[Ravensfort] Fwd: COVID-19 PROCEDURES LOCAL ACTIVITIES SUSPENDED 15 DAYS

[Seneschal of Raven's Fort]

Pray Attend to these words of our Kingdom Seneschal.

Ld. Kelly MacGregor
Seneschal, Barony of Ravens Fort
(mka) Kelley McMahan


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From: <southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 6:20 PM
Subject: RE: COVID-19 PROCEDURES LOCAL ACTIVITIES SUSPENDED 15 DAYS
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Cc: Kingdom Seneschal <seneschal at ansteorra.org>


Hello all,



New CDC guidelines (as of 3:15PM) are no gatherings of 10+ people. All SCA
activities are to be suspended for the next 15 days at least. Kingdom is
posting the official announcement now.



Please consider online options for your meetups instead such as skype,
zoom, or discord.



Please forward me any guideline changes you may see. I am looking out for
them, but I do not see everything!



Below are resources for the latest guidelines:

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Whitehouse:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf




Thank you for your service and continued flexibility. Things are changing
by the hour!



Miles Ridley

MKA: Brandon Adkins

Southern Regional Seneschal | Ansteorra

Phone: 210-251-9060 (Cellular)

Southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org



*From:* southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org <southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org>
*Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2020 5:46 PM
*To:* seneschal at bryn-gwlad.ansteorra.org; seneschal at bjornsborg.ansteorra.org;
'Seneschal of Bordermarch' <seneschal at bordermarch.ansteorra.org>;
'Seneschal of Ffynnon Gath' <seneschal at ffynnon-gath.ansteorra.org>;
seneschal at gatesedge.ansteorra.org; seneschal at hellsgate.ansteorra.org;
seneschal at loch-soilleir.ansteorra.org; seneschal at ravensfort.ansteorra.org;
'Seneschal of Seawinds' <seneschal at seawinds.ansteorra.org>; 'Seneschal of
Shadowlands' <seneschal at shadowlands.ansteorra.org>; 'Seneschal of Stargate'
<seneschal at stargate.ansteorra.org>
*Cc:* 'Kingdom Seneschal' <seneschal at ansteorra.org>
*Subject:* RE: COVID-19 PROCEDURES



Hello all,



Activities with 50+ participants are now against CDC current guidelines for
COVID-19. Activities *under* 50 persons can still be held at your
discretion.



Thank you all for your leadership during this time. You all have done an
incredible job continuing to protect our members and the SCA from liability
and harm. Please remember, these decisions may make persons upset, but it
is our duty to ensure our friends and their loved ones remain protected. If
anyone gives you a hard time, please let me know and I will be happy to
address them for you.



Please take note of the full correspondence from the Kingdom Seneschal
below:



Greetings Ansteorra from Master Avery Shaw, Kingdom Seneschal,

This is not the message I want to send, but sometimes we have that choice
taken away from us.

Yesterday, the Center for Disease Control issued new guidelines regarding
gatherings. I have listed the link for this notification below. These
guidelines state "for the next 8 weeks, organizers (whether groups or
individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people
or more throughout the United States." Having talked with The Crown and
Heirs and getting their agreement, in order to comply with this request, as
Kingdom Seneschal I am cancelling all Kingdom Calendar Events until at
least April 30th, 2020. Please note, with the limit being 50 people, this
does not include local gatherings such as fighter practices, guild
meetings, and such. I am still stating that each group is free to decide
what is proper for them regarding smaller gatherings. If your group feels
comfortable having a practice or whatever, please do so. Permission is not
required to cancel or continue small, local meetings. This cancellation
only applies to those events on the Kingdom Calendar. I have contacted the
Autocrats and/or Seneschals for each of the events affected, they are aware
and have started plans accordingly.

So, a few things. First, yes, this means that Coronation will be postponed.
I have sent a letter to the Society Seneschal requesting a variance to
allow this, he has already approved several other Kingdom's request for the
same, I do not see a problem with this request. The current plan is that we
will try to have our first events back the weekend of May 1-3. That will be
Namron Beltane and Coastal Grand Baronial. I say plan because this will
technically be week 7 of the 8 weeks in the CDC guidelines. We are hoping
that things will be good at this point, but please note that we cannot
guarantee. The following weekend, May 8-10, 2020, would be the 8th week,
currently that is Queen's Champion. Discussing with The Crown and Heirs,
the idea as of now is that we will combine events and that weekend will be
Coronation, Queen's Champion, and King's Champion. This is a lot, I know,
but we have done this before (Kein and Alisha II as well as Romanius and
Deanna). With the situation changing as rapidly as it is, again, I cannot
guarantee this is what will happen, but this is what we are planning for.

Second, all events that have been cancelled, both The Crown and Heirs have
stated that they would be happy for those events to be rescheduled once we
are back to normal again. I would ask that we wait a couple of weeks to see
where we are before we start that process, but please know, we want these
events to happen if possible.

I ask all of you to please be careful. Take care of each other. For now,
continue to meet and practice and work and play. As the situation moves
forward, I will be actively keeping all posted where we are and how things
are progressing. If you have questions, please ask them, either of myself
or the regional deputies. I may not have an immediate answer, but will do
my best to respond as quickly as possible.



Thank you again. It is a pleasure to serve with each of you.



Miles Ridley

MKA: Brandon Adkins

Southern Regional Seneschal | Ansteorra

Phone: 210-251-9060 (Cellular)

Southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org



*From:* southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org <southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org>
*Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2020 6:12 PM
*To:* seneschal at bryn-gwlad.ansteorra.org; seneschal at bjornsborg.ansteorra.org;
'Seneschal of Bordermarch' <seneschal at bordermarch.ansteorra.org>;
'Seneschal of Ffynnon Gath' <seneschal at ffynnon-gath.ansteorra.org>;
seneschal at gatesedge.ansteorra.org; seneschal at hellsgate.ansteorra.org;
seneschal at loch-soilleir.ansteorra.org; seneschal at ravensfort.ansteorra.org;
'Seneschal of Seawinds' <seneschal at seawinds.ansteorra.org>; 'Seneschal of
Shadowlands' <seneschal at shadowlands.ansteorra.org>; 'Seneschal of Stargate'
<seneschal at stargate.ansteorra.org>
*Cc:* 'Kingdom Seneschal' <seneschal at ansteorra.org>
*Subject:* COVID-19 PROCEDURES
*Importance:* High



Hello all,



I wanted to let you know that you have the authority to work with your
groups on cancellation of local meetings, events and practices.  You do not
need to ask for the kingdom’s permission to cancel- you already have it.



We are encouraging everyone to assess their own risk and determine whether
or not they should participate in SCA events at a local, kingdom, and
society level. As long as the events are not disallowed by governmental
health organizations, we are permitted to continue activities at this time. *It
is the duty of the Seneschal to continue monitoring governmental health
organizations to ensure we are in compliance*. *THAT BEING SAID*- no person
who is uncomfortable with gatherings at this time is expected to go to an
event, no matter the office held.



An activity still needs to follow SCA rules if it is to be held. There must
be a warranted officer *and* a marshal present for martial activities; this
marshal and officer can be the same person. Deputies can be appointed to
carry out a warranted officer’s position if needed. If there is demand for
a practice, and eligible deputies, I would encourage uncomfortable officers
to designate deputies to run the practices and / or activities. If there
are no eligible deputies, then we must cancel the practices. We cannot stop
persons from gathering ‘unofficially’ once the event is officially
cancelled. Guild meetings are technically unofficial and can be conducted
without officers present. Additionally, please consider online forums such
as Discord, Skype, and Zoom for meetings and classes.



First and foremost, please keep your group happy, informed, and
comfortable. Please try not to spread panic or disingenuous information



As always, please let me know if you need anything. Thank you all for your
service in these difficult times.



Miles Ridley

MKA: Brandon Adkins

Southern Regional Seneschal | Ansteorra

Phone: 210-251-9060 (Cellular)

Southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org
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