Oriam Newsletter| March
|PARTNER NEWS & EVENTS
|GROUP EXERCISE & FITNESS
|YOUTH FITNESS WEEK
|SPORTS UNION
Sports Union activities are well underway for Semester Two. The much anticipated Heriot-Watt Sports Ball was on the 18th of February and it was a great night celebrating the successes of teams and individuals across all clubs. It is also election season for next year’s Heriot-Watt Student Executives. Voting opens soon for 22/23 Elections!
Our current Sports Union President, Amber and her team have done an amazing job over the past year and we look forward to welcoming in a new team this summer.
It’s never too late to get involved with student sport and fitness at Oriam and Heriot-Watt. We have exclusive membership options for Heriot-Watt Students with Bronze, Gold and Flexi membership perfect for anyone interested in getting started now. You can purchase them on our Oriam App or find out more here.
|FACILITY UPDATE
Our teams are always working hard behind the scenes, planning and delivering facility maintenance and improvements so you can enjoy Oriam activities to their fullest. From now on there will always be a facility update section here in our newsletter and occasional facility bulletins across our channels to keep you up to date with work happening at Oriam.
|CAR PARK
In our February newsletter we communicated in regard to the Oriam Car Park and would like to follow up with a short update.
The main car park barrier has been repaired and the exit barrier is also being repaired in the coming 10 days. This is much needed to improve access and control the flow of cars into the main car park.
The barriers will operate between the following times;
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday , Friday 6.30 – 10pm
Wednesday 6.30 – 2pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 8pm
If you do not have an access card then please contact your facility booker to receive the Car Park Barrier code, alternatively if you wish a card, this can be purchased from main reception for £1.
The Barrier operation hours will commence from Monday 21st March .
If the car park is full and you are still looking for parking on Campus the car parks, A, B & H are the closest to the facility and a short walk from the main entrance.
We have been experiencing a lot of poor car parking with cars double parked and also parking in the disabled bays which is preventing those with blue badges using these allocated spaces. We respectfully ask that all patrons adhere to parking in the correct bays when visiting the facility. Additional security patrols have also been requested to help with the flow of traffic and improvement for those who need to use the disabled bays.
In the mean time if you do have a question or feedback on our car park or other facilities please do email us directly at hello@oriam.hw.ac.uk and this will be passed to our Director of Operations to review.
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
The Scottish Government has updated the legislation and guidance for covid-19 protocols, with a provisional timeline for returning to ‘normal’ life this spring. Most of our activities and services are already running at almost normal level and we are planning to open up more flexibility and availability for activities in the coming months.
Currently, wearing a facemask is still mandatory for indoor public spaces in Scotland. For our facilities this includes entering and exiting the buildings and any corridors and reception areas whilst moving around the facilities. The recent Scottish Government update indicates mask-wearing mandates will be eased from the 21st March. We will continue to follow all reasonable precautions to keep our staff and customers safe with enhanced cleaning, crowd management and test & protect compliance.
|YOUR FUTURE
