After the Government’s announcement on Monday 5th July, confirming that legal restrictions are set to end in England from Step 4 of the Roadmap, from 19th July (subject to a final review of the data week commencing 12th July), we are pleased to announce that all outdoor and indoor sports / activities can recommence from this date. All sports and activities should follow the relevant sport or activity governing body guidelines. Please see the following links for guidelines on squash, badminton, football and table tennis: 

• England Squash guidelines for returning to play can be found here: https://www.englandsquash.com/back-to-squash 
• Badminton England guidelines for returning to play can be found here: https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/return-to-play/ 
• The FA guidelines for returning to play can be found here: https://www.thefa.com/news/2021/jul/16/20210716-non-elite-football-update-step-4-government-covid-19-roadmap 
• Table Tennis England guidelines for returning to play can be found here: https://tabletennisengland.co.uk/our-sport/major-events/ready-to-return/

We have amended our ‘Centre Re-Opening Guidelines For Users’ in our ‘Policies’ section https://sandylands.org/policies/ to reflect the government decision to open up in a careful and balanced way, with the clear message that people’s personal judgement will now be key in learning to live with the virus. 

For those we haven’t seen  for over sixteen months, we look forward to welcoming you back for some much needed sport and activity sessions very soon! 

Daile and the Sandylands Team