Tier 2: Community centre/amateur orchestra

[MereDintofPandiculation]

I belong to an amateur orchestra who have been meeting as a group of 6 in a village hall.

Can anyone point me to the definitive guidance as to whether this can continue now we're in Tier 2. I think the answer is no, but since it's not a social group it's not as simple as "you can't meet another household indoors".

Does anyone have any idea?

The Guidance for community halls was updated on 13 Oct says:

"However, we strongly advise that activities where there is a significant likelihood of groups mixing and socialising ( and where it will be difficult to prevent mingling and therefore breaking the law) should not take place in a community facility. These may include but are not limited to:

• formal or informal clubs and hobby clubs (e.g. women’s institute, veteran’s associations, freemasons, sewing clubs, book clubs, crafts clubs, reading groups)
• amateur choirs and orchestras”

but then it says:

"Both professionals and non-professionals can now engage in singing, wind and brass in line with the performing arts guidance.”

But the performing arts guidance specifies that it applies to “Medium” only, and asks you to see local restrictions for “high” and “Very high”

So I'm really none the wiser

If you all want to do it and you can socially distance I’d crack on - keep the doors open. People asking for specific rules on everything is what’s got us into this mess. Ventilation, social distancing and handwashing are the key things - open as many doors/windows as you can.

It's all very well saying "crack on" but it's now passed from "guidance" to "law". Don't really want a two-hour playing session to cost me £100

Look at the website for the national association of amateur orchestras/non-professional conductors/ something else relevant, they'll know, or have a helpline to ring or something?