District 91 Leaders Update
Coronavirus
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Greetings!

As of today, the District 91 Leadership Team decided to strongly encourage all Clubs to meet online whenever possible. We are are also strongly encouraging Area and Division contests to be held online until further notice.
 
We made this difficult decision despite Government guidance not currently banning public gathering. Because we believe that moving our meetings online will position our members and leaders to new skills and gain valuable practice if and when such a Government order is put in place in the coming weeks.

By moving to online meetings early we are positioning ourselves to rapidly move to a new online environment should it become mandatory.
 
We understand this decision comes with many questions and challenges , some related to organising online events as well as costs.
We are continually updating a  page on our website and liaising with our neighbouring Districts to rapidly gain valuable insights.
 
We understand the impact of this decision on our clubs and members and we ultimately believe that the health and wellbeing of our members are paramount. We hope that such social distancing will help reduce the spread of the virus among our members and the wider public.
 
We encourage all club leaders to liaise with their venues and review their arrangements in case of cancellations.

We are confident that we will quickly adapt to the new challenges posed by coronavirus and emerge from this challenge stronger than ever as an organisation.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Area Director as a first resort or reply to this email.

Kind regards,

Florian Bay, DTM - District 91 Director
Online meetings webinars
District 91 will be holding online Q&A sessions on the following days and times.

Additional webinars will be organised in the coming weeks if the need arises.
Continuing in-person meetings?

Read these guidelines
  1. Make a decision as a team. Thoroughly discuss the pros & cons of continuing in-person meetings as a club leadership team and agree as a team with whatever course of action is selected.
  2. Keep yourself informed via the NHS, WHO and Public Health England websites.
  3. Ask any member with a cough or fever to remain at home as a precaution.
  4. Highlight where hand washing facilities are located. Make alcohol based handgel available if you can.
  5. Avoid handshakes and unecessary physical contact.
  6. Avoid tighly packed seating arrangements.