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Saturday 11th December 2021

Entries Open
Thursday 28th October 2021
Entries Close
Wednesday 8th December 2021 at 19:00
Courses
Orange; Green; Blue
Entries So Far
42 Participants
Entry Fees
Senior Member   £7.00   
Senior Non-Member   £8.00   
Junior / Student Member   £3.00   
Junior / Student Non-Member   £3.00   
Contact
Chris Roberts

Location - Eaves Wood

Parking is at the Silver Sapling campsite, on Park Road, 500m East of Silverdale. 

Post code: LA5 0UJ 

Grid reference: SD471759 

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Please do not park in the National Trust car park which is adjacent to Silver Sapling. The entrance to the field we are using is 50m to the West of the entrance to the National Trust car park.Follow signs.

Terrain

Map A4 1:7500  5m contour

Eaves Wood is situated near Silverdale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on the eastern edge of Morecambe Bay in Northern Lancashire.

An area of ancient woodland, Eaves Wood is the property of the National Trust and is characterised by limestone scars and pavements, which are a feature of the landscape in the Silverdale area.

The limestone with its pockets of thin soil supports numerous yew trees, other species to be found there include ash, beech, birch, hawthorn, hazel,holly, larch, lime, oak and pine.

There is a good path network and it is a popular area with the public (although quiet at night)

Entry and Start Procedures:

No entry on the day

Online entry only via Sientries. No entries on the night

Any SROC members who do not own a dibber can request - contact Chris Roberts - to collect one at the event and keep it for the foreseeable future.

Entries are £7 per senior (£8 for non-members of British Orienteering), and £3 per junior/student.

Start times from 1700 to 1800. Choose a 15 minute start block. Courses close at 1930

The start and finish are adjacent to the parking area.

Courses will close promptly at 19:30 – if you think there is any chance you could want over 90 minutes then arrive in time for an early start.

Control descriptions will be on the map and you can download them from here and bring them with you.

All controls, plus the finish, will be in beacon mode, meaning that you can punch contactlessly if you are using a SIAC.

  • Sanitise your hands using the sanitiser provided and keep at least 2m apart.
  • Clear and check your dibber

Please maintain approximately one minute (or more) intervals between starters, physically punch the start and then pick up your map from the box provided (please ensure you only take one).

Finish/Download:

Please move away from the Finish quickly, and proceed directly to download forming a queue if necessary keeping at least 2m apart. Use the sanitiser provided before you download and take the splits – these are pre cut and you do not need to touch the printer. Please move away from download quickly.

Results will not be displayed on the day but will be on the website www.sroc.org in the evening. Dependant on mobile signal we hope to have live on-line results. Scan the QR code on your splits.

Courses:

Difficulty

Length

Climb

Controls

NW night league points available

Orange (TD3)

1.9km

50

9

20, 19, 18, …, 11, 10, 10, …

Green (TD5)

3.2km

90

14

30, 29, 28, …, 11, 10, 10, …

Blue (TD5)

4.6km

110

17

40, 39, 38, …, 11, 10, 10, …

 

NW Night League Scoring:

Points are awarded as per the table above; all finishers receive at least 10 points.

Best 3 of the results count. 

Age categories for league totals are: M/W18-   M/W19-49   M/W50+ 

Safety procedures

Whistles and reserve lighting must be carried. If wet the limestone is slippery and care must be taken. 

All walls must be crossed by designated crossing points as damage to these will affect access to the area in the future.There may be some cattle in the area, please respect them by giving them space.

Please take care on minor paths for tripping hazards as there are many tree roots exposed above ground. As always please pay attention to low hanging branches when in the wooded areas.

You must report to the finish and download by 19:30 – especially if you retire.

Waterproof jackets will be made compulsory if conditions require it.

If you wish to carry a phone; call the  organiser on 07989 389193 in an emergency.

First Aid – a first aid kit will be available at download for people to self administer.

Officials:

Organiser & Planner - Mark Edwards mark.edwards170@gmail.com

We will be following BOF’s current COVID guidelines but trust everyone will be using their common sense to ensure that all competitors and the public are as safe as possible. Please maintain social distancing and adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

 

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