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Re: Starting ringing
They have done a good job with this list. The Change-ringing online group
has had a lot of stuff as well, including a long thread called staircases,
which mentions the only one person touches stuff rule. The stairs (and at
the Advent, anteroom) don't leave room for distancing, so a sequential
arrival would be needed, with the first person up opening windows.
The ringers at Chelmsford Cathedral UK have been posting videos of their
return
The one from the 12th had distance, no mask, and an open window
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NlZ55-iuAY
In yesterday's video, one couldn't even see an open window, but there
might have been one elsewhere in the room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsJLCIvp_U8
I would want distance, masks, and open windows (I presume that will be
true for me even in January). I think we could agree on methods in advance
by email, if people don't think a lot of conducting is safe. As Danielle
mentioned, we'd need to register at the Advent. Even if we're not
attending the service, we'd be sharing the space.
https://reopen.church/r/QRkr33bG
I'll be interested to see how Old North does with the tourists, before
worshippers start showing up again in September.
Laura Dickerson
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From: "Edward Futcher via Boston-change-ringers" <boston-change-ringers
cosmos phy tufts edu>
To: "Bcr" <boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 6:01:15 AM
Subject: Starting ringing
The list of items below has been given some thought by the DC ringers.
Some items are not applicable to Boston ringing, but this might be a good
starting point for a discussion in Boston.
Ed
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From: Robert Bannister
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 9:12 AM
To: WRSList Groups io
Subject: [WRS] PLEASE RESPOND re: safety measures
Hi, all. Thanks to all who participated in the discussion following
practice Tuesday night regarding the draft list of safety measures. After
further back and forth among the officers, we landed on the revised list
below. Please reply to me by this Wednesday night (July 22) as to whether
you’d be interested in participating in Sunday service ringing with these
safety measures in place. Your response doesn’t obligate you one way or
the other. You can change your mind later. And keep in mind that the
safety measure may need to be updated to conform with Cathedral reopening
protocols once those are developed and provided to us. However, we are
trying to understand if enough ringers are interested in a return to
Sunday service ringing with these measures in place before we present them
to the Cathedral, so please do give your response some thought before
responding.
Thanks,
Rob
• Inspect the bells and ropes to ensure they’re safe to ring
• Anyone with an elevated temperature or otherwise feeling unwell must not
participate. Likewise, anyone with Covid symptoms or who has tested
positive or been in contact with anyone with symptoms, must not
participate until they have self-isolated for 2 weeks.
• No visitors
• Limit frequency of ringing to Sunday service ringing only (at least
initially)
• Limit the duration of ringing to 15-30 minutes
• Limit the number of bells rung initially to enforce social distancing
while ringing (probably no more than 5 non-adjacent bells)
• Limit the number of ringers in the ringing room (just enough to ring)
• Keep ringers on same ropes for entire session (including ringing up and
down)
• Accessing the ringing room
o When ascending to and descending from the overcroft level, no more than
2 people will ride the elevator together
o When using the central tower elevator, only 1 person will ride the
elevator per trip
o When using the spiral staircase, leave ample time and space between
ascents/descents
• Either open the windows or run the HVAC system to maximize air
circulation based on prevailing weather conditions
• Wear face masks upon entering the Cathedral and at all times when in the
tower, including while ringing
• Wash hands with soap and water before/after ringing and keep hand
sanitizer in the ringing room
• Avoid shouting (e.g., by ringing plain courses of simple methods)
• Minimize sharing of items
o Assign only one person to turn on/off lights, open/close windows, etc.
o Assign same person for removal/replacement of silencer for given bell(s)
o Minimize handling of items in the ringing room (e.g., limit use of water
cooler)
• Maintain record of ringers who have been in the ringing chamber to
assist with contact tracing if the need arises
• Adjust protocols to comply with Cathedral’s if Cathedral’s are more
restrictive
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