​Resumption of training and reopening of facilities

England Athletics guidance issued on 26 February offered a clear roadmap for the resumption of sporting activities.
Practically, this means for Morpeth Harriers:

• Organised outdoor training groups can resume with no limit on numbers.

• Outdoor facilities i.e. the track at KEVI can reopen.

• Licensed competition can take place.

From Monday, 29 March, therefore we will be resuming training groups both at the clubhouse and at the track. This will be done on the same basis as before lockdown in 2020. Specifically:

• Please can all members try and notify their coach in advance of the session of their intention to attend. This helps us with track and trace, should it become necessary, and also gives us an idea both of numbers and for coaches in planning sessions.

• Toilets at the clubhouse and at the track will be open, but otherwise indoor facilities will remain closed until 12 April at the earliest. If you need to use toilet facilities, please use the sanitisation procedures which by now are probably second nature to you. Members should avoid congregating in the clubhouse however.

• Please maintain social distancing as far as possible and avoid physical contact such as hugging, fist-bumping, embraces…

• In the event of adverse weather conditions, athletes arriving by car should remain inside their vehicle until required to train; athletes arriving on foot should use clubhouse changing rooms.

• It goes without saying that if you feel at all unwell, for whatever reason, you should not train.

Finally, while we're all delighted to be back, please can we remain careful and be sensible as we try to get further on the road to normality. Please be sensitive to understandable public concerns.
Best wishes – see you on the 29th, with no excuses for muddy shoes or dirty kit.