Local Lockdown Approach - Cache Publication - Events & CITOs - Archiving Caches
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The Ireland Review Team continue to analyse the various Governments advice in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, especially with the recent changes to lockdown for the Republic (Level 3)
Effectively as of 6th October 2020 - every county in the Republic is on Level 3 Lockdown.
The Ireland Reviewers will continue, for now, to publish caches during Local Lockdowns, as we believe that Geocachers will respect any localised lockdown and take responsibility for their own actions and behaviours, by not going to an area that is locked down for caching and that those cachers within the lockdown area will respect only essential travel to be made and not leave the lockdown area.
Effectively as of 6th October 2020 - every county in the Republic is on Level 3 Lockdown.
This is the spirit of the guidelines for lockdown, which we hope everyone will follow to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Geocaching HQ have rolled out a new web page "Geocaching HQ Updates". This page lists deadline changes and geocaching updates related to COVID-19. The page will be updated with new information as it becomes available. The new page can be found here https://www.geocaching.com/sites/updates/en/
Adventure Lab
New deadline: August 31, 2020
In response to COVID-19, Geocaching HQ is extending the deadline to 31st August 2020, for all Adventure Labs to go public. HQ will monitor changes over the next few months to see if further adjustments are needed. There is no need to write in to request an extension.
Virtual Reward 2.0
New deadline: 31st December 2020
In response to COVID-19, Geocaching HQ is extending the deadline for all unpublished Virtual Reward 2.0 Caches to be submitted for publication to 31st December 2020.
Locationless Cache
New deadline: December 31, 2021
Since many Mega- and Giga-Events are postponed in 2020, Geocaching HQ will extend logging the Find Signal the Frog® - Locationless in 2020 until December 31, 2021.
Community Celebration Events
New deadline: December 31, 2021
Geocaching HQ wants to allow flexibility for geocachers who schedule their Community Celebration Events, since this is a unique Event type. Event hosts will be allowed to host these events until December 31, 2021.
Cache In Trash Out® Season 1
New dates: March 1 - August 31, 2020
Cache In Trash Out® Season 1 will be extended until August 31, 2020, so that Event owners can have more flexibility on when to host their Events and so cachers can earn the Season 1 souvenir. Season 2 will remain September 1 - November 30, 2020.
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