Henshaws Arts & crafts centre closes to visitors in anti coronavirus measure

Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre in Knaresborough is closing the centre to external visitors, until further notice, upon clinical advice, to protect its vulnerable service users and to mitigate the risk of coronavirus.

And an event it had planned to hold this weekend, Knaresborough Wellness Festival, is now to be postponed.

The charity decided that it could not be guaranteed that Henshaws had the right infection resources in place to ensure that the centre would be free of infection risk by the start of activities on Monday.

The centre works with disabled people from across the town and beyond and many of its art makers are vulnerable because of existing health conditions.

Coronavirus latest - Bettys says public safety is its top priorityHenshaws centre manager Maria Dawbarn said: “After discussions with our senior management and clinical care teams and because the client group we work with are vulnerable, we have decided to reduce the risk by closing the centre to external visitors until further notice.

"We will also cancel any non-essential meetings and events.”

“We have always had fantastic support from the people of Knaresborough and Harrogate and I am sure they will understand our decision, which was not taken lightly.”

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