UCET & COVID - Current Status


UCET 2020 AGM - Cancelled

UCET 2021 AGM - Provisionally, Sunday 11th July @ Glan yr Afon Pub

UCET Trips - Resuming from Thurs 29th April 2021 - See Below


AGM
The 2021 AGM will be held when it is permissible and safe to do so. Provisionally, this will be Sunday the 11th July 2021 at the Glan yr Afon Pub (10:00am)

Trips
From 24th April 2021, we understand we can arrange trips with 6 or less people in each group

Christmas Party 2021
The Christmas party for 2021 "should" go ahead as normal.

Wales.Gov Coronavirus "rules"
gov.wales/coronavirus


Please post any thoughts, ideas, opinions, omissions or updates below and we'll keep this status board up to date.

Thank you

Ian Adams
(Secretary)


* Last update : 20/04/2021

Update : 30th Sept 2020

Welsh Assembly Government have announced further restrictions for the following areas;

Flintshire
Denbighshire
Conwy
Wrexham

The additional restrictions are;

1) You are not to meet "other people" in your own home
2) You may not cross county lines without a reasonable excuse


The second of those two restrictions directly affects the club's ability to organise trips as it does necessarily mean that some/all members of the club would have to cross county lines to go on the trip.

Therefore, until this restriction is lifted, the club will not be able to undertake any trips.

Sorry


Ian Adams
(Club Secretary)

The Status Board (First Post) has been updated to also take account of the UCET Christmas Party

Ian

I have updated the COVID Status Board (First Post on this thread)

As of today, we can cross into any part of Wales (county borders can now be crossed) but we may not meet outside in groups of more than 4.

gov.wales/coronavirus-regulations-guidance#section-39237

Whoever wrote that for the Welsh Assembly obviously had a planet sized chip on their shoulder as it is written as a bollocking rather than a statement of fact.

Anyway, it means we still can't go on trips ....



Ian

10/11/20

Updated to include the new "4 persons meeting" rule in Wales and the lifting of county border curfews

Ian

10/11/20

Updated to include the new "4 persons meeting" rule in Wales and the lifting of county border curfews

Ian

20/12/20 - Update

Following the WAG announcement on the 19th Dec (yesterday) that Wales is at Level 4 - the STATUS Board (pinned to the top of this thread) has been updated.

Ian
(Sec)

14/03/21

Status Board (the first post) has been updated with information following the WAG announcement on Friday 12th March.

29/3/21 Update

I have been asked to update the "Status Board".

The relaxing of the rules (from Today for England and from Saturday for Wales) has not, unfortunately, allowed us to return to caving.

It appears (I use the word "appears" because the rules/guidelines are very convoluted and for a simple bod like me, unintelligible) that up to 6 people from two households can meet "outdoors".

Obviously, there has been no statesperson uttering the word "cave" so we are left to interpret that ourselves.

Since only "two households" can meet (regardless of whether a cave would be deemed "indoors" or "outdoors") we cannot, sadly, yet arrange trips.

It is expected that this will be reviewed on April 12th next.

Until then ...


Ian Adams
(Club Secretary)

29/3/21 Another update

It now appears that "Outdoor Activities" for up to 30 people will be considered on the 22nd April 2021

If that proves to be correct, we will re-commence caving thereafter.

Ian

I will be able to make that one, on leave from work then, providing I am allowed to cross over from England. Hope to see you all then.

Updated to Include the Welsh Gov Website "rules" gov.wales/coronavirus and also to say that we expect to be able to resume trips (about) 17th May 2021

Updated to note the resumption of trips from Thursday 29th April 2021