A VENUE which houses more than 40 groups has unveiled plans to reopen to the public. The Bridge Centre, which is used by organisations ranging from mother and toddler groups to the University of the Third Age, has been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, furloughed staff are returning with immediate effect to prepare the premises in line with Covid-19 secure measures. The first groups to return to the centre, on Haddington’s Poldrate, will be priority groups that provide key or essential support to the community. More groups will return throughout May, with the aim, subject to any change in coronavirus restrictions, of being fully open for groups of all ages to return to their activities by the start of the autumn term.