We’ve been made aware of a couple of cases of chickenpox within the village. For your information, the current advice from Health Protection Scotland on chickenpox is that

Children who have chickenpox are excluded from playgroup until all vesicles have crusted over (usually 5 days).

and

if you are pregnant and come into contact with chickenpox and have had no history of chickenpox then you should contact your midwife or GP.

Infection Prevention and Control