IMPACT OF TIER 4 MOVE ON CLUB ACTIVITIES

The recent announcement that the North East has moved into Tier 4 means some significant changes to the club’s training protocols for the foreseeable future. A full link to the guidance is available here.
The main impact for us as a club is as follows:

• No organised outdoor sport for Over 18s. This means all Senior training groups are suspended.
• Outside exercise is permitted either alone, with people from the same  household or support bubble, or with ONE other person.
• Organised outdoor sport for Under 18s (as of 31st August 2020) is allowed. These training groups can continue.
• 1:1 coaching only for Seniors; supervised activity for Under 18s allowed, however.
• Outdoor sports facilities, eg the track, can remain open but the above restrictions on their use apply.
• Equipment used at the track should be sanitised before and after usage to help prevent virus transmission.
• Competition licences are suspended; the immediate effect of this is that the NECAA Relays scheduled for January have been postponed.
• All indoor facilities must close. This means the clubhouse will again be closed for the foreseeable future.

We had all hoped to be in a different place by now, but till things change in the future, this is what we’re stuck with at the moment.
With best wishes to all for a change for the better in the New Year, and thanks once again for your support.