Sad news; in this year of all years – Alex Moulton's Centenary Year - your Committee has reluctantly, but unanimously, voted to cancel our September meeting at Bradford on Avon this year.
Your Club has a ‘duty of care’ to its Members and others. It must not be the unwitting cause of any new Covid-19 outbreak within its Members or anyone in the Moulton Bicycle Company or the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust.
Current social distancing regulations will make it difficult for us to have our normal Saturday evening, Club sit-down meal or take part in the Moulton Parts Bring & Buy, the Raffle, Teas, Coffees, Cakes and general social interaction over the weekend. Tours of the Hall will not take place.
No one can be certain that local accommodation will be available in early September and whether pubs and restaurants will be open for business. (This presumes our government will permit mass gatherings by then.)
Travel restrictions in September, both UK and international, may still restrict Members’ arrival from abroad.
Many of our more senior members fall into the most vulnerable category, so probably will be shielding and will not be able to attend.
Hired-in Toilets and Showers would need to be sanitised after each person’s use. The logistics of ensuring 100% virus-free would be difficult to organise.
Finally, the Club’s public liability insurance excludes any claims caused by an infectious disease, such as Covid-19.
In light of the above considerations, your Committee after much discussion (at a Zoom meeting June 3rd) voted to cancel the scheduled September event in 2020. We very much hope that we will be able to resume our meetings in 2021.
Until then, stay healthy and happy, and enjoy riding your Moulton!
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