Night Event (Star Posts) 7-Dec-24 | Berkshire Orienteers

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BERKSHIRE ORIENTEERS
Invite you to join us for:
Southern Night Champs
on Sat 7th Dec 2024 in the superb forest arena at Star Posts, Swinley Forest near Bracknell. BKO members, look for email from organiser on November 8th asking for helpers (possibly in your spambox). Contact organiser on events@bko.org.uk if you are willing to help at the event. Southern Night Champs 2024 (Star Posts) - Information and sign up
Event Details
Location	This event is being held at Star Posts with parking and assembly at The Look Out car Park. The postcode is RG12 7QW. See Racesignup page for details
Map	1:10,000 with 5M contour intervals (Full surevy Dave Peel 2022, minor updates November 2024)
Terrain	Star Posts is a large, forested area with excellent contour detail. The forest is broken up with a network of paths and rides and currently slow runnable due to high bracken and ferns. Some areas are marked out of bounds (for avoiding mountain bike activity) and some for habitat protection. Any other changes will be communicated by Planner in notes at Start Lane.
Courses	See Racesignup page to enter Orange 3.3k 65m 11 controls (At the easier end of TD3 suitable for newcomers to night orienteering.) Short Green 3.5k 80m 10 controls Green 4.5k 95m 12 controls Blue 6.1k 150m 13 controls Brown 8.7k 170m 19 controls
Entry	Southern Night Champs 2024 (Star Posts) - Information and sign up

Fees	See Racesignup page for details
Facilities	First Aid will be located in the Assembly area. Toilets will be close to Assembly. Cafe will stay open for us
Times	SIAC collection from 16:45, Starts from 17:15 - 18:30. Courses close: 20:30
Parking	The Lookout car-park will have an Orienteering banner at B3440 Nine Mile Ride entrance. This car-park is used by non-orienteers, especially mountain-bikers – be aware of them. The car-park operator (Bracknell Council) states parking charges apply at all times. The Lookout Team tell us, it is unlikely but not impossible that Enforcement team (independent of the Lookout team) could be in action on the late evening of the event. Please make your own decision on how to proceed. Current charge is £3.40, payable by credit or debit card or coin. Also be aware the car-park normally closes for entry from 18:00 – this is in line with our event last start, so we don’t expect anyone to arrive after 1800. If for some reason you do arrive after the Lookout car-park has closed, please see details of alternate car-park. Alternate car-park: You may also use the Birch Hill Recreation Ground car-park, which is free of charge. This is about 10 minutes walk from the Lookout Assembly area, including signal-controll crossing of the busy Nine Mile Ride. This route will NOT be signposted by the Event team, but you may follow waymarking for pedestrian route to The Lookout Lookout postcode is RG12 7QW. Note this postcode does not work in all Sat Navs so you may prefer to use the following: Co-ordinates: N51.388 W0.740 OR Grid Ref: SU57136965 OR what3words: stone.hills.speeds
Officials		Name	Contact
	Organisers	Bo Oqvist	events@bko.org.uk
	Planner	Mark Foxwell
	Controller	Paul Fox (SN)
Dogs	Dogs on leads at Assembly but not on courses.
YOU TAKE PART IN THIS EVENT AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
Entry details will be stored in a computer. A registered club photographer may take photographs in line with the club policy - see Photography Policy. Submission of an entry for the event will indicate your acceptance of these procedures.
In the unlikely event of a cancellation a notice will be placed on our website (http://www.bko.org.uk). BKO reserve the right to retain enough of your fees to cover costs.