Swine Flu Precautions - at Ceremonies

In line with governmental advice on swine flu, and taking into account the air of paranoia and near-hysteria which has led three members of our community to seal themselves in large plastic bubbles in the garden - we have made the following changes to the order of procession for filling up and pouring out of beakers.

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Acolytes (wearing plastic gloves)

Beaker Bearer (swathed in cling film)

Carexifer 

Holder of the alcohol gel

Executive Assistant to the Arch-druid (carrying a nosegay)

Hygenic wipes 

Aquifer (with the Filling Beaker held in a pair of tongs)

Archdruid (carrying a pomander studded with cloves)

Sulphur Burner

Sulfur Burner (for our American visitors, who are mostly Moon Gibbon folk)

Paramedics

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Aspersions tonight will use a 2% solution of phenol instead of plain water.