Coronavirus: St James closes doors and Swim School lessons suspended
ST JAMES has closed its doors and all Beau Sejour Swim School lessons have been suspended with immediate effect.
The decisions are being made due to the developing coronavirus situation.
The Swim School lesson suspension is for two weeks until the end of term (Sunday 19 March), and will be reviewed thereafter.
This concerns all swimming lessons at Beau Sejour, as well as the satellite sites where Swim School lessons are delivered.
A spokesperson for Sport & Culture said the Swim School caters for 2,200 pupils per week, plus accompanying parents.
'The issue of the close proximity of the hundreds of children, parents and grandparents in the changing rooms at any one time, is of particular concern following the updated advice on ‘social distancing’.
'Further guidance will follow and all Swim School members will receive email correspondence confirming the class suspensions.'
Parents are encouraged to follow the Swim School on Facebook and Twitter for changes over the next few weeks.
St James has also made the decision to postpone all events which were scheduled to take place between now and 23 April.
They will also stop selling tickets for any events taking place before the end of June until they have further information on when the venue can re-open.
All tickets will remain valid for the re-scheduled dates and refunds will be given if needed.
La Société Guernesiaise has taken the decision to postpone the talk on Guernsey's Asian hornet strategy scheduled for Saturday 28 March at 11am in the Frossard Theatre, Candie Gardens, St Peter Port.
When the talk is rescheduled the event will be publicised again.
The educational event, ResearchED, has also been postponed in line with the latest advice from Public Health Services on essential travel.
The profession-led conference, which aims to bridge the gap between research and practice in education, was due to take place at Les Beaucamps High School on 18 April but will hopefully be re-arranged for later this year.
The quiz evening at the Last Post, which was due to take place on Thursday 26 March to raise funds for Liberation Day, has also been cancelled.
The OE hockey match on 25 March has been postponed, as has the scratch performance of Mozart's Requiem and the OE golf event. Those who had already registered for these events will receive a notification email.
In Alderney, the sell-out Literary Festival has been cancelled. As has the Muratti which was due to take place on 21 March. St Anne's School production of Annie the Musical has been cancelled, along with the Alderney Performing Arts Festival which was due to take place from 22 to 25 May.
