We are delighted to announce the re-opening of our gym and swimming pool facilities at the Health & Fitness Club on Monday 3rd August 2020 at 6.30am.

We are very excited about welcoming all our members back, although things will look quite different due to the restrictions and guidelines laid out by the Government, these will include:

• A new booking process for all members for the gym and the swimming pool, online via our website
• Limited numbers allowed in the gym and swimming pool – pre-booking only online. Those of you that have used our online Fitness Class facility will be familiar with this.
• No changing facilities for Gym users and no shower facilities for Swimming Pool users.
• No exercise mats or towels will be supplied by the club, all members will be expected to bring their own for your own personal safety.
• No class timetable will be operating initially, this will remain under review
• There will be strict cleaning regime protocols for all members, gym users, whereby you will be expected to ensure all equipment is cleaned after you use it.
• No Personal Training will take place in the Gym for the foreseeable future. Again, to be reviewed.
• No access to the sauna, steam room or sunbeds.
• You will be expected to make a declaration of wellness prior to returning to the Club, to ensure we are all protected.
• Non-members or guest passes will not be accepted to the Club until further notice.
• Prior to opening, we will be spraying the whole Club and Hotel with a Revolutionary antibacterial technology which clings to all surfaces and resists bacteria sticking to it. This will be repeated every 21 days.
• We will be carrying our regular ‘touch point’ cleaning in and around the Club, as well as the rest of the Hotel when it finally starts to re-open, with the same antibacterial product as well as related sanitizer cleaning agents.
• There are many sanitiser stations around the hotel, and in particular, in and around the Club, for your regular use.
• The staff and members will follow a policy of no physical contact and maintain social distancing, wherever possible

It has been a challenging few months for us all, this will continue whilst we imbed the new protocols and restrictions that now apply.  Please bear with us and our team as these new ways of working and operating may take a while becoming the new normal.  We will continually review all aspects of the guidance and amend any procedures as we re-open and test the new way of working.

Full details of our new protocols will be available on our website once we have concluded them in the coming days. We will also be coming back to you again, with more details around the booking systems for both the Gym, and the pool.

Please call our team on 01638 666075 or email fitness@bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk with any queries or questions you may have.

We thank you all for your continued support and patience and very much look forward to welcoming you back from the 3rd August.