We've developed a mixture of online and outdoor activities and meet ups to connect with people throughout the month while we wait to reopen the Gateway space in Parker Hill and hope this can happen very soon - we will keep everyone posted. Thanks to everyone for your patience and kind emails and cards in the mean time, we appreciate everyone's well wishes, chocolates and peer support.
If you'd like to book in for any of the meet ups or walks or sign up for Zoom times, please call us on 085 7521220 or text.
For anyone meeting up in person we really need to emphasise the importance of keeping up our physical/social distancing, so that's a 2 metre / 6 foot distance between people at all times please folks! Groups at the moment through Gateway can have a max of 5 people plus a volunteer / facilitator / project worker. We also ask people who want to join in person to complete a short confidential health survey over the phone beforehand, this is to make sure everyone is well and kept safe. The survey questions are below and can be done on the phone or by email through info@gatewaymha.com - we are sorry to have to ask these questions but it is the only way we can come together again in person as everyone's health and safety is really important and needs to be protected as best we can. For anyone who is in a high risk group, the government advice is to continue to cocoon - check the list here: people-at-higher-risk info. We'll be doing a bit of awareness training too this month so when people do get to return to the building that everyone is clear about what's required of each and every one of us to keep people safe and reduce the risk of covid infection. A huge thank you to everyone for your support and feedback into our new Gateway COVID-19 policy and reopening plans for Gateway's facilities so far, these are available to any who would like them on the links provided here or we can email or post out.
Here's a look at the schedule for July, let us know your thoughts and ideas - what topic should we discuss for the important conversations zoom this month... life after lockdown?
Art and meditation will continue through this blog in the mean time - thanks to Simone and Niamh for all their hard work and adapting to the changes so generously. The ukulele group will start through a small group socially distanced meet up this month with Ealain, so if you ordered a uke, keep an eye on your texts as this will be happening on a dry day very soon!
Best wishes and solidarity to all,
The Gateway Team
