Hi everyone, just to confirm the revised arts guidelines still allow us to rehearse on Tuesdays within the constraints and protections we have in place. Therefore we have decided for the time being to keep choir open for those who want to come. The key requirements of the guidelines are that i. We are an organised activity, ii. We are using a ‘Covid secure space’, iii. We will ensure no mingling; iv. We collect data for Test and Trace. As you will know from previous communications from us, we have put all of this in place but I have to remind you that all of us in attendance must be vigilant to make sure we keep to the rules. We understand there will be people who feel unable to join us for the time being eg. on the basis of personal or family risk profile and it is obviously up to you to assess your own situation. Your position on that might change as the current Covid levels vary and people are always welcome to come along or suspend attendance. However, to ensure an adequate core team we will be putting in place WhatsApp groups for each section so we can track attendance in advance. We will collect names for this on Tuesday. If you cannot make Tuesday but want to be included, please contact Lesley or Chris.
Attendees please refresh yourselves on the Covid risk assessment on the website and the detail in Chris’s post entitled 8th September on practicalities. Same pieces for rehearsal too! If anyone has concerns about any of this please address them to Chris or me. The committee has done a lot of work on ensuring that we are following the rules as they evolve and have the appropriate protocols in place.
Best wishes, Lesley