Corona Virus Statement from the RHS Monday 16 March 2020

Information Circulated by RHS

Dear Affiliated Societies

The RHS is currently following government guidance and we encourage you and your colleagues to follow this. We cannot give advice ourselves but we hope the following will help in these challenging times. At present our Gardens are operating and this week we are continuing to run planned competitions and shows. However, we will continue to review our future events in light of any changing government guidance. We have taken the precaution of making more hand sanitisers available at our sites and our events are held in well ventilated buildings. A link to the government’s complete action plan document can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan. As always, we encourage you to keep yourself informed through reliable sources, including:

o          The NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

o          Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

o          WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Susie Corr

Affiliated Societies & Partner Gardens

Royal Horticultural Society

RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB