The gym comes out of lockdown

Barring any last minute government instructions, the Audlem Community Gym will come out of lockdown on September 1st.

. This follows very careful consideration and planning, and the taking into account of members' views. There will obviously need to be strict control measures in place and these are described below. The continued operation of the Gym will also be subject to change in the event of new government guidelines coming into effect.

We do understand that many members may not yet feel comfortable about returning and if we do not hear from you, we will assume that you wish for your membership to remain paused for the time being.

Access to the Gym

We have moved some items of equipment into the first changing room on the corridor which will be acting as an overflow gym. We will utilise a system of first-come-first-served which, we believe, is the best way to manage access given the numbers that we expect. It will work like this:-
1. Only 5 members allowed in the gym at any one time: 3 in the main gym, and 2 in the overflow
2. If you arrive and the gym is full, you will need to wait in the corridor until someone leaves, keeping social distancing rules in mind
3. If there are people waiting, you are asked to restrict your overall gym usage time to 45 minutes
4. Spot checks will be carried out by the committee members at random times to ensure compliance
This way of working will be carefully monitored and reviewed. If it is found that members are behaving irresponsibly and not following the rules we may need to reconsider further closure.

There are some other additional measures we have had to put in place to ensure an environment which is as safe as possible.
To see the detail of these measures and to be able to access the form which members will have to sign before they can start to use the gym facilities again, please click here to get to the appropriate page on the gym website.