CRICHTON LUNCH POSTPONED

The Crichton Trust continues to closely monitor the fast-developing advice with regards to its response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the associated health risk to staff, visitors and tenants at The Crichton. Additional measures have been put in place across the estate to reduce infection risk including a targeting and upgrading of cleaning routines in all Trust properties.

Events and conferences are being reviewed on a daily basis, against emerging advice. The Crichton Trust, with partners, continue to take a measured view of risk based on the demographic of expected attendees and their likely geographic reach.

• As a result, it is with regret that The Crichton Trust and The Crichton Foundation have today agreed to postpone The Crichton Foundation’s Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch, due to take place on Friday 13 March at Easterbrook Hall. The event attracts over 230 people and considering the customer profile and the associated risks, the Trust has concluded that a postponement of this event is necessary as a precautionary measure to protect all those who planned to attend.

Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive, The Crichton Trust said: “It is with great regret that we have had to take this precautionary action to postpone The Crichton Foundation’s Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch. The Lunch is an important annual event and is thoroughly enjoyed by the hundreds of people who attend, so we look forward to hosting this event later in the year. Given the profile of those who attend the event and the heightened risk to individual attendees, I have concluded that we have no choice but to postpone at this time to ensure the safety of everyone involved”.

• The Crichton Trust and The Open University have also made the decision to postpone the Age-friendly themed workshops that were due to take place at Easterbrook Hall next week.