The owners of the Community Centre have confirmed that the venue will be closed due to the new lockdown situation. We understand this may be disappointing news.
The meetings for January and February have been put on hold until further notice.
The online meetings will become weekly and details can be found in the forum.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you need anyone to talk to, you can do so in confidence here.
Yes, we are still open 🙂. The gov.uk website states this about support groups:
Support groups that have to be delivered in person can continue with up to 15 participants where formally organised to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support – but they must take place at a premises other than a private home. This includes, but is not limited to, support to victims of crime, people in drug and alcohol recovery, new parents and guardians, people caring for those with long-term or terminal illnesses, or who are vulnerable, people facing issues relating to their sexuality or gender, those who have suffered bereavement, and vulnerable young people, including for them to meet youth workers.
Please make sure that you have a facemask and keep two metres apart when visiting. Hand sanitiser is available onsite and we will be checking temperatures on arrival using the infrared checker.
We will not be offering drinks or snacks during this time, so please bring a bottle of water or a flask for a hot beverage.
We’ve just had our last meeting of the year and we’d like to thank everyone who’s helped the group keep going during these difficult times. I think we can say it’s not been an easy year! 🙂
However, the group is going strong thanks to everyone’s collective efforts: visiting, posting in the forum, helping book events, volunteering, and/or joining the online meetings.
In the new year we’ll be meeting upstairs as there’s been a change around at the Centre. When you come to the building, please enter via the front door and head up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, head right through the door to find us.
The upstairs area has been completely refurbished and has a kitchenette area. There’s a side room that’ll become our new changing room and there’s a unisex bathroom at the end of the hall. The latter has two large illuminated mirrors, so spot on for sorting your makeup out.
We’ve confirmed our booking dates with the Centre and we will be adding them to the site calendar in due course.
Here’s to happy holidays and meeting up again soon.
With the Chameleons qualifying as a support group and having had our meeting approach signed off, the group have been meeting since late September.
With the above in place for our last few meetings, members had this to say:
“I am very Covid cautious and try to avoid taking any unnecessary risks. I was initially nervous about going back – but after my first return meeting I now think that Chams is a very Covid-safe environment.” D.
“I have been to all three meetings since lockdown and feel totally that everyone is doing their bit to stay safe.” C.
“I can honestly say I have not felt safer covid-wise anywhere else in an indoor public setting.” M.
We hope that the above comments from members help inform you that everyone is doing their best in these difficult times. We hope that you will feel safe to attend and socialise in a safe space, suitably distanced.
If you have any questions about the above, please get in touch via the Forum or using the Contact Us page.
The Centre’s management and local council Jace given their approval that we are okay to meet under the new social restrictions (see also The Rule of Six).
Autumn meetings are now back in the calendar and you should check this site before planning on attending.
For our meetings to go ahead, we have some rules we will need to follow.
What we will have to do is this:
The kitchen will be closed to us and the side room – that we often use for vendors or discussions – will be our main entrance.
With the COVID19 situation continuing to change, our August meetings are now on hold. As much as we would love to reopen and meet up, our health and the wellbeing of others is very important.
As well as our forum, we have an online meeting every Thursday night at around 8.30pm using a secure and anonymous meeting system, Jitsi. Further details for the online meetings can be found in the forum.
With the lockdown likely to continue for a number of weeks, the organisers have been testing teleconferencing software.
Having tried a few, we’ve settled on using Jitsi Meet due to its privacy policy, data security, anonymity, and features. It’s also open source and free to use.
You can run Jitsi on your smartphone, PC/Mac, or using a web browser.
If you’d be interested in meeting online each Thursday at around 8.30 pm, please check the forum for a link to get you into the chat.
With immediate effect, all meetings for Nottingham Chameleons are cancelled until at June 2020. We will review the situation as the COVID19 situation develops and official news will be on the home page.
We apologise for any inconvenience and understand this may be upsetting for some of you. However, for the safety of our members and the general public, we feel this is the appropriate action to take.
Please use the Forum for socialising, keeping in touch, etc. If you are in need of support, please post in the Forum or use the contact page.
The Community Centre staff have explained that our existing bookings will remain as is and we will not be charged during the closure.
Stay safe,
Lynn
As the situation around Corona / COVID19 develops, here are the group’s current plans:
Further information can be found in the forum.
Your first visit to Nottingham Chameleons is always free. That way you can find out if the group and what we do is right for you. After that, we ask that you pay to help fund the group.
Please note we do not charge for parking, drinks, or cakes & biscuits. They are all included for the evening.
Your first visit to Nottingham Chameleons is always free. That way you can find out if the group and what we do is right for you. After that, we ask that you pay to help fund the group.
Please note we do not charge for parking, drinks, or cakes & biscuits. They are all included for the evening.
| Employed | £7 |
| Retired, student, and/or unemployed | £6 |
| Couple* (trans partner & non-trans partner) | £8 |
| Parent and child (under 18) | £6 |
| Professional carer and trans person | £6 |
Regarding would-be attendees under 18, we ask that you attend with a trusted family member who is aged 21 or over.
[ * For partnerships were both parties are trans, we ask that you pay the applicable rate around your employment status ]