COVID REQUIREMENTS
STORM @ CAMBER SANDS
11-13 MAR 2022
This is specifically for our STORM 2022 event at Camber Sands
Details for other events will be published on their own event pages and based on information and guidance available at the time.
NEED TO KNOW & SHARE
1) Everyone will show photo ID on arrival.
2) Everyone will shows their NHS text message or email confirming a negative LFT dated the same day as arriving.
3) Everyone needs to know the permitted arrival times.
4) No exceptions or exemptions.
This will help us register and provide your wristband as quickly as possible so you can enjoy your dancing!
Please share this information with everyone in your group.
LFT REQUIREMENT
BEFORE THE EVENT
- Prepare your photo ID.
- Get the free home testing kits: www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests
- Practice following the instructions for self-testing including reporting all results to the NHS: www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result
ARRIVING AT THE EVENT
- Show photo ID together with the email or text message from the NHS with your name and negative test result dated that day.
- Do not bring the actual LFT device or a photo of it (bin after reporting).
Prepare now by ordering the free tests, self-testing and reporting as per the NHS instructions.
PERMITTED ARRIVAL TIMES
Our temporary COVID arrival procedures means check-in registration (to get your wristband and chalet key) will only be possible between these times:
FRIDAY from 3pm/4pm/5pm(*) until 2am Saturday morning
SATURDAY from 10am until 10pm
SUNDAY from 10am until 8pm
(* Friday 3pm/4pm/5pm depending on your chalet type i.e. Club can check-in from 3pm, but Budget is from 5pm)
if you arrive outside of these times, you will not be able to access the main building until the COVID check desk opens the following morning. This will mean no dancing until the following day!
Where to go when you arrive
Initial entry to the main building will only be granted after your photo ID and COVID check. You will be given a temporary hand stamp that will then permit you entry to the main building to receive your wristband and chalet key.
Friday before 10pm, go to the large marquee between the main building and club chalets (green arrow 1). Checks and the hand stamp will take place in there. Then go to the main building for your wristband and chalet key.
Friday after 10pm, use the left-hand doors at the main entrance (blue arrow 2)
The right-hand door (orange arrow 3) and other entrances are ONLY if you have been checked and have your initial handstamp or wristband.
Arrivals on Saturday or Sunday should also use the left-hand entrance (blue arrow 2) and attract the attention of the internal wristband checker to have someone come to you.
Photo ID that we will accept
- Driving licence (photocard format)
- Passport
- National ID cards (e.g. as issued by some EU/EEA countries)
- A proof of age card with PASS hologram
- Government employee cards such as MOD, NHS, emergency services
- “Personal Licence” issued under the Licensing Act 2003
- Credit/debit card issued by a bank that prints your photo on it for verification purposes
- Travel cards (e.g. Freedom Pass) issued by a local/regional authority
- CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) cards
Lateral flow testing (LFT)
Ceroc’s requirements:
- Get the free home testing kits: www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests
- Follow the instructions for self-testing including reporting all results to the NHS: www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result
- On the day of arriving, self-test, report the result to the NHS, then with your photo ID, show the reported NEGATIVE result by showing the email or text message sent to you by the NHS.
This includes if you have tested positive in the previous 90 days.
Further information to answer frequently asked questions
Rapid self-test ‘Lateral Flow Testing’ (LFT) is currently free from the NHS and even if vaccinated we are all being asked to self-test before meeting others in crowded indoor places or meeting others at a higher risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19.
There are several kits available from the NHS. The original involves a sample from the throat and nose. It takes a few minutes to prepare and then 30 minutes for the result to process. Pharmacies are most likely to be giving out this type of kit but might also begin to have the new kits.
Newer kits are now nose only. They also take a few minutes to prepare and then a waiting time of 15 minutes for the result. These are very likely to be supplied when ordering online to be posted to you.
For all rapid tests, the control line should appear very quickly. See the instructions with your specific test kit for the waiting time but this is between 15 and 30 minutes depending on the kit.
You must wait the specified waiting time as stated in the instructions that come with your LFTs
If the test does not test anything (negative result) then expect to see a strong control (C) line and the rest of the paper a very clean white.
If the test detects you are infectious (positive result) then the T line may be faint or strong. It may appear quickly or slowly.
Therefore it generally takes at least 20 minutes per person to conduct the test and get a result.
As per the instructions, the results are void after 20-30 minutes (depending on the kit). This is one reason why you need to report the result, dispose of the device and not bring the device to the actual event.
Tested positive within the previous 90 days?
The government and NHS advice changed just before Christmas 2021. LFT and PCR tests work in different ways. Further PCR tests may detect fragments of inactive virus but report this is a positive result unless it’s a more specialist lab giving a more detailed report. LFT tests work differently and are significantly less likely to return a repeat positive result within these 90 days.
This means every person attending must use an LFT test.
COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE UK
You can still report the result even if not registered with the NHS. You can most likely make arrangements to get the kits from someone before the event and doing this like everyone else will give you the best experience.
ISLE OF MAN: https://covid19.gov.im/general-information/lateral-flow-home-testing/
Exemptions or exceptions
This is allowed by the Equality Act 2010 as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim of ensuring that everyone in attendance is at a lower-risk of transmitting COVID-19 to others.
During the event including if you feel unwell
Wash your hands regularly
Frequently use hand sanitiser provided
The wearing of masks is optional for all
Respect others’ choices in who they dance with
Do not close windows or doors
Do not touch or move any fans
UNWELL DURING THE EVENT?
Respect your fellow dancers: do not enter the dance spaces/building
Contact Ceroc First Aid:
07943 847207 or 07506 694429