Dear All
You may have seen the good news is that the restriction on choirs singing together is being lifted and we can start to sing together again starting Tuesday 8th September. Dave is on board and excited to hear our sound once more.
There are, of course, some constraints to ensure that we all stay safe and we need to comply with Christ Church requirements for its “Covid secure space”. We have done the risk assessment for our Covid protocols and we will need volunteers to help with the additional setting up requirements and post rehearsal cleaning. We propose a rota per section and will go through what is required at the first rehearsal and share the risk assessment with you all. If anyone wants to see it before then let me know and I will email it to you. The key points are that as well as cleaning, for the time being we will have to wear masks while singing, be sure to remain 2m apart and not share paper copies of music.
We understand entirely that some of us may not feel comfortable to join in yet and we look forward to seeing you back whenever you are ready. Given the continuing uncertainty situation, we have decided to waive fees for the coming term and will be covering our costs from the choir’s rainy day fund. If this isn’t a rainy day, then what is?
So for now, nothing more to do than mark Tuesday September 8th in your calendars as our first rehearsal back and be ready to bring your rehearsal copies with you as well as your mask and sanitiser.
If you would like to read the research on which the government guidance regarding singing is based it is currently available on a web platform called ChemRxiv. With any luck you can find it by following this link: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pstorage-chemrxiv-899408398289/24339416/PerformSingersSubmittedVersion.pdf
Lesley
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