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The Swiss Federal Government announced that the special situation in relation to the Coronavirus pandemic will formally end on Friday 1st April, 2022.  For Centrepoint activities and events there will no longer be any specific rules or requirements relating to Coronavirus (e.g. no need to provide contact details to enter Centrepoint premises, no Covid certificate checking, no mask requirement).

However, as recommended by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and to protect both themselves and others, members are asked to continue to practise good hygiene (regular washing/sanitising of hands, and coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of your arm), social distancing, and regular room ventilation (i.e. open windows weather-permitting).  If you have symptoms of any kind, please stay at home.

We would also ask that members respect others who wish to continue mask-wearing.

A new Media Releases page has been added to the Centrepoint website. This provides details of new media releases issued by Centrepoint. The first release to be included relates to the election of Centrepoint’s new President. To visit the Media Releases page, click here.

At the 2022 Annual General Meeting held on 17th March a new Officers’ Group was appointed: Maryann as President, Simon as Treasurer, Jill as Board Secretary, and David as Vice President in addition to his current role as Volunteers Coordinator. To read their profiles on the Centrepoint Board page, click here (login required).

The results of the voting in the Centrepoint 2022 Annual General Meeting can be viewed by clicking here to visit the AGM page (login required).

The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in person at QuBa, the Quartierzentrum Bachletten, Bachlettenstrasse 12, 4054 Basel on Thursday 17th March 2022 from 19:00 to 21:00 (doors open at 18:30).

All members are eligible to attend. Please register by the 10th of March 2022 by clicking on the following link: https://centrepoint.ch/event-4691332 (login required) and following the on-screen instructions to complete and confirm your registration. You will receive a confirmation email once you have successfully registered.

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

Centrepoint will be hard locked from Sunday 6th March until 09:00am on Thursday 10th March.  During this time it will not be possible to enter the premises by using the key code. 

It lies at the discretion of the group leaders as to whether on-line groups continue as usual.

In light of the announcement from the Bundesrat about the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, the Centrepoint Board is pleased to announce that, from 17th February 2022, there is no longer a requirement for masks or Covid certificates at the Centrepoint premises.

As a reminder, if you sign up for a chargeable event or trip, please be aware that the Cancellation Policy applies to that event. If you cancel from any time after midday on the day mentioned in the confirmation, you may be liable for the full price of the event. 

Please click here (login required) to read the full Cancellation Policy.

As a reminder, if there are any changes to your personal data, such as your contact details, please remember to let Centrepoint know. You can view and edit your details yourself by clicking here, logging in if necessary, and then clicking on “Edit profile”. After you have made the changes, click on “Save”. 

Alternatively, you can send an email with the changes to membership[at]centrepoint.ch and they will update your details for you.

Dear members

The only constant is change, they say. At the AGM, two board positions will become available. Ioana will step down as Treasurer. Please get in touch with Ioana if you would like to take on this position.

As mentioned in my December address, I will also step down as president. With a full-time job I now simply do not have the time to do this position any justice. I am confident that 2022 will be a year where many social activities will resume and we need someone who can represent the club at the various venues. Please get in touch with me if you would like to take on the role. Thank you!

Best regards,

Nicolas on behalf of the Board