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11th.May 2003 :
With great regret, the Committee announces that North Bristol NASS
weekly exercise sessions are suspended until further notice - hopefully
for no longer than 3 to 4 weeks.
Incredible as it may seem, this action is necessary because of the
risk to our personal safety during the evenings on the Hospital campus
presented by the current high levels of burglaries and breakins going
on, which are apparently perpetrated by drug addicts "armed"
with weapons.
The Physiotherapy Department itself has been targeted during these
breakins, and property has been stolen.
Sessions are suspended until additional security measures have been
installed by the hospital authorities, which may occur within the next
3 weeks. We will keep this page updated with news, as it happens.
If you want any further information, or to ask questions, please feel
free to email us at
bristolnass@blueyonder.co.uk
.
Regretfully,
The Committee
Sunday 11th.May,2003
21st.May 2003 :
With immediate effect the gym sessions have restarted - we will be
running activities, as before, from 7.00pm until 8.00pm.
As a permanent security "improvement" the doors leading
from the corridor into the reception area will be locked at all times;
they will be opened a short while before 7.00pm and then re-locked. For
anyone arriving late we will be making regular visits to allow late
arrivals in. If the door is locked when you arrive please wait by the
doors so that you can be seen through the glass rather than us having to
enter into the main corridor each time. We have offered money towards
the reinstatement of the doorbell system which has not been operational
for several years (hopefully it is not just that they have not changed
the battery ?)
With regard to the hydro sessions these are at present still on hold,
(due to pool maintenance issues - not security), but Rachel indicated
this evening that we should have access again within the next few weeks
- I will send an update as soon as it becomes known. When the sessions
return we will be able to return to the normal timings of the sessions
e.g. 7.30 - 8.00 and 8.00 - 8.30 with everyone having to be out of the
dept by 8.45pm at the very latest as Hospital Security will be enforcing
a lock up. We have been advised that if we flout this new ruling we
will be denied any access to the department facilities - no ifs or
buts.
Don't forget that the AGM is taking place on
the 4th June. We are trying to arrange the use of the Winford
lecture theatre just off the main corridor - whichever location, we will
place notices at the main entrance.
If you have any questions whatsoever please do not hesitate to
contact me
.
Cheers
Phil, Branch Secretary
