Hopefully, by the time you receive this issue of Les Iles Normandes some of the Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted and we can start holding meetings at the Royal again. Please see details below. Despite the Covid restrictions, I am pleased to report that we were able to hold our Annual Competition Day. I wish to thank those who submitted entries to the Competitions Secretary for judging, and congratulations to the class winners – see page 34. On the 17th April we held our first Member’s Meeting via Zoom, which I have to say was a great success. Thank you to all of you who joined us, even if it was 1.00am local time for John Goose in New Zealand (2.00pm BST). Feedback has been positive and we may be adding an annual Zoom meeting as an addition to our usual meetings programme. A brief report on the Zoom meeting is to be found on the next page.
Hopefully, you have all received notification that the Member’s Weekend meeting at Market Harborough 23rd – 25th July 2021 is postponed until April 2022. Unfortunately, the hotel could not confirm that it could permit that weekend as it all depended on the Covid restrictions in place at the time. At least, by holding the Member’s Weekend Meeting during April next year means that we will be back on track for our usual Spring weekend meetings. As a replacement I have arranged for a Member’s Meeting at the Royal Philatelic Society London on the 24th July 2021, meeting at 10.30am (see below).
Take care, keep safe and hope to see you at the Royal in July.
Proposed forthcoming meetings:
24th July 2021 Member’s Meeting. Theme: Smaller Channel Islands.
25th September 2021 Annual General Meeting and room auction/displays.
4th December 2021 Member’s Meeting. Theme: Letters Q, R and/or S.
It is anticipated that this meeting will be held at the Royal Philatelic Society London, 15, Abchurch Lane, London, EC4N 7BW subject to Covid-19 restrictions in force at the time. For latest information about any of the above meetings please visit the Society’s website at www.ciss.uk, or for those members who cannot access the website, the Secretary may advise you by letter of any change before the next Journal, if timing requires or allows this. Please be aware that current Covid-19 restrictions at the Royal require members to wear a face mask indoors and to keep 2m apart.
