NAVIGATING THROUGH COVID – 19
Mapes of Millport is committed to caring for the health and well-being of our staff, customers, local community and our vulnerable island residents. Read about the latest decisions being made by us and the actions being taken to remain safe during COVID-19.
Hence we have signed up and ran a rigorous Covid-19 risk review of the shops and have been awarded the "We're Good To Go" tick.
Mapes of Millport is currently closed until the end of March.
The Bike Shop is OPEN for all across Scotland and as far as allowed under current Covid Guidelines. We are open 7 days a week 10am until 5pm following all Covid 19 advice, we are anti viral spraying all bikes after use and quarantining until the viro-kill has dried in (usually 2 hours) this is to ensure your safety and those who come to rent.
The Toy Shop will have to remain closed for footfall but for everything else we can offer click and collect or local delivery until the 29th of April where we will be delighted to welcome all back with open arms (figuratively speaking).
Once open again it is important that you adhere to the following measures we have put in place.
- Please keep 2 metres between yourself and all other people at all times, including whilst queueing. We have marked outside also as a guide.
- Please understand that due to space only four people or two families are allowed in the shop at any time.
- Please knock, wait and only enter when instructed to do so. This allows us to limit numbers inside.
- Please avoid touching anything where possible.
- Please use contactless payment if possible.
- Please use the hand sanitiser available at the door.
- Please wear a mask in the shop.
Further precautions undertaken by Mapes of Millport | Bike & Toy Shop
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We will be using the EX2 Super Power fogging machine for disinfecting on a daily basis to disinfect both the bike and toy shop.
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All hire equipment will be disinfected after each use and quarantined until dry, all again will be further cleaned at the end of every day with the EX2 Super Power fogging machine.
Mapes of Millport | Toy Shop
Following UK Government guidelines, Mapes of Millport Toy Shop will be open on reduced hours with reduced staff from the 29th of April 2021 please remember to follow our guidelines above.
Mapes of Millport | Bike Shop:
Bike Hire:
As we move out of the 2nd lockdown we have had to make some amendments to how we work with customers to ensure you enjoy your day out safely. We will open however on reduced staff, hours and fleet of bikes.
For those wanting to travel to The Isle of Cumbrae & Millport, please follow Scottish Government guidelines at all times available at:
https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/
Current Guidance
Stay at home
Some of the rules on what you can and cannot do have changed:
- up to 4 adults from up to 2 households can meet outdoors – you should still stay as close to home as possible
- adults can take part in outdoor non-contact sport and organised group exercise in groups of up to 15 people
Young people aged 12 to 17 can:
- meet outdoors in groups of up to 4 people from 4 different households
- take part in outdoor non-contact sports and other organised activities in groups of up to 15 people – and travel across local council boundaries to take part in these activities
We also plan to allow communal worship to restart with up to 50 people from 26 March – but this will depend on levels of the virus.
What you can and cannot do
To minimise the risk of spreading the virus, you must stay at home as much as possible. By law, in a Level 4 area, you can only leave your home (or garden) for an essential purpose.
- read a quick guide to what you can and cannot do: stay at home infographic
- read the Coronavirus (COVID-19): Strategic Framework update
There is a list of examples of reasonable excuses below. Although you can leave home for these purposes, you should stay as close to home as possible.
Shop online or use local shops and services wherever you can. Travel no further than you need to reach a safe, non-crowded place to exercise in a physically distanced way.
To minimise the risk of spread of coronavirus, it is crucial that we all avoid unnecessary travel.
Examples of reasonable excuses to go out:
- for work or an activity associated with seeking employment, or to provide voluntary or charitable services, but only where that cannot be done from your home.
- for education including, school, college, university or other essential purposes connected with a course of study
- for essential shopping, including essential shopping for a vulnerable person. You should use online shopping or shops and other services in your immediate area wherever you can.
- to obtain or deposit money, where it is not possible to do so from home
- for healthcare, including medical trials, COVID-19 testing and vaccination, and mental health support
- for childcare or support services for parents or expectant parents
- for essential services, including services of a charitable or voluntary nature such as food banks, alcohol or drug support services.
- to access public services where it is not possible to do so, including from home:
- services provided to victims (such as victims of crime)
- social-care services
- accessing day care centres
- services provided by the Department for Work and Pensions
- services provided to victims (including victims of crime)
- asylum and immigration services and interviews
- waste or recycling services
- to provide care, assistance, support to or respite for a vulnerable or disabled person
- to provide or receive emergency assistance
- to participate in or facilitate shared parenting
- to visit a person in an extended household
- to meet a legal obligation including satisfying bail conditions, to participate in legal proceedings, to comply with a court mandate in terms of sentence imposed or to register a birth
- for attendance at court including a remote jury centre, an inquiry, a children’s hearing, tribunal proceedings or to resolve a dispute via Alternative Dispute Resolution
- for essential animal welfare reasons, such as exercising or feeding a horse or going to a vet
- Local outdoor informal socialising, recreation, sport or exercise. This can be in groups up to a maximum of 4 people from a maximum of 2 households, plus any children under 12. 12–17 year olds can meet up in groups of up to 4 at a time and are not subject to the 2 household limit. Outdoor socialising, recreation and exercise can start and finish at a place in your local authority area (or up to 5 miles from its boundary). For exercise, you should travel no further than you need to reach to a safe, non-crowded place.
- To participate or facilitate in an organised outdoor non-contact sport or exercise in groups of up to 15 people.
- To participate in or facilitate an organised outdoor activity, non-contact sport or exercise for those under 18 years of age. This can be in groups of up to 15 people, with to 2 adult instructors or coaches included in the group number. See guidance on sport and physical activity
- to attend a marriage ceremony or registration of a civil partnership
- to attend a funeral or for compassionate reasons which relate to the end of a person’s life. This includes gatherings related to the scattering or interring of ashes, a stone setting ceremony and other similar commemorative events
- if you are a minister of religion or worship leader, for the purposes of leading an act of worship (broadcast or online), conducting a marriage or civil partnership ceremony or a funeral
- to donate blood
- whilst it is permitted to leave your house for activities in connection with moving home (including viewing a property), or for activities in connection with the essential maintenance, purchase, sale, letting, or rental of residential property that the person owns or is otherwise responsible for, at this time it is advisable to postpone, if possible. Travelling for the purposes of undertaking essential work on a property other than your main residence should not be used as a pretext for a holiday. You should not stay longer than for the length of time required to undertake the necessary work
- to avoid injury, illness or to escape a risk of harm
- for those involved in professional sports, for training, coaching or competing in an event
- to visit a person receiving treatment in a hospital, staying in a hospice or care home, or to accompany a person to a medical appointment.
- to register or vote in a Scottish or UK Parliament, Local Government or overseas election or by-election, including on behalf of someone else by proxy
- to visit a person detained in prison, young offenders institute, remand centre, secure accommodation or other place of detention
- collecting a newly purchased vehicle
- delivering or collecting a vehicle for a repair, service or MOT
Ferry:
Not a book-able service, purely turn up and board
Further information will be released:
www.calmac.co.uk | 08000665000
Valid from 12 February – 25 March 2021
Please check the service status of this route before you travel
We are operating a reduced timetable between 12 February and 25 March 2021 as a result of reduced crew availability during the COVID19 pandemic.
Travelling in a vehicle – All vehicle drivers and passengers MUST remain in their vehicles during the duration of the crossing to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew at this time.
Check-in – Due to quick turnaround times all passengers are asked to be ready to board as soon as the vessel berths.
We are operating a turn-up and go service on this route, please:
– Plan ahead as your first choice of sailing may not always be available and wait times may be extended.
– When paying for your ticket, please do so using a contactless method. We accept MasterCard, Visa, Apple, Google and Samsung Pay.
Blue badge holders ONLY can now purchase tickets in advance by phoning 0800 066 5000
If you require to be tested for Covid19 and live on an island, please request a home testing kit or visit the local island testing facility if this is available. If you live on the mainland, please arrange to visit a local testing centre. Don’t travel on the ferry and stay at home if you feel unwell or if anyone in your household is experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
Please ensure you take the time to read all our latest travel guidelines and safety information prior to your journey. Customers are reminded to wear a face-covering when travelling with us on the ferry, and at our port offices, unless exempt.
https://www.calmac.co.uk/largs-cumbrae-ferry-winter-timetable-12-feb-25-mar-2021
Valid from 26 March – 25 April 2021
Please check the service status of this route before you travel
Following a review of the reduced timetable due to the availability of staff and to ensure service resilience, we will be reintroducing a number of sailings on the Largs – Cumbrae route from 26 March – 25 April 2021
Travelling in a vehicle – All vehicle drivers and passengers MUST remain in their vehicles during the duration of the crossing to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew at this time.
Check-in – Due to quick turnaround times all passengers are asked to be ready to board as soon as the vessel berths.
We are operating a turn-up and go service on this route, please:
– Plan ahead as your first choice of sailing may not always be available and wait times may be extended.
– When paying for your ticket, please do so using a contactless method. We accept MasterCard, Visa, Apple, Google and Samsung Pay.
Blue badge holders ONLY can now purchase tickets in advance by phoning 0800 066 5000
If you require to be tested for Covid19 and live on an island, please request a home testing kit or visit the local island testing facility if this is available. If you live on the mainland, please arrange to visit a local testing centre. Don’t travel on the ferry and stay at home if you feel unwell or if anyone in your household is experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
Please ensure you take the time to read all our latest travel guidelines and safety information prior to your journey. Customers are reminded to wear a face-covering when travelling with us on the ferry, and at our port offices, unless exempt.
https://www.calmac.co.uk/largs-cumbrae-ferry-winter-timetable-26-mar-25-apr-2021
Busses:
Not a book-able service, purely turn up and board
Further information will be released:
01475530555
Facilities:
Further information will be released:
TOILET UPDATE….
The Cumbrae Community Development Company board are in the process of modernising many of the toilet facilities on the Island with information to follow. This does mean however we are running on reduced public toilets please check before travelling.
No Facilities available on the island currently – 20-03-2021
Fintry bay, The Ferry and Garrison House are currently closed
Crocodile Rock and the Garrison “Bomb Shelter” toilets are currently being refurbished so also closed.