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What do we expect from you?

• Respect the Gaming Potion leaders, volunteers, guests and other club members.

• Value and respect the building and the equipment.

• No bad language or aggressive behavior.

• Please do not bring any illegal substances or contraband items to the club.

• Report any damage caused and be honest.

• Stay safe whilst in the club by not climbing on the fences or entering into restricted areas (the shed, the nursery area, behind the stage curtain or outside Great Wood Hall). 

  • If an item (i.e. Nerf Bullet) has entered one of the restricted areas or out of the grounds of the club, speak to an Adult Leader.

• Bullying will not be tolerated, if you see bullying or are being bullied please report it to an Adult Leader.

• Share equipment with other members to allow others the chance to use the equipment.

• Speak to a volunteer in the event of a member needing medical assistance. 

• No smoking, vaping or using any form of drugs. No energy drinks or alcohol is to be consumed on the premises.

• Members, visitors, volunteers, workers and helpers will respect the principles of equal opportunity recognising that we are all equal regardless of our ability, gender, sexual orientation, age and race.

• Do not take photographs without the people included in the photographs consent.

• No tampering or using other people’s personal belongings.

• Members and guests will follow club rules. 

• Avoid aiming for the head.

• Stay inside, otherwise we will lose darts.

• Always wear goggles to protect your eyes.

• Do not fire from point blank / close range.

• Be respectful and do not hit each other with the guns or other objects. 

• Gaming Potion will not take responsibility for looking after your personal guns, but you can bring your own Nerf guns if you would like.

• Do not go behind the curtain, even if darts go behind there.

• Please do not lean on the cover as it can fall over.

• If anyone has any questions about how to use the guns, speak to a leader or a young leader.

• If people break these rules, then you may be asked to stop playing either for a set period of time / for the duration of the Nerf / given a warning.

• Please ensure a medical consent form is filled in upon becoming a member.

• A new form is completed every year. This will assist the adult volunteers to be able to deal with any medical emergencies.

• This information will be stored securely and only used in an emergency, unless stated otherwise.

• Information will be destroyed after 12 months.

• Gaming Potion treats the issues surrounding Child Safeguarding seriously and strives to provide a safe environment for all our members. 

• All adult volunteers are (or will be) Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checked.

• Gaming Potion Safeguarding Officer is Alexander Wood and William Woodroffe.

• Please email gamingpotion18@gmail.com if you would like to see any of our policies.

• Our consent forms are available on our website (https://sites.google.com/view/gamingpotion/news-and-info), if anything changes, please fill out a new one and give it to us to allow our records to be up-to-date.

• At the start of each year, we will ask you to ensure the forms are up-to-date to comply with GDPR regulations and also to keep our records up-to-date. If we do not hear from you before the first session of that year, the forms will be destroyed and any contact information removed.