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Practice Club Rules

  • No jewellery, zips, buttons, safety pins or sharp clothing is allowed on the equipment (anything that could potentially catch on the tissu fabric, ropes, trapezes or even mats).
  • Take full responsibility for your own safety.
  • Do not put yourself or anybody else at risk of serious harm.
  • Always warm up and warm down adequately to prevent injury. If you need further training regarding minimum adequate warm up, please let us know so that we can help you.
  • Never practice alone.
  • Don't play loud music
  • Only practice moves you have already been trained to do.
  • Use crash mats when you are working higher than 2 metres from the ground.
  • Never practice aerials without a first aider present.
  • Don’t practice when unwell or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or strong medication.
  • Always have a mobile phone available in case of emergencies.
  • Leave the space tidier and cleaner than you found it.
  • If you take anything from the first aid kit, please advise the Circus Hub office staff, and please replace it as soon as possible.
  • Do not allow your friends or family or anyone other registered practice club members or registered class participants onto equipment.
  • Do not change any aerial equipment or re rig any aerial equipment without the permission of the Safety Officer or attending member of staff.

Practice Etiquette and Code of Conduct when practicing beside any scheduled classes:

  • Access to floorspace and aerial equipment can sometimes be extremely limited. Scheduled classes have priority use of any gear required for that class.
  • If you wish to practice on a piece of equipment during a scheduled class, it may only be done with the agreement of the trainer running the class at the time.
  • Do not wander through scheduled classes, stay out of the way of working students and trainers.
  • There is a designated warm up and practice area in the corner of the space with 1 aerial tissu and 1 changeable rigging point on a pulley block, (ie for aerial ring or rope or hammock) which may be used during Practice Club time.
  • Please seek assistance from WCT staff if you wish to rig your own equipment. WCT is liable for the safety of any equipment rigged within the Circus Hub space and therefore WCT has the right to ban the rigging of equipment which doesn't meet its safety standards.