Happy New Year!  I am sure this New Year’s Eve was not how anyone planned to spend it but we hope that everyone time found time to relax, reflect on a very strange year and plan for the year ahead.  At this time we have some hope that the covid-19 pandemic will be brought under control in the Spring as the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine is approved and a countrywide vaccination programme is now well underway.

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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy New Year!

Welcome to our December News, and yes, there is some!  At the time of going to the press we are coming to the end of Lockdown 2.0 and waiting for the guidance about whether we will be able to return to water polo training in all or only in some tiers.  Covid-19 rates are going down across the country and there is hope that a vaccine will soon be available. 

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October has been yet another topsy-turvy month with rules about training changing regularly depending on which tier your club is in, and now we are facing another country-wide lockdown starting on Guy Fawkes night which will close pools and suspend polo (at least indoors!) for 4 weeks.

As ever, the water polo community has shown great spirit and determination to train wherever possible and it is a great credit to all the coaches and helpers that so many clubs have been able to offer covid-secure training facilities which are so important to keeping the sport alive.

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