COVID19 UPDATE
In order to protect all who enter Saint George’s, and to ensure the building can be kept safe and available to the whole community, we ask those who enter to adhere to the following:
| Symptoms | Please do not enter our buildings if you display any of the symptoms of Covid-19 |
| Face coverings |
Unless you able to provide evidence of medical exemption, face coverings must be worn when entering our buildings; Face coverings are required regardless of how many people are in the building Disposable face coverings are available on the table as you enter Saint George’s in needed |
| Hand hygiene | Please use hand sanitiser when entering or exiting our buildings |
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Please leave your name and contact details for the NHS’s Test and Protect system – A QR code is available. Our Data Privacy Policy can be found on the information table as you enter the church, on the Parish Hall noticeboard and on our website |
| Seating | 1 metre (3 ½ Feet) distancing between available seat is in operation. |
| Numbers |
These are sufficient spaces for 45 individuals or bubbles in church. A number of these spaces are upstairs in the gallery; we ask those who are able to do so to take seats in the gallery, leaving those downstairs for those less able bodied. |
| Singing | Is permitted, but face coverings are required for congregational singing |
| Physical Contact | Please maintain appropriate physical distancing. Please be mindful of the feelings of others -please don’t invade other people’s space |
| Seat surfing | To reduce the risk of infection, please do not swap seats |
| Don’t touch | Please do not touch anything others need to touch. If it is necessary to touch anything, please clean after use with the antibacterial cleaner provided |
| One way system | Please follow the one way system in church, entering through the West Doors and exiting through the South West door. |
| Ventilation | Doors and windows must remain open during worship/activities |
| Cleaning |
The church will be cleaned between each service Parish Hall hirers are required to clean all door handles, light switches, window latches, bathrooms, kitchen facilities and any items used and to empty all bins at the end of their session. Any person entering Saint George’s Church or Hall to perform duties and responsibilities or for any purpose other than public worship must carefully clean all areas they have accessed, and all surfaces they have come into contact with – door handles, light switches, seats, and so forth before leaving. 48 hour quarantine period is no longer necessary unless Covid exposure occurs |
COVID-19 Permitted Activities from 19th July 2021 under ‘Stage 4’