Allotment sites

The National Association of Allotment Holders has issued the following advice to tenants:

• Keep hand sanitiser in your shed and wash your hands regularly.
• Use hand sanitiser before opening and closing any gate locks
• Observe 'Social Distancing' with each other (2-3 meters).
• Do not share tools
• Minimise the contact with each other for example no handshakes
• Do not wash your hands in water troughs
• We recommend that all communal facilities are closed.
• Get government guidance if you do need to clean an area that has been visited by an infected person.
• If you have livestock on the site and must visit twice a day, take a photograph on your phone of your livestock. Based on what is happening in other countries you may eventually have to print off a government form to leave the house but if challenged it would be good to be able to show a photograph of where you are going.
• Plan ahead to ensure that you have food and medication delivered to you during this time
• Stay away from vulnerable individuals such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions as much as possible
• If you display any symptoms of coronavirus stay at home and self-isolate for at least 14 days or until your symptoms have passed.