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Has Your Club Received a £10,000 Grant?

22 April 2020 by Chris Alvey

Small Business Grant Scheme

We are writing in case you are unaware of this scheme, under which clubs are potentially entitled to a £10,000 grant. The basic requirement is to be in England and in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rates Relief (NB not to actually pay any rates). Please see the link below in particular items 6 & 11.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/878082/small-business-grant-and-retail-leisure-hospitality-grant-guidance-for-businesses-v2.pdf

In theory, if you are eligible, you should not need to do anything to claim the grant and it should be forthcoming from your Local Authority (items 3 & 5). However it is obviously important that you are aware of the scheme should this not prove to be the case.

We are aware of one club which has already received £10,000 from this scheme. Please note that the Small Business Grant Scheme is entirely separate to the Business Rate Relief Scheme announced in the March budget. Clubs with a property with a rateable value should be aware of both schemes

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-your-retail-hospitality-or-leisure-business-is-eligible-for-business-rates-relief-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19

Best wishes,
Mark.

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Mark Suter
Manager
Croquet Association
01242 242318
www.croquet.org.uk

Coronavirus – Take Care of Yourself

14 March 2020 by Chris Alvey

The following narrative is circulating on social media – it is interesting and useful but this website and our Federation does not claim it to be totally accurate.

CORONAVIRUS
1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold.
2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.
3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun.
4. If someone sneezes with it, it can take about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours – so if you come into contact with any metal surface – wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.
6. On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it.
7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.
8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but – a lot can happen during that time – you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on.
9. You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.
10. Can’t emphasise enough – drink plenty of water!

HERE IS THE GOVERNMENT VIEW:

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:

new continuous cough and/or
high temperature

For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild infection

Main messages

if you have symptoms of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), however mild, do not leave your home for 7 days from when your symptoms started. (See ending isolation for more information)
this action will help protect others in your community while you are infectious
plan ahead and ask others for help to ensure that you can successfully stay at home
ask your employer, friends and family to help you get the things you need to stay at home
stay at least 2 metres (about 3 steps) away from other people in your home if possible
sleep alone, if possible
wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, each time using soap and water, or use hand sanitiser
stay away from vulnerable individuals, such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, as much as possible
you do not need to call NHS 111 to go into self-isolation. If your symptoms worsen during home isolation or are no better after 7 days, contact NHS 111 online. If you have no internet access, call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999

Surprise Funding News at Croquet Spring Meeting

14 March 2020 by Chris Alvey

Despite the wettest month on record, Clubs at the Spring Meeting were positive about the 2020 season. Some very welcome news were the various sources of funding available to Clubs ands fairly easy to apply. There were discussions about the new Laws of Croquet, the national Short Croquet competition and our own Federation Leagues and events.

Read the Executive Summary …HERE...
Read the Full Minutes …HERE…