Breathe Easy London's monthly COVID-safe social, this month with autumnal leaf collages as the activity!

Breathe Easy London's monthly COVID-safe social.

This month we will have a special table set up for making collages out of autumnal leaves. Materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own leaves to add to the table if you have any. Participation is completely optional.

If you would like to contribute to the cost of activities, if within your budget please consider selecting the Cover Your Own Costs or Pay What You Can ticket option - 100% of donations will go towards putting on more COVID-safe events in London!

FFP2/3 masks and proof of a negative test are required on arrival (and provided). This event will last for 3 hours.

What to expect:

FFP2/3 masks and proof of a negative test are required on arrival (and provided).

Attendees are welcome to ask organisers for an introduction to any group to break the ice.

After 20-30 minutes, we will invite guests to switch to a different activity or take a break if they wish, though this will not be required.

Standing will not be required for any portion of this event.

We have booked out the entire venue. Quiet space and sensory-friendly seating available.

If you have any additional access needs (e.g. BSL interpreter, lip reading masks, etc.) or questions about the event, please email breatheeasyldn@gmail.com.

Covid safety at the event

Attendees will be greeted and asked to provide photo proof of a negative COVID test in the last 24 hours.

If attendees don't have the opportunity to take one beforehand, they will be provided and asked to take them away from the group.

After confirming negative tests, attendees will be provided an FFP2/3 mask (if they do not have their own) and invited to socialise with other attendees at various activity areas(board games, arts and crafts, conversation prompts, etc.).

For everyone's safety, please do not attend the event if you are unwell or have any symptoms that are unusual for you, especially signs or symptoms of respiratory illness such as a sore throat, runny nose, fever, etc. We can provide a refund on your donation at any time in the lead up to the event if you contact breatheeasyldn@gmail.com.

If you have a medical mask exemption or need for a valved mask, please get in touch with us beforehand to arrage a Plus Life test upon arrival.

Pricing

This event is free/pay-what-you-can, with various ticket options available so that you can choose the best option for you. The costs of putting on an event are currently more than ticket sales cover (we've made an average loss of £28 for each event so far) so all donations are welcome to help Breathe Easy London become more self-sustaining! No profit is being made as 100% of donations will go towards putting on more COVID-safe events in London. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. You can find a full breakdown of our running costs at www.instagram.com/breatheeasyldn.

About the organisers

We are Breathe Easy London, a group of immunocompromised / COVID-conscious Londoners organising monthly events for members of our community to safely socialise.

Visit our website or Instagram page to find out more, and support our GoFundMe to help make more events happen!

Why are we running these events?

Governments and the public have decided to abandon infection control and endanger those around them, putting already-marginalised communities at risk of Long COVID, social isolation, and death.

We want to create spaces for people to socialise, find community, and have fun without putting themselves or others at risk of damage to their immune, cardiovascular, or nervous systems.

We are specifically welcoming:

Disabled people (4x higher COVID mortality rate)

People of colour (32% long COVID rate)

Women (36% long COVID rate)

Trans people (48% long COVID rate)

Neurodivergent people (30% long COVID rate)

People with HIV (58% long COVID rate)

or anyone else at increased risk (or those who don't want to spread such a disease to the greater London community).

Description supplied by the event organiser.