These restrictions are now extended to 2 November 2020. Once we know how the new tiered alert system will impact fencing activity and clubs we will publish this on this website and through our usual social media channels as soon as we can.
We know that everyone is keen to be back fencing but in the meantime please stay safe.
Hello everyone
Yesterday the First Minister made a statement to Scottish Parliament outlining a series of temporary measures intended to stop the rise in coronavirus cases across the country. These measures are a mixed national and regional scope, and will be in place from 6pm on Friday 9 October 2020 for the hospitality changes and 1am Saturday 10 October for all other changes, and will remain in place until Sunday 25 October inclusive.
The primary measures impacting on sport are regional in their reach, covering the following NHS Health Boards and local authorities;
NHS Ayrshire & Arran (North, South and East Ayrshire local authority areas),
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, and Inverclyde local authority areas),
NHS Lanarkshire (North and South Lanarkshire local authority areas),
NHS Forth Valley (Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Falkirk local authority areas) and
NHS Lothian (Edinburgh, East, West and Mid-Lothian local authority areas).
The temporary measures being introduced in these areas are:
Adult (18+) outdoor contact sport is not allowed, with an exemption for performance sport as defined in the Resumption of performance sport guidance. (Indoor adult contact sport continues to be prohibited across the country.) Currently there are no Fencing athletes or environments which meet the Resumption of Performance Sport guidance so no exemptions are granted.
Traditional 1-1 on-piste coaching delivery is not permitted. Adults must remain at a distance of 2 metres when present with anyone from outwith their household.
Adult (18+) indoor group exercise activities are not allowed. (Adult group activity for the purposes of this guidance is activity, involving adults, from more than 2 households / 6 members of those households who take part in an activity on any one day.)
Travel: The Scottish Government is asking people to avoid public transport unless necessary (e.g. work or school). People are advised to avoid (but not prohibited from) travelling outside your health board area if you don’t need to. For those living outside this region, they are advised not to travel into the region if you don’t need to. However, this advice is not mandatory and people are not required to cancel half-term breaks they have planned.
Outdoor adult non-contact group exercise and indoor adult individual exercise can continue in line with current Scottish Fencing and facility operator guidance.
There is no change to sport and physical activity guidance for under 18s.
Those who were in the shielding group have not been asked to return to shielding but are being advised to take extra care, especially in the central belt, following the rise in cases.
The official Scottish Fencing guidance document is drafted and will be approved by government and sportscotland on Friday October 9th and summarily available for download later that day. If there are any questions please contact our staff team on
Liz.Anderson@scottish-fencing.com
Blair.Cremin@scottish-fencing.com
I hope you stay safe and look after yourselves and your loved ones.
Vincent Bryson
Chief Executive
Scottish Fencing
