Welcome to Burwash Common Pavilion

Along with others, our insurers have advised us  that they are “specifically excluding cover if your volunteers or service users claim that you are responsible for them catching Coronavirus, or any other infectious disease.”   

Please take note of the new addition to our Terms and Conditions:
It is a condition of hire that the hirer takes all reasonable steps to  protect those attending from the risk of catching an infectious disease.  This should include, but not be limited to, a regularly updated Risk Assessment and ensuring that they and all attendees observe current government guidelines and any relevant governing body’s guidelines regarding, for example,  ventilation, masks, sanitising, distancing, and not attending if they are feeling unwell or suspect they may have contracted a disease.  The hirer agrees that the charity has no liability for any infectious disease claim arising from their event.  The hirer accepts full responsibility for the preparation of their Risk  Assessment and related Action Plans.  

Completing a Risk Assessment is part of our conditions of hire.  They're not as arduous as you might think, and the author of this note has had the experience of watching a lawyer immediately dropping a claim on being shown one.   Whilst this section has been about coronavirus and infectious diseases,  a few minutes spent on an assessment would help keep your guests safe and protect you from the lawyers if anything bad did happen.  See the Pavilion Guidance below for more information.

 Our insurers will no longer provide cover for claims that a person acquired an infectious disease as a result of the actions of the Playing Fields Committee. We do not have the funds to either fight or pay such a claim.  More      importantly, we want you to be kept safe and well.  Please ensure that you follow  government guidance on hand washing, ventilation, mask wearing, distancing, etc., and that you only attend if you are feeling well and have no reason to believe that you may be carrying an infection.  If you are not comfortable with carrying out an activity for any reason, including the behaviour of others or the condition of the building, you should immediately leave and notify a Trustee. 

It's limited in what you can access (it has parental controls set up) but it's perfect for zoom, emails, etc. if your own connection has been lost.  It's called The Pavilion and the password is Thepavilion

The hall, with its plain white walls and excellent natural lighting  is ideal for you to host a parallel onsite and online meeting, class, etc..  Exercise, art, whatever, you can do it from here.  Contact us to book.

This is OPEN .

Use of the Playground is allowed subject to your agreeing with the following:

 As we do not have the resources to keep the equipment safe for use, users must consider the risks for themselves and take appropriate action to reduce the risk if they decide to use the equipment. 

Users should follow current governemnt guidelines for social distancing, etc..  

We CANNOT provide hand sanitiser nor can we provide washing facilities so users MUST provide their own protection against contact transmission.   

We will leave the existing notices up - they are stricter than current guidance which takes precedence (= they're there to stop idiots suing us)

This is available for use.

As we do not have the resources to keep the equipment safe for use, users must consider the risks for themselves and take appropriate action to reduce the risk if they decide to use the equipment.

 Users MUST folow governmetn guidelines.  Vigorous exercise produces significantly more aerosol than general activity so the risk of transmission is higher, even outdoors.  

We CANNOT provide hand sanitiser nor can we provide washing facilities so users MUST provide their own protection against contact transmission.  We also CANNOT keep the equipment clean.  

We welcome help with serving at the bar and/or keeping things running smoothly by collecting the glasses and restocking the shelves.  It's voluntary but a great way to meet new friends and/or obtain work experience.  

Go on.  You know you want to sit on the mower, pottering round and round, taking in the view, avoiding the family, putting off all the things you meant to do.  It's free, stress free and far more relaxing than the even the most expensive cruise.

Hedge cutting, ditch digging, playground cleaning, whatever you want.

They're a friendly bunch.  Meetings about 6 times a year are usually enhanced by the bar being open.  It can result in hard work if you decide to take on a particular role but the sense of achievement is well worth it.