A Day in the Lock-down Lives of the Ipswich Indoor Group
Social distancing and isolation are very real challenges for all of us – particularly for those whose lives are all about outdoor activity, those who live alone (and there are many of us in the IOG) and those who don’t have strong social media networks. With the goal of maintaining the rewarding social contact so many of us have found in the IOG whilst the group’s outdoor activities remain suspended, we have started this new “Living with COVID-19” newsletter category to welcome photo essays on how we are all spending our days: the funny, the sad, the ridiculous, the achievements of life under COVID-19.
To be clear, all Living with COVID-19 newsletter posts on this website, which will also be linked from the group’s public Facebook page, are NOT from official IOG activities, and should be viewed as reports from our friends within the group making the most of their own private walks, abiding by the relevant coronavirus guidance. They are intended as a diversion for readers, whilst the IOG’s outdoor activities remain suspended.
As editor of our Newsletter, I look forward to seeing and hearing about the range of ways we are all muddling through – ‘too busy’ excuses will be met with laughter.
Please send your entries to newsletter@ipswichoutdoor.org
Text and pictures contributed by Ian R. This week’s walk marked the six-month anniversary of the formation of our bubble group, and it is the 27th walk I have led in this time. In the past six months we have found some new places and …
Text contributed by Gill, pics by Anni Each Thursday evening throughout the successive lockdowns, six of us have joined up for Jay’s Virtual Pub Quiz – well, more to have a laugh and share a virtual glass than with the goal of excelling, actually, although …
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Text and pics contributed by Raj. Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes. We had a lovely walk around Mersea Island.The weather was just right , occasionally sunny but cold although I did have to take my coat off at around 6.5 miles as …
Text and pics contributed by Paul J. My group at work try to arrange some kind of social activity every now and then. There was only one idea which seemed possible with the restrictions in force just before Lockdown Two: some kind of walk. The …
Text and pics contributed by Joyce The weather was kind on Sunday, as 6 of us enjoyed a walk offered by Sarah and Simon. Somersham was a new area to me so I was particularly interested in the views, churches and countryside. The walk was …
Text contributed by Christina, pictures by Karen It truly felt like an Indian Summer day when 5 of us joined Glen on a pleasant Sunday stroll near Ardleigh Reservoir, an affluent and green area with picturesque cottages and grand country houses not too far from …
Read moreGlen’s Ardleigh Acquaintances – Sunday 20th September