Given the Covid-19 restrictions introduced by the Government and the current state of the outfield at Corfton Road, following delays to the completion of the outfield re-levelling work during the winter, the availability of the Nets at Corfton Road will be restricted in the next few weeks as follows:

Only 3 nets will be available for individual members’ use
One net will be reserved for use by coaches
There will no net usage by individual members during scheduled Club training sessions
All net usage by individual members must be booked

The Nets at Popesfield will continue not to be available for use by individual members

Restricted access to the Nets at Corfton Road

Please note that, until at least the end of April 2021, members coming to use the Nets at Corfton Road should only use the Car Park Gate when they arrive and access the nets by the marked path running along the Eastern side of the ground. There is no direct access from the Pavilion to the Nets.

We are trying to keep people off the outfield as much as possible. To this end, we will be erecting fencing behind the nets, which will hopefully prevent most of the balls coming from the nets from reaching the outfield. However, some balls may go on to the outfield and you may go and retrieve them, but please keep any incursions on to the outfield to the absolute minimum.

Anyone attempting to access the Nets other than by the path running along the Eastern side of the ground will be asked to leave the ground immediately and any booking they may have made will be cancelled.

When you leave the Nets, please use the path running along the Eastern side of the ground and exit the ground via the Car Park Gate. If you want to go to the Pavilion, you must leave the ground, walk along Woodville Gardens and Corfton Road and re-enter the ground via the Main Gate.

The Club will be employing staff to monitor the use of the Nets at Corfton Road.

Times when the Nets at Corfton Road are available for use by individual members

We will be allowing members to use the Nets at Corfton Road at the following times:

From 12 April to 16 April 2021 – 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
17 April to 18 April 2021 – 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
24 April to 25 April 2021 – 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Weekends until further notice – 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Outside these times, there will no usage of the Nets permitted by individual members. The Nets will be used in organised Club training sessions, but even this will be restricted in the short term.

Booking use of the Corfton Road Nets

All sessions must be booked in advance.

For use of the Nets at Corfton Road, bookings can only be made via Louise Chippendale by email to louise.chippendale@ealingcc.co.uk. Nets must be booked with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice.

When a booking is made, all individuals who will be using the Nets must be identified. And only these individuals may use the Nets

Availability of the nets will be published online at April 2021 Booking Timetable. Time slots highlighted in Green are available and those in Red are already booked. This will not be 100% live at all times.
Bookings may only be made by members of the Club.

What you must bring with you and what should you do when you are at the Club

Users of the Nets at Corfton Road should bring anything they are going to use with them, including:

Cricket equipment

Bat
Ball
Pads
Helmet
Gloves

Other protective equipment

PPE
Water, food or other drinks
Hand Sanitiser

Members should avoid sharing any of these items with anyone else, other than a member of their household.

Face coverings should be worn going to and coming from the Nets, but do not need to be worn while using the Nets. Social distancing, other than with members of the same household, must be maintained at all times.

Members should ideally arrive not more than 5 minutes before their designated time.
Sessions will last 50 minutes and there will be a 10 minute gap between the end of one session and the start of the next session. Please end your session on time and eave immediately following the end of your session.

If the Pavilion is open, the toilets there may be used, but, at other times, there will be no toilet facilities, so please use the facilities at your home before you leave to come to the Club. You should wear a face covering when you are inside the Pavilion.

During sessions, batters should knock the ball back to the bowlers using their bat and should not pick up the ball.

Please note that bowling machines will be under the control of the Club’s coaches. If a member using the Corfton Road Nets wishes to use a bowling machine and the coach is not using the bowling machine in their one on one lesson, then, and only with the agreement of the coach, the member may be allowed to use the bowling machine.

The bowling machine will remain the responsibility of the coach, who will be responsible for setting up the machine and putting it away at the end of the day or in the event of bad weather. The coach should not allow the use of a bowling machine unless they are satisfied that the person who is to be using the machine is capable of operating the machine safely and without damage to the machine.

Please note that bowling machine balls are not provided by the Club. If a coach allows the use of their own bowling machine balls, these should be sanitised between use by different individuals.

It is important that while people are at the Club:

Contact should be avoided, wherever possible, with any of the physical infrastructure at the Club, including the gates when you enter and leave, the net infrastructure and any stumps
Sweat and spit should not make contact with any cricket ball

Other safety information

Everyone attending the Nets should carry out a self-assessment for COVID symptoms before leaving home and follow NHS and PHE self-isolation procedures if they are symptomatic.
No one who is required to self-isolate should come to the Club
Please advise us if you develop COVID-19 symptoms following your visit to any of the Club’s grounds
Please avoid using public transport when coming to the Club and follow the latest Government travel advice