Whittlesey Rifle ClubWe are extremely pleased to state that we are FULLY OPEN again after COVID restrictions have been eased.
We will of course monitor the situation and abide by all Government recommendations.
In the meantime, all members, probationary members and non-members are welcome once again into the club.
Please remember to bring your mask (unless medically except)!
As we enter Step 2 of the Governments plans on lifting COVID restrictions, we are unlocking our range doors once again!!!!
We will of course need to adhere to the Members Booking System, and there will be the same restrictions as before the closure.
It is a positive step in the right direction.
Happy shooting!
After reviewing the current NSRA guidelines, and providing the guidelines don’t change, we will reopen the club on Monday 12th April.
Until that time the doors remain closed, but the booking system will take your bookings for approval.
Again, the restrictions will still be in place, but it is going to be great to get back into the range!
Following on from the UK Governments announcement last night, we could re-open “…5 weeks after Step 1, no earlier than 12 April“.
Of course we would still need to adhere to the social distancing and the use of the booking system.
Feel free to book now, but bear in mind that this could be cancelled.
Following on from the Governments announcement that Cambridgeshire will move into the highest Tier 4 category, we have no option to close the club, again.
From 26-Dec-2020, the doors will be locked. No-one is to use the range. All existing bookings have now been cancelled.
We will of course open at the earliest opportunity, and will keep you all posted.
Following on from our Prime Minister’s announcement last night, we have now further restrictions in place.
As of this morning (20th December 2020), Peterborough has been declared a Tier 4 area. As Whittlesey remains a Tier 2 area, members living in Peterborough are now no longer able to travel outside of their area to attend the club.
South Holland County Council residents have had this restriction already in place for some time now, and Peterborough County Council residents will now also have to abide by these new rules.
Residents of Fenland District Council may still use the club as normal – using the bookings system.
We will of course constantly review any changes to these rules and get you back shooting, as we all should be, as soon as is safe and lawful.
We are very pleased to say that today we have opened the range again!
As always there a new rules to abide by.
If you live in a Tier 2 area, then you may now use the Booking System to book your 1 hour slot(s) with up to two members that you live with or are in your support bubble.
If you live in a Tier 3 area, then unfortunately travelling to the club is not an approvable journey, which means that you cannot use the club at present. We hope that this will change soon.
Please do ask if you have any questions.
Following the Prime Ministers announcement yesterday, it is with regret that we are going to have to close our club for a second time.
The range will close after Wednesday 4th November 2020 and will re-open when we are given permission to.
Bookings can still be made (via the booking form), up to and including Wednesday, but approvals after this date will now be declined.
This is in accordance with our licence and there is no alternative option.
Please do not enter the range for any reason after Wednesday 4th November 2020.
We will of course keep you posted.
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I am very pleased to announce that with certain restrictions, the club may now be used again!
Could all members please read the instructions on the Members Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhittleseyRifleClubMembers/), or alternatively request these instructions via email (stating full name and membership number please) using the contact form.
The Range is still closed.
As we are classed as an Indoor Sports facility, we cannot legally open before 25th July at the very earliest, and then only when certain stipulations are in place, which we are currently waiting to see what these exact stipulations are.
As an approved NSRA range, we also have to have NSRA approval before we can open our doors (irrespective of which discipline we shoot), so we are also waiting on an announcement from the NSRA. Otherwise we won’t have Home Office approval, and again be illegal.
Thank you to all our members for your extreme patience. We will get you back to shooting as soon as we can. It won’t be the same as before for quite a while, but we will get you back.