CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) - TENTATIVELY RESTARTING WALKS
The Ramblers have agreed with Government that walking groups of up to 30 people can now take place in England, following clear guidance from the Ramblers: www.ramblers.org.uk/coronavirus.
We are holding a first, trial walk on Sunday 6th September. The walk is limited to 12 people and is now FULLY BOOKED. Members have been sent details of this walk by email. If you want to be put on the reserve list for the walk, please contact the walk leader, as directed in the email on the walk.
The provisional date for the next walk is Sunday 27th September and details will be sent to members by email when details are finalised.
The following (experimental) rules will apply to our walks in addition to the Ramblers guidance, and will be updated in light of experience and changes in guidance:
Walk Programme Secretary - Hilary Davies - 01746 862652
The Ramblers have agreed with Government that walking groups of up to 30 people can now take place in England, following clear guidance from the Ramblers: www.ramblers.org.uk/coronavirus.
We are holding a first, trial walk on Sunday 6th September. The walk is limited to 12 people and is now FULLY BOOKED. Members have been sent details of this walk by email. If you want to be put on the reserve list for the walk, please contact the walk leader, as directed in the email on the walk.
The provisional date for the next walk is Sunday 27th September and details will be sent to members by email when details are finalised.
The following (experimental) rules will apply to our walks in addition to the Ramblers guidance, and will be updated in light of experience and changes in guidance:
- Up to 12 members, including the walk leader, may attend. The walk leader MUST send a list of attendees to the Walk Programme Secretary.
- Do not attend if you have any symptoms of COVID-19. By attending you are declaring that you do not.
- Let the walk leader know if you cannot attend for this or any other reason.
- You can only travel to the start by car with members of your household / support bubble, or possibly with one friend, wearing masks. Please follow government guidelines and advice on this.
- Bring a face covering, in case social distancing cannot be maintained, and sanitising gel.
- At the start and end of the walk and during stops, maintain social distancing of at least 2m.
- We will aim to walk in groups of 6 people, maintaining social distancing within each small group. This won’t stop you talking to others at the start and end, and during stops, maintaining 2m social distancing. This has two benefits:
- COVID-19 risks are reduced a lot compared to everyone walking alongside everyone else at some point on the walk.
- We will be less intimidating to others that we meet, and passing will be far easier.
- Each small group should stick together on the walk and keep about 5 meters behind the preceding group. Make sure that you don’t catch up at stiles and places where the path narrows.
- Minimise, as much as possible, touching gates and posts. When you have to, use sanitising gel before subsequently touching your face.
- If you have any symptoms of COVID-19 after the event you MUST inform the Walk Programme Secretary, so that we can alert the ‘track and trace’ system of all participants.
Walk Programme Secretary - Hilary Davies - 01746 862652