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Would you like to join the Activities Team and help with the organising of a diverse range of interesting talk events? We are looking for a teammate to be the key communication link between the talk organisers and the Activities Coordinator.  

Are you interested? Please email us at activities[at]centrepoint.ch.

Centrepoint will be hard-locked over the Whitsuntide holiday from 17:00 on Friday 21st May until 09:00 on Tuesday 25th May.  During this time it will not be possible to enter Centrepoint using the door key code.

The Centrepoint Board is pleased to confirm an easing of Centrepoint's Covid-19 guidelines. Up to 15 people, including Front Desk Volunteers, may now attend Centrepoint's premises at any one time. Groups with up to 15 people, including the Front Desk Volunteers, may now meet in person at Centrepoint if they would like to. Zoom facilities remain available for larger groups and groups that prefer to meet virtually. Groups that want to meet in person at Centrepoint, please do not forget to inform activities[at]centrepoint.ch so that a check can be made to avoid clashes with other groups. 

Subject to further Swiss Government updates and advice, we hope that a further easing of Centrepoint Covid-19 guidelines will soon be possible. Watch this space for updates!

Let's meet digitally! The Covid-19 situation has forced us to stay apart but we can still keep in contact.

We have launched a new digital meeting platform for our members via Zoom.

Both sessions are open every week at the above times. Members can choose to join for as long as they wish; either to stay for a short time to have a quick coffee or a glass of wine and a chat or stay for the whole time and enjoy catching up with everyone. 

Looking forward to seeing you again! Don't forget to bring a drink!

Centrepoint congratulates Marian Sidi and Sanne Akkermans on their appointment to the Centrepoint Board. Marian takes on the role of Board Secretary and Sanne becomes the Activities Coordinator. 

To view photographs and short biographies of Marian, Sanne and all of the Board Members, please click here to visit The Board webpage (login required).

Centrepoint will be hard locked from Thursday 1st April, 17:00, until Tuesday 6th April, 9:00. During this time it will not be possible to enter Centrepoint using the door key code.

The results of the voting in the Centrepoint 2021 AGM can be viewed by clicking here to visit the AGM page (login required).

The Centrepoint AGM, which will be held virtually via Zoom this year, will take place on Thursday 18th March at 19:00. Please look out for your invitation, which will arrive by either post or email and let us know whether you plan to attend by clicking here to register online (login required) or emailing agm[at]centrepoint.ch by 11th March.

For more information, please click here to visit the AGM page (login required).

In line with the Federal Council’s announcement that, from the 1st March, outdoor gatherings may be expanded to 15 people, the Board advises that Centrepoint outdoor activities may be held with up to this number of people.

The full current guidelines advised by the Board are as follows: 

• Centrepoint remains open during normal Desk Hours but no more than 5 members, including Front Desk volunteers, are allowed at Centrepoint’s premises at any one time.
  
  
• The Federal Government's Covid-19 guidelines state that private gatherings, sporting and cultural activities held inside be limited to 5 people. Therefore, all events and activities in Centrepoint premises involving more than 5 people are discontinued until further advised. As such, Friday Coffee Mornings, the Members' Apéro and Kaffee auf Deutsch are cancelled until further advised.
  
  
• Conversation groups and all digitally supported activities are offered via Zoom.
  
  
• Face masks must be worn at all times while at Centrepoint. The mask may only be taken off while drinking. Please note that drinking is only allowed while seated. Eating inside Centrepoint is prohibited.
  
  
• Please observe a social distance of at least 1.5 meters even while wearing a mask.
  
  
• At least one window should stay open while using the rooms.
  
  
• Centrepoint outdoor activites can take place with a maximum of 15 people.
  
  
• All members are requested to follow the general hygiene guidelines issued by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG) and the Canton of Basel-Stadt.

An article featuring Centrepoint and Clara Demin, Centrepoint’s Media Relations Manager, was recently published in the Basler Zeitung and BaZ Online.

Click here to read it (in German).