When we moved our meetings online in March 2020, we never imagined we’d still be meeting on Zoom nearly a year later! Nevertheless, we persist.
Our January meeting is always focused on physical activity and we see no reason to let a pandemic get in the way of that. We invited a local tai chi instructor, Andrea Bugari to join us on Zoom and take us through some tai chi moves. It was a lovely gentle way to get us moving on a cold Tuesday evening.
We’ve really enjoyed how much our members are engaging with the online format, and have kept our monthly pub quiz and craft club going throughout the pandemic. The committee has been busy planning activities for the coming months to keep our meetings interesting. It’s no substitute for meeting in person though and we’re all looking forward to the day when we’re able to return to the community centre.
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