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BTHQ Alfresco – Our outdoor socially distant lounge

Need to get outside, mix with others and get crafty during the Coronavirus Pandemic?

We’ve got you covered.  Join us outside in our COVID-secure space.

More details below.

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Suggested donation of £5 – Whilst we are allowed to socialise at a distance in an outside space, BTHQ has set up your perfect alfresco craft lounge.  Your booking fee includes 2 hot beverages of your choice.  Additional bottles of water are available to purchase, but please feel free to bring your own food and cold drinks.  You will also need to remember sunscreen and a hat for hot days and of course a lap based craft project! You might also want to consider wearing layers as our weather is subject to change at the moment!

Comfortable outdoor seating, tables and parasols all positioned a safe distance from one another.

Because of the limits to numbers we are taking strict booking only for this space.  You can book on the day or in advance, the choice is yours. So if you wake up on a Wednesday morning and think ‘I’d like to craft’ simply give us a call, email or message us on facebook.  (We are no longer taking web bookings due to the likelihood of nasty weather/Autumn and the fact that we will have to start wrapping up these sessions soon)

Due to current government guidance we do have some strict rules in place for use of this space. Please be sure to have read them and be happy to follow them before booking a space in the alfresco lounge.

* Outdoor seating has been placed outside the studio in a cordoned-off area of our carpark.  Tables and chairs are all 2 metres apart or more.  We ask that you do not move the tables and chairs unless you are able to do so and remain a minimum of 2 metres away from your fellow users.
* Parking is in the main visitors carpark to allow us to use the space outside the studio for this activity.  We do have 1 spare space outside, this is reserved strictly for users with additional health needs who are unable to walk around from the carpark.
* Tea & Coffee will be served to you from our front door collection point.  It will be served in disposable cups.  If you wish to bring a mug or travel cup to use then please hand this into a staff member on arrival.  If you could bring it in a zip lock bag this we’ll help to avoid any contamination.  When your refreshments are made they will be done so by 1 member of staff who will have washed their hands before commencing preparations.
* Access to the toilets will be via the front door of our 2nd unit.  You will be able to walk straight through the building without touching any doorknobs or handles as doors are being kept open.  Please use hand sanitizer which is provided on your way in.
* When you have finished in the bathrooms, please take an antibacterial wipe (provided for your use) and wipe down any surfaces you have touched including the door handle on your way out.  Please dispose of this in the kitchen bin provided.
* At this time, other than to use the bathrooms you will be unable to access the classroom space at any time but a member of staff will be on hand at all times if you require assistance.
* It goes without saying that if you are showing symptoms of COVID-19 you should not attend the venue and remain isolated at home
* Should you develop symptoms within 7 days of visiting BTHQ we ask that you inform us so that we can inform those who shared the space with you
We appreciate these seem like drastic measures, but your safety and that of the other enterprise centre users is paramount at this time.

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