The organisers of the Isle of Wight TT Diamond Races were due to hold a meeting at the Chequers Inn this Wednesday evening, inviting those interested along to hear more about their plans.
Update: IWC have been in touch, telling News OnTheWight that they’re keen for everyone to know, there is no spike. They do say they asked Diamond Races to get their social distancing arrangements completed at the proposed meeting – and have also asked them to change the wording on the EventBrite listing, dropping the reference to a spike.
Although the meeting was due to be held in the open air in the field next to the pub, organisers say the Isle of Wight council have asked them to postpone it due to Coronavirus (Covid-19).
They have written to all those who booked tickets via Eventbrite, saying,
Due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, we have been asked by the Isle of Wight Council to postpone the chat night on Wednesday 9th September and move it to Wednesday 23rd September – subject to an improving situation.
The new event will be held in the same location – the Chequers Inn – from 6pm. All current tickets are still valid for 23rd September. Unfortunately, this action is necessary in order to make the event as safe as possible for all attending, and we apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
Thank you for understanding and see you on the 23rd!
News OnTheWight has asked the council what spike they are referring to (C19 numbers on the IW are still very low) and whether they’ve asked for any other meetings or events to be postponed – their reply is at the top.
Article edit
4:43pm 8th Sep 2020 – Added IWC refutation of any Covid spike and altered the headline to reflect
