Training Resources - Re-opening Community Buildings

Download the Audio Recording of the Goverment and ACRE guidance - Click here!

Re-opening Community Buildings

Supporting Documents & Templates

Re-opening Community Buildings - Survey Results from the Meeting

COVID-19 - Return to work guidance pack
All employers and places of work must complete a COVID specific risk assessement and must display the 'Staying COVID-19 Secure in 2020' poster. We have found a downloadable pack which provides you will all the templates that you will need. This includes risk assessment templates and all the templates that you will need. This has been produced by a Risk Management company Alcamus Group https://www.alcumusgroup.com/health-and-safety-and-coronavirus Please note CVS has not worked with this company in any way, we just like their templates.

Re-opening Halls - Check List

Re-opening Buildings Questionnaire

Poster of How to Keep a Hall COVID-19 Secure

Management of Social Distancing at Community Facilities and Activities

Sample Special Conditions of Hire during COVID-19

COVID-19 First Aid Box

Help keeping playground and play equipment secure

Risk Assessment for Hall Committees

Risk Assessment for Hall Hirers / Carers

Hand Sanitiser Details

Surface Cleaner Details

Useful Websites

Request PPE (Face Visors)

Cheshire CCG has sourced face visors (PPE) from the Countess of Chester, and they would like to distribute these to VCFS organisations within Cheshire. CVS has received 3000 of these and are making them available for voluntary groups in Cheshire East.

Request an allocation - click here!

Useful websites for Community Buildings

General guidance

https://www.cvsce.org.uk/covid-19-sector-recovery

https://acre.org.uk/rural-issues/coronavirus.php

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-multi-purpose-community-facilities

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/03/coronavirus-how-to-clean-your-home-effectively/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/staying-alert-and-safe-social-distancing#clinically-vulnerable-people

Health and Safety Executive Risk Assessment

https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/assets/docs/risk-assessment.pdf

COVID secure poster: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5eb963fcd3bf7f5d39550303/staying-covid-19-secure-accessible.pdf

Funding: https://www.cvsce.org.uk/covid-19-funding-support

Specific Activities

Day Care services: www.scie.org.uk

Community Learning: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision/what-fe-colleges-and-providers-will-need-to-do-from-the-start-of-the-2020-autumn-term?fbclid=IwAR09-8gFpVnm1p5xov6F3KsWg2Zr-mVHpshpeLzmi97FiPbBKLWFX0lQx6Q

Grassroots sports and leisure: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/providers-of-grassroots-sport-and-gym-leisure-facilities

https://www.sportengland.org/campaigns-and-our-work/workforce#coronavirus_and_helping_volunteers_return

Out of school provision: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak

https://youthworksupport.co.uk/

Places of Worship: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-during-the-pandemic-from-4-july/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-during-the-pandemic-from-4-july

https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/coronavirus/official-guidance/

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches

Charity shops, indoor markets etc:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches

Free service that community buildings can use to help them or user groups to record visitors to the building to support Track & Trace

https://timetospare.com/track-and-trace-charities

List of PPE suppliers

See below a list of available PPE suppliers. Please note, these sites have not been verified/quality checked by CVS but are suggestions made by VCFS organisations who have used them (data taken from the PPE survey).