As
with last month’s update, ECB announcements concentrate on the
resumption of international cricket in July and County cricket in
August. There continues to be no mention, as yet, about the
resumption of grass roots or recreational cricket any time soon.
We have seen a return to limited net practice and training, three
times a week, as well as Junior training sessions on a Sunday
morning. We continue to observe the restrictions around social
distancing, sanitization and hand washing and we are required to
adhere to strict bookings times but the sessions have been well
attended.
We
are delighted to announce that, following the relaxation of
socialisation and pub opening restrictions, we will be reopening
the Club bar on Sunday 5th
July, to allow the purchase of alcohol, which can be consumed
outside on our outfield. Distancing restrictions will of course
continue to apply, but it will be good to see members back at the
club in a social capacity. An email announcement regarding the
re-opening has already been circulated, along with the conditions
that we must adhere to.
As
we reported last month that we were in the process of defining a
project to improve our training facilities and redevelop and
upgrade the current nets and the plans for this project are now on
display outside the Club pavilion.
We
would like to thank all members who have
supported our Spacehive funding initiative, and for which we far
exceed our expectations. This webpage has now closed but members
can continue to support the club through regular bank transfer,
should they so wish. We would like to thank
all those who have continued to support the Club through these
strange and difficult times.
We
continue to wonder whether Bledfest will be able to go ahead this
year, and are still hopeful that we may be in a position to be
able to stage some form of ‘party event’ towards the end of
the year.
We
look forward to seeing you in the coming weeks and appreciate your
continued support. As always, if you have any other thoughts,
questions or ideas please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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