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Monday 12th April 2021 – Coronavirus Update

With the exception of ESSENTIAL on-duty training, the Centre remains closed to all other visitors at this time.

Due to furlough restrictions, the Nuffield Centre Office will not reopen fully until Monday 26th April.

Below is a proposed time table for Wales coming out of lockdown. Please pay particular attention to the final comment from Welsh Government concerning the reopening of holiday accommodation.

At this time our Family Room accommodation cannot reopen because it is not “self-contained” as families have to share the kitchen/diners which is not allowed under COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Similarly, our campsite ablutions are also communal. Booking requests for family accommodation and our campsite will not be confirmed or guaranteed at this time. Availability of family accommodation is severely limited for the August summer break as we presently assign one kitchen (of which there are only three) to one family. If COVID-19 restrictions around social distancing and the rules on communal facilities change, we will be able to accept more bookings. Whilst camping is self-catering, the use of the ablutions by multiple households is not possible at this time, so again availability is restricted. Whilst we would wish you all to return here as soon as possible, please understand that we have to ensure this is done as safely and as practicable as possible. Therefore any applications received will be on a first come first served basis, subject to existing availability and as restrictions are eased. You may receive short notice that the booking will go ahead and you will be required to pay before arrival. We ask that should your plans change that you notify us immediately so that we can release the accommodation to another family.

Wales Roadmap out of lockdown

Provided cases remain low, the following things will be permitted:

Monday, 12 April

• Travel into and out of Wales from the rest of the UK and Common Travel Area
• Students return to face-to-face education
• All remaining non-essential retail and close contact services, like beauty salons, allowed to reopen

Monday, 26 April

• Outdoor hospitality, including cafes, pubs and restaurants
• Outdoor attractions, including funfairs and theme parks

Monday, 3 May

• Organised outdoor activities for up to 30 people
• Outdoor wedding receptions attended by no more than 30 people
• Gyms, leisure centres and fitness facilities can reopen. Individual and one-to-one training will be allowed, but not exercise classes

Monday, 10 May

• People will be allowed to form extended households again, allowing two households to meet and have contact indoors

Monday, 17 May

• Children’s indoor activities
• Community centres
• Organised indoor activities for adults, limited to a maximum of 15 people. This includes exercise classes
• Spring Bank Holiday Monday is 31 May, but the Welsh government has not specified an actual date for reopening hospitality indoors
• It said after 17 May it would “consider enabling indoor hospitality and remaining visitor accommodation to reopen in advance of the Spring Bank Holiday”