COVID-19: Lavey return to play measures

Following the appointment of Dr Ronan Kehoe to help spearhead the response of Erin’s Own Lavey to the GAA Return to Play pathway, the club confirms the following has taken place:

1. Appointed COVID supervisors responsible for ensuring COVID protocols, collating health questionnaires and cleaning and sanitising facilities
2. The club will ensure necessary social distancing, hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. Signage will be provided to inform members
3. Adult players and parents/ guardians of underage players will be required to complete the online health questionnaire (once prior to their return with a subsequent declaration prior to each weekly training)
4. Personal equipment ( water bottles) will not be shared. Other equipment can be shared but must be washed / sanitised at the beginning and end of training and games
5. Teams will return to training and games in a staged manner
6. Parents / Guardians will be responsible for dropping underage players to and from training

The Covid Health Questionnaire each person participating in Gaelic Games must complete prior to the first occasion that they return to their club is now available.

Forms can be accessed by visiting the URL https://returntoplay.gaa.ie.

Each person participating in Gaelic Games must also re-confirm that their Health Status hasn’t changed on each subsequent occasion that they participate.

Parents/Guardians can submit forms on behalf of their dependents and forms can also be submitted on behalf of persons who may struggle with completing the electronic form themselves.

COVID Supervisors in clubs can verify that individual members of their teams/panels have submitted forms and are permitted to participate.

They do not have access to view the specific information provided via the Health Questionnaire, they will simply be able to see that the questionnaire has been submitted. Personal Information contained on the Health Questionnaires is stored for a maximum period of three weeks.

Go HERE for information on how to fill out the Covid Health Questionnaire.

All Covid Supervisors/Club Officers, Players/Team Personnel, and the Parents/Guardians of Underage Players must also complete the GAA’s Covid-19 Club Education eLearning Module.

Go HERE to access the GAA’s Covid-19 Club Education eLearning Module

Go HERE to access the GAA’s policy on dealing with positive symptomology

Update: Lavey Community Support Group

As the seriousness of Covid 19 increases and more people test positive for this virus, we wish to ask our community to keep following the protocols on good hand hygiene, social distancing and maintaining good practice. This is vital to keep everyone safe and to enable families to look after their older family members and neighbours.
We are now approaching the end of the month and many parishioners will require new medical supplies from their chemists.

In conjunction with the local pharmacies, our Community Support Group is ready to deliver these. All medicines will be left on your doorstep and the door knocked. The delivery driver will stand back a minimum of 2 meters from your door so feel free to come out – say hello and let the delivery person know how you are, if there is anything that you need or if there is anything that concerns you. All delivery drivers will be individuals from the Parish.

You are allowed out to purchase basic foods but if this is something that you cannot do or would feel is much too risky, please contact Boyles shop or other local suppliers and ask if they will deliver. If there is an issue with getting the delivery on time, contact the community support personnel or Lavey Young at Heart club personnel and we will arrange delivery. You can leave out the payment in advance for collection. It will not be possible to provide change.

Keeping in touch with each other is important. We live in a rural society and as part of your day, consider taking a walk with your immediate family along the road you live on and as long as good social distancing is practiced, speak to your neighbours, wave in at them as don’t hesitate to ask they how they are doing.

The current situation may appear an anxious time to many but as a community we can protect each other, look out for each other, use our spare time to get those odd jobs done and spend good family time together. We will come through this as a stronger community and a better society.

Shop names and numbers.
Boyle’s Shop Phone: 028 7964 3997
Bradley’s, Maghera 02879644545 (can deliver hot dinners)
Kelly’s, Maghera 02879643390
Crawford’s, Maghera 02879642369
Kelly’s, Castledawson 02879469400
Toner’s, Castledawson 02879469700
JC Stewart’s 02879302930

All of the above take credit/debit cards. Some will prepack your order and bring it to your vehicle if you wish to drive in.

Finally, let us also take time to thank and appreciate our exceptional health care staff and ensure that going forward, they are well supported.

Lavey Community Response to COVID-19

With the spread of Coronavirus (Covid 19) happening throughout the country, so too is the heightening concern of many who may be worried of what the coming period may mean to them, and how it may affect their lives.

Lavey Community has always been about looking out and caring for one another and especially in a time of need. Under the present circumstances, particularly for the elderly or those who may be unable to leave their own homes, we could be entering a period of significant apprehension and worry. Lavey community is only too willing to rally around and provide support in these extraordinary times of need.

The Lavey Community Support Group have established a team of volunteers
comprised from members of the Parish Community organisations who will be available to provide assistance in whatever way they can for those isolated in their own homes as a result of the coronavirus e.g shopping, collecting prescriptions etc or simply just for someone to chat to.

So please do not hesitate to call any of our volunteers listed on the numbers below;

Lavey Community Support Volunteers:

• Sean Mc Peake 07799888805
• Mary Toner 07523048545
• Paddy Chivers 07759634926
• Cathy Mc Garvey 07796095700
• Michael Murphy 07764211687
• Bernie Henry 079682245145
• Seán Convery 07713333152
• Owen Mc Nally 07812822438
• Olive Rafferty 07769878406
• Susan Duggan 07541508544
• Cathal O Loane 07763420226
• Phelim Mulholland 07845138788
• Helen O Neill 07929091403
• Fergal Mc Nally 07753566081
• Claire Scullion 07968745246
• Joe Mc Gurk 079 7799 5815
• Winnie Mc Peake 07543733506
• Brian Óg Boyle 07989965015
• Maurice Diamond 07711504821
• Fr Eamon Graham 02879642458
• Mary McGurk 07964660124

For up to date info visit: www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/covid-19-coronavirus#advice-for-home-isolation

If you have a high temperature and/or a persistent cough stay at
home for seven days. Do not go to your GP surgery, pharmacy or
hospital.

Call your GP if:
• you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home;
• your conditions get worse;
• your symptoms do not get better after seven days.

If it is a medical emergency and you need to call an ambulance, dial
999 and inform the operator of your symptoms. Like seasonal flu,
the same public health advice applies for COVID-19 (Coronavirus):
if you cough or sneeze, use a tissue to cover your mouth and nose,
throw it away carefully after use, and wash your hands. Once flu and
similar infectious viruses begin to spread, the main method that can
prevent further spread, is good personal hygiene. Washing your hands
regularly will help prevent flu and other viruses spreading.

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