Reopening Monday August 10th 2020 with the following safety procedures in place:
- Initially Forum Bingo will be on 6 nights for the first week, every night except Saturday
- Numbers allowed in will be restricted to a maximum of 25% capacity
- There will be no pre-booking or holding of seats
- Queuing will have to be done within Social Distancing guidelines
- Doors will be open @ 7pm and any ‘infirm’ patrons present will be admitted first
- The lift and toilets have restricted numbers allowed in at any one time
- Customers are encouraged to wear face-masks on way in and out
- All staff will have temperature test done every night
- Staff in contact with customers will wear face-shields
- A ‘one-way’ system is in operation and must be observed by everyone
- All books/sheets must be purchased at the sales counter before bingo or during the interval
- No sales at all will take place in the Hall during the night
- Credit/Debit cards will be in use, including in the shop, as well as cash
- All tables are separated by perspex screens (back of seats and in middle of rows/tables)
- All tables have hand sanitisers for patrons to use
- All customers must sit in the same seat during bingo
- Tracing details will be taken from every customer
- New safety signage is in place, both inside and out the premises
- In-house prize-money will be reduced by around 20% (full details displayed)
- Link Games will be reduced, as Clubs have limited numbers and some are not back at all
- All Specials, Birthday nights, Jackpots, Free Draws, etc. will be suspended
- No points given or claimable during the restrictions period
- Initially all nights will be the same games (7 page books)
- Ice-cream wafers will be individually wrapped in the shop
- Exiting shall be controlled
- Air conditioning is filtered drawing in fresh air from outside
- An extra cleaner has been taken on with a thorough cleaning regime in operation
- All handhelds, pongo boards & tables, etc. will be disinfected after each night