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With AGM rapidly approaching, we understand that the post for Treasurer of the Centre will be vacant, as Mark Terry will not be standing for this position for 2021. If anyone is interested, please contact Mark for full details of what is involved. Please consider this as it is one of the vital positions we need to fill....

We have sadly been advised that another rally has been cancelled. The marshals of Octoberfest at Hallowtree are really sorry and will be getting in touch with all those booked on. Hopefully we may see this in the book next year....

Club Update. We have now received further information on the Risk Assessments required by the Club before a rally is run that will give further information to members and Rally Marshals. Other Centres, like ourselves, have obviously been querying what we are supposed to do and I hope the information will be helpful to everyone.  Any questions please email me at secretary@suffolkcentre.co.uk. Latest Club Update. Thanks. J Dobson, Secretary...

We have received a message from the Club. It may not concern us for rallies but may be useful for those members off on their travels or visiting family and friends. Message from the Club states: The latest guidance is here. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/north-west-of-england-local-restrictions-what-you-can-and-cannot-do If rallies are run in these areas, There should NOT be any mixing of households within vans or awnings (or any enclosed areas). If you are staying within the affected area you must avoid socialising with people indoors. When in outside areas, in line with the national guidance for England, you can continue to meet in public outdoor spaces in groups of no more than six people, unless the group includes only people from two households. If you are a Club member who resides in one of the affected areas, you are still able to attend a rally in another location, but must continue to observe the rally covid-secure and social distancing protocols in full. We will continue to update members...

This is the current state of play on rallies today, 27th July 2020, and we hope they now explain to all members what will be involved moving forward. On 21st July we received information from the Club about restarting rallies from the 7th August, but attached to that were forms that Centres would now have to submit before a rally could take place. The Centre Committee felt there were issues that needed to be dealt with and all our concerns were raised to them.  We were therefore at that time not in a position to fully inform members and giving the right information is paramount. The Club undertook a Zoom exercise among the Centres also.  The Club have now responded and we are now able to publish a copy of what we have received. As you can see this will impact on not only the few remaining rallies for this year but also going forward into rallies for 2021. Attached are: Initial Email of 21st July from...

Club update 27 July 2020. As already told to members Centres can look at restarting rallies from 7th August. We also received specific Risk Assessment forms for rally and Covid precautions, some questions for which raised severe concerns for the committee and members, and showing due concern for everyone, these points were questioned. In order to keep members fully informed, as we have tried to do all along, this is to let you know we have today received a response from the Club. The response is lengthy and detailed and will take a short while to go through to understand what this will mean for us all - members and marshals. All the information we have received from the Club, and copies of forms, will be published shortly on the Centre website as this will concern rally marshals for 2021 also. Look for "what is new" on the website and this should take you to the page you want. Please bear...

We have sadly, and reluctantly, been informed that another of our rallies has now been cancelled. The marshals of "Up high and down low" at Fowlmere Village Hall, weekend 18 to 20 September are really sorry and will be getting in touch with all those booked on. Hopefully we may see this in the book next year as it would have been a new venue for us in 2020....

The Centre committee has now been advised by the Club that rallies can re-commence from Friday 7th August 2020.  The date has been given with a very large HOWEVER at the end of the sentence, with very strict guidelines associated with the operation of any rally, which need to be carefully considered before deciding if we have the confidence to proceed with a rally. They have summarised the Government guidelines in allowing a gathering of more than 30 people, on the basis that: 1.       The gathering must have been organised by a business 2.       The person responsible for organising the gathering has carried out a very detailed risk assessment (**The risk assessment must satisfy the requirements of regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999(1), whether or not the gathering organiser is subject to those Regulations - this is therefore an equivalent risk assessment to that which is conducted within a workplace with employees) 3.       The gathering organiser has taken all reasonable measures to...

Norfolk Centre rallies. We now understand from the Norfolk Centre that they have cancelled July rallies as instructed by the Club but have also cancelled all their rallies for August....

As the committee look ahead to the AGM in October, and the possibility of not much time for everyone to meet up, we have looked at another way members could get nominations in order to stand for committee for 2021. An electronic form has been put together and can be found on the AGM page. Nominations will be accepted by this or the form in the handbook. We are waiting for Club guidance on the actual running of the AGM meeting and will update members as soon as we hear further. All posts are open for nominations and if any questions please just ask. Janet Dobson, Secretary...