Most of the association managers we interviewed on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September, on the occasion of the Chartres association fair, agree that their membership will certainly be lower this season than in the past. . But more because of the different health protocols put in place, which limit the number of practitioners, than because of the fear of Covid-19.
“Between 10 and 15% fewer registrations”
“Taking into account the sanitary provisions, we are obliged to reduce our reception capacity”, testifies, for example, Alain Crézé, the president of C’Chartres bridge, which had 221 licensees last year. Thus, the premises of the Jacques-Prévert school will no longer host, as of this week, only ten tables of four players, when it had eighteen before confinement. “To respect the distance, we will also play at bigger tables than before. “
“People want to resume an activity, to find social ties”
Gilles Métayer, president of the Madeleine forum
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According to Alain Crézé: “We are going to lose members, of course. But not that much. Those who are in more fragile health will not come back, but those who are healthy want to come back. “
The same story goes for the Forum de La Madeleine, which last year housed 300 members, spread over around thirty activities. “For the moment, we already have nearly 250 registrations”, comments Gilles Métayer, the president. “I think that overall, we will have between 10 and 15% fewer registrations. In activities like the senior gym or sewing, they will certainly be less numerous. But we will perhaps welcome new members. And one thing is certain: people want to resume an activity, to find social ties. And in terms of health, there is no problem: the City has implemented a protocol, we will stick to it. “
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