Publication of our Covid-19 Risk Assessment

John Godber Centre Covid-19 Risk Assessment For your information, and reassurance that we are undertaking all that we can and must, to protect users and staff, please find attached the John Godber Centre Covid-19 Risk Assessment. In compiling this document, the Government’s guidance for multipurpose community venues has been used alongside information from ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) and Church of England’s guidance (as the Church Hall) Guidance for other industries (hospitality, visitor and heritage sites, offices and workplaces) have also ...

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Latest guidance on face coverings in relation to the JGC

From today (Friday 24th July) face coverings are now mandatory in additional enclosed public spaces including shops, supermarkets, shopping centres and transport hubs. Wearing a face covering is NOT mandatory in other venues that have measures in place to protect staff and the public from COVID-19. The John Godber Centre, as a community venue has worked with hirers and staff to create a robust risk assessment of control measures to reduce the risk of transmission in the venue, with social distance and increased hygiene procedures in place, and at the current time ...

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Bishop Tony Porter blesses our recent refurbishment

Bishop Tony Porter blessing Centre refurbishments
We had a very special visitor on Sunday 17th November in the shape of Bishop Tony Porter from the Diocese of Southwell and Nottinghamshire. Bishop Tony kindly blessed the Centre-wide developments we have undertaken to date as part of our ongoing five year refurbishment plan. Starting with one of our most recent commitments, the first floor commercial kitchen, Bishop Tony shared the following words: "Since 1906, the John Godber Centre has been an important and effective community resource for the people of Hucknall. Canon Godber’s vision has stood the test of ...

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