Booking – CEEALAR, Blackpool

27 Feb 2023: A lot of new people arriving this week! We will be at capacity in terms of one person per room, and new bookings for March from now will need to room share in the dorms. April onward is less busy. Hopefully we will have more capacity coming online next door soon, but we’re not committing to promising that will be ready before June.

We recommend the following times for arrivals and check-ins : Monday to Friday between 8AM – 8PM. Should you wish to arrive outside of this schedule, please contact CEEALAR in advance to coordinate with staff.

In the menu below are 4 tiers with different prices and availability, please be mindful that we will decline any application that is requesting a room less than 7 days in advance. Due to also being a community and having a vetting system for grantees and visitors we request approval from trustees and advisors and reserve a time frame of 7 days in advance for this process.

Grant Application (working on EA projects): [£0+/night]*
Visiting a grantee and sharing a room with them [£6/night]*
Dorm room bed (not working on EA projects) [£25/night] -not available currently because of the COVID situation
Double room (not working on EA projects) [£50/night]*

*subject to approval by the Board of Trustees and Advisors. For more details see our Grant Making Policy.

Note that only dorm beds, and a small number of rooms, are typically available for non-grantees, dependent on spare capacity. Discounts are available for stays over 30 days, subject to room availability.

All prices include food (buffet breakfast, lunch and snacks, cooked dinner).

If your preferred dates aren’t available, contact us and we’ll add you to a waitlist.

Please select the type of stay:

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- Available

- Booked

- Pending

- Partially booked

Basic information

First Name*:

Last Name*:

Email*:

Phone*:

LinkedIn profile / website / CV*:

Facebook profile:

Please describe your intended work during the grant duration and your ability to execute on it. (500 words or less)* Your work must satisfy our Charitable Objects - broadly, education and research (see our Grant Making Policy for more details). For stays longer than one month, your application must also be approved by the Board of Trustees. For stays of less than a month, short answers are acceptable for this form.

If accepted, you will be asked to provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress updates about your outputs, informed by the stated evaluation metrics.

Please write a short bio, which will be displayed on the People page if you are accepted to CEEALAR and consent. (80–120 words)*

Though you may opt out if you have outstanding concerns, we highly encourage displaying your bio for community building purposes. We will also use this bio to introduce you to current guests. Feel free to use parts of your application writing.

References: Please provide the names and emails/webpages of two people who can vouch for you.*

Please tick this box if you're okay with us asking other people we trust about you (in the context of this application).

What would you do otherwise, if not granted a place? (150 words or less)*

Our community is funded by occasional EA grants and the generosity of donors and alums. We typically only have about 6 months of runway at a time. If you are able, how much can you contribute toward your stay? (£0 is fine! £30/day is approximately market rate)*

If your lifestyle needs exceed the room and board provided by this grant, how much of a stipend would you require each week to meet those lifestyle needs? (e.g. £10/week, £20/week, etc. Max is £30/week.)*

Would you need to receive additional funding in order to pay for other logistical expenses related to your grant duration (e.g. travel to/from CEEALAR, insurance, EA-related events, etc.)? Our travel expenses reimbursement policy is as follows: up to £50 for less than 30 day stays; up to £200 for 1-5 month stays; up to £500 for stays over 5 months.

What skills are you good at? Our community members come from diverse life experiences and career paths, and we are excited to invite a mix of skills. Please write down contributions that could be useful to others. (200 words or less)

Are you willing to spend time improving the function of the community? If so, how? e.g. offering mental health support, reviewing work, helping in the kitchen, doing yoga classes, etc. (200 words or less)

We are dedicated to creating a respectful space that reflects the vast diversity of the communities served by Effective Altruism. Our guests come from all walks of life; identities; backgrounds; and financial, physical, and mental health circumstances.

We expect guests to commit to growing positive and sustainable relationships by working with the community manager and other members to encourage a sense of safety, respect, and belonging. You can read more about this in our Code of Conduct. Do you have any questions about this?

I agree to the Code of Conduct

I agree to the Terms & Conditions

I agree to publicly report my progress and outputs (see Terms & Conditions)

Comments (e.g. concerns, suggestions, etc.):

Our Covid Measures

As of March 5, 2022 we have lifted most restrictions.

That means:

no self-isolation upon arrival;
people are allowed to attend ANY types of events.

We ask people to test themselves using lateral flow tests at least twice a week if they visit indoor spaces regularly, and to continue wearing a mask in such places (when not eating or exercising).

We recommend people to use their own discernment and integrity and not participate in unnecessary large indoor gatherings or visit indoor places that don’t contribute in significant ways to their well-being.