University of Lancashire NWUL Urban
| Senior Member (per person) | £10.00 | |
| Senior Non-Member (per person) | £11.00 | |
| Junior / Student Member (per person) | £4.00 | |
| Junior / Student Non-Member (per person) | £4.00 |
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University of Lancashire and North Preston is the first event of 2026 in the North West Urban League. It is a new area covering University of Lancashire city campus and surrounding residential and commercial areas, with a map drawn for the event by Graham Capper.
Level
Regional, and counts to North West Urban League (NWUL)
Courses
All courses are open to anyone, but to qualify for the NWUL, you must run in your age category or higher.
| Course | NWUL category | Length | Controls | Map scale | Map size |
| 1 | Men Open (M18-35) | 10.9km | 36 | 1:4000 | A3 double sided |
| 2 | Men Veteran (M40+) Women Open (W18-35) | 9.2km | 30 | 1:4000 | A3 double sided |
| 3 | Men SuperVet (M55+) Women Veteran (W40+) | 8.2km | 28 | 1:4000 | A3 double sided |
| 4 | Men UltraVet (M65+) Women SuperVet (W55+) | 6.4km | 23 | 1:4000 | A3 |
| 5 | Men Hypervet (M75+) Women UltraVet (W65+) Women HyperVet (W75+) | 4.8km | 17 | 1:3000 | A3 |
| 6 | Older Juniors (M/W 16-) | 3.2km | 28 | 1:3000 | A4 double sided |
| 7 | Younger Juniors (M/W12-) | 2.4km | 24 | 1:3000 | A4 |
Courses 1 and 2 have 30+ controls. Older SI-cards do not have the capacity for this, and hence newer, higher capacity cards will be available to hire on the day. To check whether your card can store more than 30 controls see https://www.sportident.co.uk/information_sheets/SPORTident-CardComparison.PDF
Times
10.15 Assembly opens
10.45 First start
12.15 Last start
14.15 Courses close
15.00 Assembly and Download closes
Entries
Entries at https://www.sientries.co.uk/:
Senior BO member £10.00
Senior non-BO member £11.00
Junior/student £4.00
Enter early, by 4 January, to be sure of getting your choice of course. Entries will continue to be open for all courses, on-line, so long as we have maps available.
Entries close at 21:00 on 10 January 2026.
EOD will be available too, but there may well be a reduced choice of course and is subject to map availability.
SI-cards can be hired for £1 on the day
SROC members volunteering to help out can get a 50% discount by contacting the organiser for the code before entering.
A quick reminder for newcomers: If you’re not currently a member of British Orienteering, you won’t be covered by the organisation’s public liability insurance for this event. You’re very welcome to take part, but please be aware that you do so at your own risk.
Location
Assembly and download will be at the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre, University of Lancashire. The post code for the University is PR1 2HE but there is no specific postcode for the sports centre, so location is:
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What 3 words ///needed.bags.toward
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OS grid ref SD 533 295
The start will be in University Square, approx 500m away (taped route).
Toilets and bag drop are available at Assembly.
No spikes or studs at Assembly.
Travel
There is no specific event car parking. There are car parks in the city centre or north of the A59 and convenient for the university campus. On street parking should also be possible nearby.
Preston Railway Station is less than 15 minutes’ walk from Assembly.
Preston Bus Station is 15 minutes’ walk from Assembly.
Officials
Planner Jane Anthony (SROC)
Organiser Les Davies (SROC)
Controller Miriam Rosen (SROC)
Further details
Contact the organiser at [email protected]
View the Event Disclaimer / Terms and Conditions.
View the Event Cancellation / Refund Policy.
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