Mylander - Issue 85

21 From inside the community Women’s Institute We managed to hold one meeting in September which was partly our A.G.M., when we elected our new committee with Christine Maddock as our new President. 20 members were present and all felt very safe as strict regulations had been adhered to. Thanks were expressed to our hard-working Committee Members who had kept up regular contact with members, as well as producing a set of guide lines for the meetings. Our speaker for the evening was John from the Frinton and Walton Heritage Trust, who gave an extremely interesting talk with photos of Walton-on-the-Naze. He has promised to return next year to do a similar talk on Frinton which we look forward to. Now regarding our future meetings, unfortunately because of the following instructions from the Government, we cannot hold any further meetings for the foreseeable future. Obviously, we all feel extremely sad about this but we must abide by the rules: 3c: Recreation, leisure and social gatherings COVID-secure community facilities are permitted to hold social groups, clubs and activities in groups of no more than 6. Community facilities can host multiple groups of 6, subject to capacity, but groups must not mix socially or form larger groups. However, we strongly advise that activities where there is a significant likelihood of groups mixing and socialising (and where it will be difficult to prevent mingling and therefore breaking the law) should not take place in a community facility. These may include but are not limited to: • Formal or informal clubs and hobby clubs (e.g. women’s institute, veteran’s associations, freemasons, sewing clubs, book clubs, crafts clubs, reading groups) • Amateur choirs and orchestras • Informally organised sport activities on facilities grounds (professionally organised sport activities are exempt) Obviously in no way could we allow the possibility of any mingling to take place!!! The members of the W.I. wish everyone a peaceful, safe and happy Christmas and hopefully 2021 will bring us a New Year full of hope, good health and a return to normality eventually. Sandra Jones