To Reed CC Members, I am repeating the message from last weekend conveying the Club Committee’s decision that the Nets at Reed CC are CLOSED and NOT to be used. If people choose to ignore this Notice then Reed CC take no responsibility. However, the full Guidance from the ECB can be read on their website, www.ecb.co.uk A summary is reproduced below but if you need to read the links you will have to go their website. I highlight this paragraph: ECB is clear that outdoor facilities should only reopen if those responsible for them are ready to do so and they can do so safely, following public health guidance: no club should reopen their outdoor facilities if they feel unable to meet the requirements. In considering the FULL Guidance Notes, your Club Committee decided that RCC would NOT reopen Nets so please heed the advice and resist the urge to use them. PGB Peter G. Baker, Honorary Secretary, Reed Cricket Club. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of guidelines for outdoor cricket facilities use In summary: 1 You can exercise outdoors on your own, with members of your household or with one other person from outside your household while keeping two metres apart at all times. You must only exercise in groups of no more than two people, unless you are exercising exclusively with members of your household. 2 Social distancing of at least two metres must be maintained at all times (unless all participants are members of the same household). 3 Only one-to-one coaching is permitted per session. 4 Nets should be used on an ‘every other’ basis, leaving one net free between nets. 5 Clubhouses can be reopened in a limited way for operational reasons (e.g. [...]

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) issued guidance on the 15th May 2020 regarding Cricket Net facilities and their management. I know many of you would have received or read their message which recommends certain high levels of safety criteria to be met before Nets can be used for practice. Consequently, Reed Cricket Club’s General Committee has considered this guidance and has decided that the Nets on The Green at Reed will remain closed indefinitely. Reed CC take no responsibility for anyone choosing to ignore this notice. We will revisit this decision as and when further advice and guidance is issued. Please stay safe and take care. PGB Peter G. Baker, Honorary Secretary, Reed Cricket Club. www.reedcricketclub.co.uk