Oxford to Move to Tier 4 on Boxing Day 2020

The UK Government confirmed yesterday that Oxford city, and the rest of Oxfordshire will be moving to Tier 4 level restrictions from 00:01 on Boxing Day (Saturday 26 December 2020).

The latest COVID-19 data shows that the infection rate is 289 per 100,000 in Oxford – a 58% increase in the past week. Across Oxfordshire overall, the infection rate is 237 per 100,000 – an 86% increase over the past week.

On Saturday 19 December, the Government announced new Tier 4 measures being introduced to try and stop the spread of the new variant of COVID-19 from spreading beyond London and the South East.

If resident in a tier 4 region you must not travel to other areas, other than for legally permitted reasons, to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

What are the tier 4 rules pertinent to Sandfield Guest House?

  • Cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs must close but they can serve takeaways, click and collect and delivery orders.
  • People should not travel into a tier 4 area from another part of the UK, other than for permitted reasons such as work, education and for caring responsibilities.
  • Hotels and other guest accommodation should only open for those who have to travel for work purposes and for a limited number of other exemptions set out in law, such as where these act as someone’s main residence, where the person cannot return home or for providing accommodation or support to the homeless.
  • Communal spaces such as lounges or lobbies may remain open to guests but no food or drink should be served in these spaces, people should be encouraged not to gather and social distancing should be observed.
  • If you live in a Tier 4 area, you must not leave your home unless you have a reasonable excuse (e.g. for work or education purposes). If you need to travel you should stay local – meaning avoiding travelling outside of your village, town or the part of a city where you live – and look to reduce the number of journeys you make overall. The list of reasons you can leave your home and area include, but are not limited to:
    • work, where you cannot work from home
    • accessing education and for caring responsibilities
    • visiting those in your support bubble – or your childcare bubble for childcare
    • visiting hospital, GP and other medical appointments or visits where you have had an accident or are concerned about your health
  • You must stay at home and not leave your Tier 4 area, other than for legally permitted reasons such as:
    • travel to work where you cannot work from home
    • travel to education and for caring responsibilities
    • visit or stay overnight with people in your support bubble, or your childcare bubble for childcare purposes
    • attend hospital, GP and other medical appointments or visits where you have had an accident or are concerned about your health
    • to provide emergency assistance, and to avoid injury or illness, or to escape a risk of harm (such as domestic abuse)

    The full list of exceptions will be published in the Regulations.

  • You should not travel into a Tier 4 area from another part of the UK, other than for reasons such as:
    • travel to work where you cannot work from home
    • travel to education and for caring responsibilities
    • to visit (including staying overnight with) those in your support bubble – or your childcare bubble for childcare
    • to attend hospital, GP and other medical appointments or visits where you have had an accident or are concerned about your health

The full HM Government’s guidance for people who work in or run hotels & other guest accommodation can be found HERE.

HM Government’s Tier 4: Stay at Home regulations can be found HERE.

 

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Paul at Sandfield Guest House.

I’ll do my best to accommodate you within the regulations however exceptions to the rules WILL NOT be made in any circumstances.

Paul reserves the right to cancel any bookings or refuse any bookings which he feels do not comply with the regulations… they are, after all, designed to protect all of us.

Hoping you can have a happy Christmas & wishing you a peaceful New Year!

Facebook Giveaway 8th December 2020 T&Cs

My biggest Facebook Giveaway has gone live!

Just head to my Facebook Giveaway Post & like it!

Here are the T&Cs:

The promoter is SANDFIELD GUEST HOUSE

The competition is open to anyone 18 years or over except employees of SANDFIELD GUEST HOUSE and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition.

There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.

By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The route to entry for the competition is to like the post on our Facebook Page.

Any additional action (including sharing a post, commenting, watch party, tagging etc) are done so at the entrant’s discretion and do not impact the outcome of the giveaway.

We will at no point contact any entrant via Direct Message to say they have won the giveaway and ask for a payment. 

Please do not give any billing information via messenger on Facebook to anyone who might try and pass off as an employee of SANDFIELD GUEST HOUSE

We have the right to allow more than one entry per competition at times. We will notify specifically in the post if this is the case

Closing date for entry will be stated in the post of the Facebook page. After this date, the no further entries to the competition will be permitted.

No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

The rules of the competition and how to enter are clearly stated in the Facebook post.

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The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.

The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.

The prize will be clearly stated in the Facebook Post

The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.

Winners will be chosen at random via the software platform that we will share if anyone wants to know more

The winner will be notified via Sandfield Guest House’s Facebook Page and within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or do not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.

The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected

The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts.

The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current [UK] data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent. For our full privacy policy, go to our website

The winner’s name will be available via our Facebook page

Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Network. You are providing your information to SANDFIELD GUEST HOUSE and not to any other party. The information provided will be used in conjunction with the following Privacy Policy found on our website.