Events Social Distancing Measures at IWM Duxford

Capacity

• The number of available tickets has been reduced to enable IWM to alter the event’s overall capacity as required.
• By restricting the number of attendees, we are better able to ensure our customers are as safe as possible during the event.

Social Distancing, Queue & Crowd Management

This reduction in numbers enables us to put in place the following measures:

• Visitors are required to observe suitable social distancing measures as a condition of entry. Those who do not will be removed so that we meet necessary health and safety standards for staff and visitors.
• Accessibility policies will be updated in line with government advice.

To underpin our social distancing policy, we will also:

• Ensure adequate staff numbers on site to help enforce our social distancing policy outlined above.
• Staff will be easily identifiable and will adhere to social distancing regulations. Where staff are in direct contact with the public, they will be provided with suitable personal protection equipment (PPE) to keep you and them safe.
• There will be hand sanitiser stations at the entrances and around the site. Where possible, we encourage visitors to also bring their own hand sanitisers to keep with them and use throughout the event.
• These sanitiser stations will be topped up prior to the event, with visitors encouraged to use the sanitiser on entry and exit.
• Event spaces will be thoroughly cleaned before and after the event.

Please help us by using hand sanitiser, washing hands thoroughly, observing social distancing markers, and where possible, please bring and use your own PPE. Together we can make this event as safe as possible.

Symptoms and Illness

Following government and Public Health England guidance, if you have a temperature, cough or shortness of breath, please do not attend the event to protect our staff and visitors.

If you have any of the above symptoms 14 days before the event, you should self-isolate.

For more advice and information on COVID-19 symptoms, please check the official websites below:

NHS Symptoms Check

Government Guidance

• This is a one on one experience with a museum guide. The experience is delivered behind a barrier away from the main visitor walkways.
• Social distancing measures will be maintained between the visitor and the museum's guide.
• Hand sanitiser will be provided before and after going into the aircraft cockpits.
• The museum’s guides explain the controls of the aircraft via large scale images and descriptions, meaning that we do not need to get near to the cockpit whilst a visitor is sitting in the pilot’s seat.

More about In The Cockpit Events: Spitfire N3200 and Avro Vulcan

• This is a ticketed experience with a museum guide. The experience is delivered behind a barrier away from the main visitor walkways.
• Capacity for this experience has been reduced and social distancing measures will be maintained between the visitors and the museum’s guide.
• Hand sanitiser will be available before and after the talk.
• A social distancing briefing will be given at the start of the event.  

Trail

• Trail is self-led and materials are single use and will either be taken home or disposed of by the visitor in bins provided.
• Social distancing will be observed throughout the activity
• Staff and performers will be wearing appropriate PPE- Visors and/or face mask
• Hand sanitising units available around site to ensure hygiene

Commando Joes Assault Course

• All equipment will be cleaned between each use. Any touching will be at a minimum.
• Hand sanitising units will be nearby in order to ensure hygiene
• Participants will be asked to sanitise their hands before and after the activity
• Social distancing will be observed throughout the activity

Code Cracker

• Materials are single use and will either be taken home or disposed of by the visitor in bins provided.
• Hand sanitising units will be nearby in order to ensure hygiene
• Social distancing will be observed throughout the activity
• Staff/volunteers will be wearing appropriate PPE (Visors)

Find out more about Spies and Disguise

• Social distancing will be observed throughout the activity
• Hand sanitising units will be nearby in order to ensure hygiene
• Flight Academy materials are single use and will either be taken home or disposed of by the visitor in bins provided.
• Runway obstacles will be wiped down regularly during the day
• The amount of materials in the activity area will be limited to the number of participants and replenished from a non-public area as required.
• Whilst the activity does not need pre booked (All family programmes are free to all visitors) a queuing system may be put in place to accommodate busy periods.

Find out more about Flight Academy

• Backpacks will be handed over from our “Visit Planning Point” allowing for social distancing.
• At the end of your Mission your backpack removed from public areas, stored and untouched for a minimum of 72 hours. Your family will be the only people using that backpack in a 72-hour period.
• Before being entered back into circulation each bag will be sprayed with disinfectant and wiped down.

Find out more about Family Mission: D-Day Edition

• Social distancing will be observed throughout the activity.
•  Hand sanitising units will be nearby in order to ensure hygiene.
• Cockpit Control materials are single use and will either be taken home or disposed of by the visitor in bins provided.
• Gloves will be provided for the activity.
• The measuring area and cockpit will be wiped down after every use.
• The amount of materials in the activity area will be limited to the number of participants and replenished from a non-public area as required.
• Whilst the activity does not need pre booked (All family programmes are free to all visitors) a queuing system may be put in place to accommodate busy periods.

Find out more about Cockpit Control

• Social distancing will be observed throughout the activity.
• Hand sanitising units will be nearby in order to ensure hygiene
• Airplane investigator materials are single use and will either be taken home or disposed of by the visitor in bins provided.
• Workbench areas will be cleaned regularly during the day
• The amount of materials in the activity area will be limited to the number of participants and replenished from a non-public area as required.
• Whilst the activity does not need pre booked (All family programmes are free to all visitors) a queuing system may be put in place to accommodate busy periods.

Find out more about Airplane Investigators

Please make yourself known to the family activity facilitator.

The facilitator will follow the National Deaf Children’s Society recommendation to temporarily remove the face mask/covering and communicate within the current safety guidance (e.g. ensuring hand washing before and after, not touching the face when the mask/covering is removed, remaining within the social distancing guidelines of staying 2 metres apart).