can be confident that the premises do not present any danger of Covid infection in so far as we can control it.
We continue to be available for contact if you have any questions or suggestions
that you may you wish us to consider.
Please see our contact page for ways to do this
Update at 14th March 2021
We continue to follow both Government and other guidance
this is clarified by advice from
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England)
clicking the link will take you to that guidance
We are all getting there
In that respect, our ability to keep the Hall open may change at short notice but we will update this website as soon as possible if that changes.
SO
WE are OPEN
at this point in time and in keeping with the advice ...
As a Venue following COVID-19 secure guidelines we may still open
as we cater for a Pre-School and also act as a place of worship for the RCCG church
Other groups and activities will be able to operate within the hall once again.
These will be phased back in as the guidance and 4 step roadmap permits.