Many, like the parish council, have held meetings on the Zoom social media platform and a new kind of diary has grown up.
Whereas in the past I have ensured plenty of time between various meetings in order to, say, drive into Norwich or get from one side of the village to another, now it's a matter of ensuring that Zoom meetings don't crash in on each other (and believe me that has happened on more than one occasion).
There's something nice about being in a meeting where you can nip to the loo or have a beer (or if the meeting is boring you can pretend you have lost the connection and bow out without having the embarrassment of having to walk out of the meeting). I promise that to date I haven't left any Zoom meeting through boredom. The downside of that is when the wifi goes down or freezes and the meeting goes on without you.
So I've attended parish council meetings, watched memorial services and even a funeral, attended trustees meetings of various groups I'm involved with, had quizzes and even taken part in music and writing groups, all without leaving my front door.
I just wonder when Lockdown is over whether there will be any groups that decide to continue holding meetings via social media rather than personal appearance - not many, if any, I would vouch.
The days of the virtual meeting are numbered but there is one aspect of this style of meeting that is likely to go on.
Every few weeks, we talk to a particular group of friends via Zoom and every week we talk to friends in the USA ("if Trump wins the election we are coming to the UK for four years. At least you've got Boris," they tell us every week). Add to that calls to the grandchildren (and children) and there must be a future for social media calls.
But back to the inventive ways Hethersett groups have used social media during the current crisis. Hethersett Jubilee Youth Club's annual fete and dog show was obviously cancelled. So the organisers decided to hold the dog show through its Facebook site. There were videos sent in for classes such as "waggiest tail" and also stills to decide Best in Show. I'm giving nothing away. You'll have to wait until Hethersett Herald is published tomorrow to see who won what. Here I'll just applaud the originality of the idea. Hopefully all those dogs and owners who took part online will continue to support the event next year when we should be back to normal.
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I think I have mentioned my gratitude for all the lovely messages I have received during lockdown for my regular blogs which have primarily been about Hethersett, but also veered into other slightly wider territory.
Yesterday I received the following message:
"Your words brought so much hope and pleasure to me and my family in these dark and uncertain times. You're a real ray of sunshine to all the people of the village. Please continue to wow us all with your uplifting prose as the pandemic continues."
It's a great feeling to have helped in some small way during the lockdown.
Finally today, just a few photographs of a very short walk around Wymondham today.