MVWI - February - PHYSICAL Meeting Option - Spring Crafts

Please RSVP to this event if you would like to attend in person.

At our February meeting we are going to be creating hyacinths from paper and card. The first part of the evening we will be demonstrating how to make the flowers. All materials will be provided but you may wish to bring your own scissors.

During the second part of the evening you will get the chance to create your own decorated vase to put your flowers in! For this we would ask you to bring along a tin (the size of a small tin of sweetcorn or standard baked bean tin size would be ideal) or a glass jar (a coffee jar would be perfect!)

There will be a variety of materials available to decorate your vase – wool, twine, paper, ribbon, fabric, lace etc. However, if you have that hidden stash of crafty bits at home that need a bit of love then please feel free to bring them along to use or share. There will also be a prize at the end of the evening for the most creative creation but there is no obligation

to put what you have made forward for judging!

We know that our crafty members love a chat about what they have been making / creating and with lockdowns and Covid some of you will have had more time to make beautiful craft items recently. Bring photos to share with your table mates!

The following Covid rules are in place until further notice. If an update is received following the rule changes this week, we will update you as soon as possible.

While COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, we will still be taking precautions to reduce the risk of transmission during physical events:

· If you are symptomatic of COVID-19, been advised to isolate by NHS Test and Trace, self-isolating or awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test, then please stay at home or attend the event via Zoom, where possible.

· If you experience any Covid-19 symptoms within seven days of attending a WI in-person event or activity, you must get a PCR test. If you test positive you must inform the Secretary or President.

· It is recommended that members carry out a rapid lateral flow test before attending a meeting to ensure they are not unknowingly infected with Covid.

· Members who are clinically at high-risk are advised to decide carefully whether attending face-to-face is a safe option for them in the chosen venue and situation.

· Members are encouraged to continue to wear masks when attending the meeting if they wish to do so, but this is not obligatory (unless specified by the venue). Please respect the choices made by the attendees in this regard.

· All members attending are advised to bring hand-sanitiser with them and to use it at regular intervals during the event.

· Members are advised to bring their own packet of appropriate wipes to wipe surfaces in venue toilets.

· Please note that the names and contact details of all attendees will be recorded to ensure that in the event we are notified of a positive Covid-19 test either from a Member or the Venue we will notify all of the attendees.