Copied from a posting on the Currie Community Council Facebook page:
Dear Allister,
Thank you for your email.
I have consulted with our Director of SafeGuarding Services, Les Allan. The advice is as follows.
Our position remains that the local community is welcome on campus, as long as users adhere to Government guidelines, such as observing social distancing and limiting group size etc.
As usual, members of the community continue to access the campus as patients of the Medical Centre, and increasing numbers have been taking daily exercise walking through from the main Avenue Entrance to the West Gait onto Curriehill Road. As ever dogs should be kept on a lead (with owners clearing up any dog waste).
This local community use, within Government guidelines, remains welcome.
However we have also seen a growing number of people travelling to campus in vehicles, parking up, and then going for a walk. In some cases they have not been observing social distancing / group size recommendations.
The Police have been regularly patrolling our campus and have been seen to send people away. They have notified the University that there is an increase in people from outwith the locality driving to the park and ride and then walking onto campus. They have informed us that they will enforce the restrictions on our campus where they see breaches.
We would welcome any assistance that the Community Council could give us in getting the key message out that whilst the campus is open to the local community, it is important that the Government guidance is followed.
I will copy in Les Allan, whose SafeGuarding team patrol and secure the campus. I will also copy in Allan Murray and Sue Webber.
I hope this is helpful.
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