Commodores Blog March 2020

Published 14:09 on 30 Mar 2020

The key message to all members is to continue to follow the Governments guidelines relating to C19 and to stay safe. To date I have not received any notification of a club member infected by this virus which is a relief.

All club events as you may have read are either cancelled or postponed until mid- April with further news to follow going into May.

To clarify the club's position

• 1. Club House is Out of Bounds
• 2. Government advice

Stay at home

Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home)

If you go out, always stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people

Wash your hands as soon as you get home

Do not meet others, even friends or family.

You can spread the virus even if you don't have symptoms.

• 3.Access to the dinghy park exists via the pedestrian gate should an emergency arise

Other developments

• During March the club received two donations totalling £1000 from a) the RYA to support training and b) Aldeburgh Town Council to support the laying of the path from the pedestrian gate to the ramp leading to the clubhouse. Our thanks to both organisations for their generosity. We are always looking for individuals who can spare some time to approach organisations for financial support. In many cases the application can be one letter outlining the cause and our requirement. We have several worthy causes that warrant support. If you can offer some time (particularly now) want to make a difference and be rewarded with a feel-good factor, then please let me know at <commodore@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk>
• We have had to stop work on the laying of the path but did managed to mark out and dig the footings in preparation. A big thankyou to Guy Fleming for coordinating these efforts and for the hard work put in by those that attended.
• Please be informed the weather station is temporarily out of action.
• There are a few members that have renewed their membership but overlooked their dinghy park fee. Could you please check that you are not one of these and if so, we would be grateful if you could close this out.
• What's next for members to be aware of
• Notification of cancellation of further events subject to Government and Public Health England guidance.

Last updated 20:40 on 23 December 2021