Berkshire Orienteers

Compass Sport Cup Heat - SCOA region

On Sunday 13th March 2022 Berkshire Orienteers will be hosting the Compass Sport Cup/Trophy Heat for the SCOA region.  This will be held at Rushall Woods, near Burnt Hill in West Berkshire.

This heat is for members of the following clubs:

Compass Sport Cup: Southern Navigators and Thames Valley Orienteers 

Compass Sport Trophy: Basingstoke Andover District Orienteers, North Wiltshire, SARUM, Southampton Orienteers and Berkshire Orienteers

This event is PRE-ENTRY ONLY and should have been entered via your own club captain. There is no entry on the day.    

Final Details - v4 updated 12th March 2022 

Increase in distance from Assembly to Start - see paragraph on Starts. Change to parking field.

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Note: M4 is closed westbound between J6 (Slough) and J8/9 (Maidenhead) between 12th and 14th March 

Please note - there will be no caterers at this event - remember to bring refreshments!

Travel:

Parking and Assembly for this event is in a field to the West of the area, accessed from Burnt Hill Road.  This is just North of Stanford Dingley and South of Burnt Hill (and only metres South of the bridge under the M4).  

Postcode RG7 6DX

what3words: clotting.tipping.entrusted

GR SU568734

The approach from the South (via Bradfield) is narrow single track road for a considerable way so we recommend you approach the parking field from the North via Yattenden or Ashampstead Common.

Travelling to this event by public transport on a Sunday will be difficult. The nearest main railway station is Newbury.  This is on the main line between London - Paddington, Reading and Bristol.  It is then just under 10 miles from Newbury Railway station to the event.

Please do not arrive before 0930.

Note: The M4 will be closed Westbound between J6 (Slough/Windsor) and J8/9 (Maidenhead) so allow extra time if you are coming from the East and plan to use the M4.

Facilities:

The following facilities are available in the Assembly field:

First Aid by 'The Response Group'

Toilets

As there is no Burger van coming to the event, please bring your own refreshments.

Enquiries/EMIT collection & return

Enquiries will be open between 0930 and 1215 for the collection of hired EMIT cards.  EMIT cards should be collected before going to the start.  Hired EMIT cards will be collected at download after your run.  A charge of £50 will be made for lost cards.

NOTE Regarding use of EMIT:

It is the competitor’s responsibility to check that their EMIT card has been registered, including on the back-up card, at each control and the Finish. Reinstatement for missing electronic punches will only be made on visible evidence of the correct pin punch on the back-up card. Hire cards will include back-up card on collection. Spare back-up cards will be available at Registration and at the Start.

Competitors who have pre-entered and have their own Emit e-card may go straight to the Start.

If you have a medical condition and would like to leave details of that condition and contact details please follow this link and bring a completed copy in a sealed envelope.  Leave this with enquiries and either collect it afterwards or it will be shredded.

https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/images/uploaded/downloads/officia...

EOD

There is no Entry on the Day.  Entry for this event is only by pre-entry through your club captain.  

Start

Start times are between 1030 and 1230.  Individual start times will be confirmed through your club captain and a list will also be available at both Enquiries and at the Start.

CSC rules require 4 minutes between the start times of the same club members on the same courses.

PLEASE NOTE: Start times for CSC courses will be strictly adhered to.  Some of the courses are nearly full.  Any competitors arriving late may have to wait until after 1215 to be slotted in.

There are two starts - the Main Start is for all Compass Sport Cup/Trophy courses AND the Light Green.

Yellow and White courses start from a different point. 

A secondary start and finish for the White/Yellow courses was felt necessary due to the unsuitability of the area around the main start.  There will be a taped route to and from the White/Yellow start & finish.  Competitors on courses 9A/B and 10 may pass near to the second start/finish but will not need to avoid the area.

Both starts will be sign posted from the Assembly/Parking field.  The Main start is 60m uphill from Assembly.  White/Yellow start is 600m uphills from Assembly and will be clearly taped.

*Please note* - the parking field has been changed at short notice - we are now parking in the field next to the one with the motocross track.  Distance to the start from the Assembly/Parking field is now further.  Competitors need to walk around the edge of the motocross field (past the goats and emu pens) to the gate into the forest.  

Add 10 minutes to the walk to the start.

Toilets remain in the motocross field.

IMPORTANT: Anyone wishing to shadow or accompany a competitor to/from the start/finish of the White or Yellow courses should complete their own course before doing so to remain competitive.

White and Yellow Course

Taped sections appear on both the White and Yellow courses.  These is also a small section on the Yellow course with Smiley Faces to assist on an indistinct path.  It may be beneficial to advise competitors of this beforehand. 

You will have been allocated a start time by your Club Captain when you entered, any doubt contact your club captain.  There will be an alphabetical list of start times at Assembly.

Road Crossings

 Course No.

Colour

BOF Age class

Distance

Climb

controls    

M50+ 

Vet Short Green

8A 

Junior Men (Green)

Men 18-

4.5km

 95m

16

8B

Junior Women (Short Green) 

Women 18- 

3.5km

 70m

13

9A

Orange Men

Men 14- 

2.7km

 60m

13

9B

Orange Women 

Women 14- 

2.7km

 60m

13

10 

Super Vets Short Green 

M80+ W70+ 

2.7km

 55m

14

11 

Light Green

3.5km

 85m

11

12 

 Yellow

1.9km 

 40m

12

13 

 White

1.5km

 25m

11

Course Close

Courses closes at 1430 and controls will be collected in from this time.  If you have not finished by this time please return to assembly and do not forget to download.

Finish

There are two Finishes - one for the White and Yellow courses located close to the White/Yellow Start (600m downhill return to Assembly on the same route used to the start) and the Main finish for CSC courses is 150m from Assembly.

ALL competitors must report to the DOWNLOAD tent even if they retire.  

 Map

Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours, updated 2022 by Alan Kersley.  Courses and control descriptions will be over printed on waterproof paper. 

The last time this area was used was in May 2019 and you can use the following link to view the map and courses for that event:

https://www.bko.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#144

 Terrain

The entire area is dominated by South facing slopes with plenty of coutours and valleys to contend with.  It is a mixed working forest, so expect plenty of evidence regarding forestry maintenance as well as seasonal game and deer stalking activities.  There is a widespread network of tracks and rides to aid navigation.

Scratchface Lane is crossed on the longer courses and must be crossed at designated points.  To aid juniors crossing, these points are manned on their courses.  These crossing points are NOT timed out. 

The recent storms have caused some large trees to fall, particularly conifers, however fortunately the damage overall is minimal and negotiable.  There are some patches of the forest that have significant numbers of small branches on the forest floor.  Care should be taken if you encounter these areas. There are also small pockets of windblow which have been mapped with either dark green or purple OOB overprint.

OOB areas are mapped and should not be entered.

 Covid-19

Whilst restrictions have now been lifted, Covid is still very much in circulation and we encourage a continued responsible approach at this orienteering event.  Individuals have different risk tolerances and we ask that you respect others' personal choices particularly in maintaining social distances/mask wearing.

Please do not attend this event if you or a member of your household has Covid-19 symptoms, if you have been asked to isolate by NHS Test and Trace or you are required to quarantine having been out of the country.

Please make yourself aware of and abide by the British Orienteering Covid-19 Participant Code of Conduct

https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/COVID19_participant_code_of_conduct

Bio Security

Please come to the event with clean and dry shoes and clothing. After your run please follow the guidance that helps protect our precious environment:

·         Check

·         Clean

·         Dry

Before leaving the event check your clothing and equipment and remove any mud, soil or leaf litter.

Once home thoroughly clean your footwear and clothing and then leave it to dry for as long as possible. Many invasive non-native species are able to survive in damp corners for very long periods of time, but are less able to survive if the equipment is thoroughly dried.

Photography

The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet in accordance with British Orienteering guidelines. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns

General

Safety:

- Please take care when crossing and walking along Forest roads.

- There is public access to Rushall Woods, please respect the rights of others, particularly the horse riders.

- Please report to download even if retiring as this will ensure we can check you have returned safely. Competitors travelling alone are encouraged to leave a set of keys at registration.

- Competitors are advised to carry whistles.

- Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.

Accidents:

- First Aid by The Response Group in Assembly field

-Accident and Emergency unit :

A&E
Royal Berkshire
NHS Foundation Trust
Centre Block
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN

0118 322 7020

Officials

Planner: Stefan Stasiuk and Jim Munday (BKO)

Organiser: Fiona Clough (BKO) 07719 590542

Email: events@bko.org.uk

Controller: David Frampton (HH)

Jury: Katy Stubbs (BKO), Craig Blackford (BADO) and Mark Thompson (TVOC)

IMPORTANT OFFICIAL NOTICES:

• Competitors take part at their own risk
• The personal data you give will be used by the event organisers only for the purpose of processing/publishing entries and results and as required by our insurers. Entry details will be stored in a computer. Submissions of an entry for the event will indicate your acceptance of this procedure.
• In the event of cancellation of the event, part, or all of your entry fee may be retained.
• The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns.

Sat 29th Jan 2022

Birch Hill/Great Hollands, Bracknell

Level C Urban, UKUL, SEOUL

Final Details

Start List link now added -- its happening folks!
For courses 1 - 3 - see Race Day Update from Planner

COVID-19

Whilst Government has lifted restrictions, COVID is still in circulation, and we encourage a continued responsible approach at our orienteering events.

Entrants have agreed to abide by the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

People have different risk tolerances, please respect other personal choices as normality returns. Please maintain inter-personal distance when queuing at Assembly, Start and Download.

Please do NOT attend the event if you are impacted by Covid-19; that is if you are required, or think you might be required to 'self-isolate', according to guidance in effect on the day of the event. Please err on the side of caution. 

Event location and travel :

Event HQ is the South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 7NF. What 3 Words, W3W: ///cattle.lofts.lies is the entrance to the car-park.

Bracknell station is 2 miles N of the Event HQ. Bus and cycle/walking routes from the station are shown in detail below.

There is no supervised or reserved car-parking for the event. Important: please do NOT use on-street parking in the residential streets around South Hill Park.

Please do use one of the car-parking options, available on first-come, first-served and ‘use at own risk’ as given in the detail below.

Facilities:

The following facilities are available :.

• First Aid by Response EMS www.theresponsegroup.co.uk
• Toilets (in South Hill Park Arts Centre)
• Cafe   

Registration:

Registration (eTag collection) will be at or near the Terrace Room of South Hill Park Arts Centre. This is the SW corner and will be taped from the car-park.

Registration opens at 10:00.

Start times are 10:30 to 12:30 in 15-minute slots, courses close at 14:00.

Individual start times will be published on Race Sign-up and displayed at Assembly.

EOD

There is no Entry On Day (EOD) for this event.

Please enter via Race Sign Up, until midnight weds 26th Jan (subject to availability again limit of 250). 

The Concorde Chase Weekend - Information and sign up (racesignup.co.uk)

eTag Issue and

Return:

The entry fee includes mandatory hire of an eTag. Only the hired eTag can be used for the competition. A charge of £50 will be made for lost cards.

At Assembly, please check the Start List to find your eTag number. Collect your individual eTag from the display box and take a strap (self-service). Fix the eTag to your wrist following displayed directions. BKO Events team will be on hand to check you have the right tag, fitted correctly. Lastly please check correct functioning of the eTag against the Demo Control 

NOTE Regarding use of EMIT:

It is the competitor’s responsibility to check that their eTAG has been registered, including any pin-punch if needed, at each control and the Finish. Reinstatement for missing electronic punches will only be made on visible evidence of the correct pin punch on the map. 

Start

Start is located near a grassy knoll on the W side of the car park, about 200m from Assembly (taped).

It is a punching start, we will be flexible subject to numbers, and allow people to go soon before or after their allocated time.

Make your way to the Start in suitable time but not too soon, Please aim to be at Start 5 minutes before your start-time slot, but not sooner to minimise queue build-up in an area also used by members of the public 

Road Crossings

Courses 1,2,3: Between the estates (Birch Hill, Great Hollands), there is a major uncrossable OOB road marked with red hatching on the map.  Three pedestrian underpasses are available to transfer between the estates. All other roads may be crossed, please take care on busy roads mapped with darker shading.

Courses 4 and 5:  These stay in Birch Hill and use a single-sided A3 map. All roads may be crossed Please take care on all road crossings and take particular care on roads mapped with darker shading.

Courses 6 and 7:  These stay in Birch Hill and use a single-sided A3 map.  

These courses have been planned for juniors.  

Course 7 makes use of the path network and can be completed without crossing any roads.  

Course 6 uses areas of the estate with cul-de-sacs which may have slow-moving traffic.  On both courses, there are 2 designated mandatory underpasses.

These are not manned but controls have been sited to ensure that they are used.  Control descriptions for 6 & 7 use text.  

Parents and guardians; please ensure juniors in your care are aware of these points.

Pin-punch

In the unlikely event a control on the course is found by a competitor not to be working, it is the competitor’s responsibility to use the pin-punch to mark their map.

Reinstatement for missing electronic punches will only be made on visible evidence of the correct pin punch on the map. 

Course

Length

Climb

No. controls

Descriptions

1

7.6km

70m

Pictorial

2

6.7km

65m

Pictorial

5.7km

55m

Pictorial

4.9km

50m

Pictorial

5

3.9km

40m

Pictorial

6

3.4km

40m

Text

2.1km

30m

Text

Course Close

Courses closes at 14:00

Finish

There is one finish for all courses, located in the grounds to S of the South Hill Park Arts Centre. From there, follow taped route to Download (~100 m)

ALL competitors must report to DOWNLOAD, even if they retire.

You MUST hand in your eTag, even if you are running in the Forest event tomorrow.

You will be issued a fresh (not used on Saturday) eTag for Sun event. 

Your race result will be available via EMIT results service www.race-results.info within a few minutes. 

Map

Maps are size A3, printed on waterproof paper.

Scale 1:4000 with 2.5m contours.  

The map has been fully updated during October 2021 to January 2022.  It is drawn to ISSOM2007 but roads with heavier traffic have been given a darker shading. 

On the map, a black ‘X’ represents both benches and play equipment. In control descriptions, an ‘X’ represents a bench.

Control descriptions are printed on all maps, and loose CDs are also in Start lanes.

Map turns - Course 1 - 3 only

Courses 1, 2 and 3:  These use a double-sided A3 map with Birch Hill on front and Great Hollands on back. 

Early parts of the course and the last part are shown on the front.  Leaving Birch Hill there is no designated ‘map turn over’ shown on the map - the red line goes off the edge.  However, the last control before that edge is shown on both maps.  The CD indicates ‘Turn map over’ at this control. 

On returning to Birch Hill, the last control marked is also shown on the Birch Hill map: turn the map back over at this point. – again the CD states ‘Turn map over’.  

Terrain

Terrain:  The area being used includes Birch Hill and Great Hollands estates.  See: SEOUL Routegadget 2018 for previous event on this terrain. Courses 1, 2 and 3 use both estates.  Courses 4, 5, 6 and 7 use Birch Hill only.

General

Safety:

Please be mindful of other users of the area, especially residents going about normal activities.

Do NOT enter any area marked in olive green (private property, out of bounds), nor any area or street marked out of bounds. 

Please take care on all road crossings and take particular care on roads mapped with darker shading.

Race Day updates

BKO Bracknell Urban 29/Jan 2022 Planner’s Notes – Race Day updates

Courses 1, 2 and 3: There is ongoing work to install fibre optic cables in Great Holland (part 2 of the map).  This is affecting a few paths.  Although mostly still open, you may see a ‘Footpath Closed’ sign.  If there is active work in the area, please respect the sign and find an alternative route.  If no work is occurring, please assess the situation and, if appropriate, proceed but with caution.

Accidents:

Accident & Emergency:

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberly

GU16 7UJ

Minor Injuries: 

Bracknell Healthspace 

Tel: 01344 551100

Eastern Gate

Brants Bridge

Bracknell

RG12 9TR

Officials

Planner: David Jukes

Organiser: Eoin Sharkey 07957 801 673

Email: events@bko.org.uk

Controller: Pete Jones 

Detail:  Advice on transport to the event

Car-parking options:

South Hill Park Arts Centre Main Car-park, is free of charge, (no duration limit) and close to Assembly, Start and Finish. Please fill up from the W side, which is less used by public. Please do not use spaces in front of (N side) of the Arts, which are marked for coaches, deliveries etc.  

Alternative is Leppington Car-Park which is one mile drive from South Hill Park via Ring Mead (anti-clockwise) and Birch Hill Road. However, it is only about 250m level walk on footpath to Assembly/Start. The route to Assembly will be taped but not signed.  

Overflow option is Birch Hill Recreation Ground car-park, also free and with no time-limits. It is about 750m walk to Assembly via Hillberry and Birch Hill path network. Walking anti-clockwise around Ringmead is slightly longer but avoids sight of the courses. Allow 15 – 20 minutes if using this car-park option. Route to Assembly will NOT be signed or taped.

see map :  

http://www.bko.org.uk/sites/default/files/images/CarParking.png

Non-car options:

Bracknell railway station has hourly service on South West Trains between Reading and SW London.
A bus option from desk research is shown below. A bike route, which could also be a walking/running route is shown too. 

http://www.bko.org.uk/sites/default/files/images/PublicTransport.jpg

Info: Layout of competition area

Bio Security Advice

Please come to the event with clean and dry shoes and clothing. After your run please follow the guidance that helps protect our precious environment:

·         Check

·         Clean

·         Dry

Before leaving the event check your clothing and equipment and remove any mud, soil or leaf litter.

Once home thoroughly clean your footwear and clothing and then leave it to dry for as long as possible. Many invasive non-native species are able to survive in damp corners for very long periods of time, but are less able to survive if the equipment is thoroughly dried.

Photography

The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from Enquiries.

Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet in accordance with British Orienteering guidelines. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns

IMPORTANT OFFICIAL NOTICES:

• Competitors take part at their own risk
• The personal data you give will be used by the event organisers only for the purpose of processing/publishing entries and results and as required by our insurers. Entry details will be stored in a computer. Submissions of an entry for the event will indicate your acceptance of this procedure.
• In the event of cancellation of the event, part, or all of your entry fee may be retained.
• The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns.

Saturday 10th April 2021

Bucklebury Common (Chapel Row)

Saturday Event

Final Details   

Travel:

Parking and assembly is on Chapel Row Village Green, opposite the Bladebone Inn.  

Please comply with Covid-19 guidelines, do not share transport, travel only in household bubbles.  This is a good sized parking field and cars will be parked at a reasonable distance from each other so you can maintain social distancing.

Entrance is via Grid Ref: SU57136965 nearest Postcode: RG7 6PD (what3words: mankind.breed.seducing).

There is no charge for parking. 

Facilities:

There will be toilets near start/finish.  

There will be no water - please bring your own.

PPE - please bring your own PPE if you require it.  Hand sanitiser will be available.

Registration:

This event is pre-entry only - there will be NO ENTRY ON THE DAY

Start times are between 10:30 and 12:00.

Covid-19

You should not enter or attend:

• If you are unwell with a cough, fever or other respiratory symptoms
• Have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19 and are within the self isolation period
• If you have returned from a non-exempt overseas country in the last 14 days (and are within the quarantine period)
• Currently undergoing Covid-19 testing, until you have received a negative result and are symptom free
• Been told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace due to having been in contact with a known Covid-19 case
• If you have been advised to stay at home by a Health Care professional
• Those who are at a higher risk to pay particular care in making a decision whether to attend
• Over 70's are to be aware that they are at higher risk.

A full refund will be given if you are unable to attend for any of the above reasons after an entry has been made.

Emit Card

Issue and

Return:

Competitors hiring Emit cards should collect them from Enquiries before going to the start. Hired Emit cards will be collected at download. A charge of £45 will be made for lost cards.

NOTE Regarding use of EMIT:

It is the competitor’s responsibility to check that their EMIT card has been registered, including on the back-up card, at each control and the Finish. Reinstatement for missing electronic punches will only be made on visible evidence of the correct pin punch on the back-up card. Hire cards will include back-up card on collection. Spare back-up cards will be available at Registration.

Start/Finish

Five minutes' walk from the assembly field, reached by compulsory manned road crossings.

Road Crossings

There is a manned road crossing (two-way) on all courses. The short distance between the assembly field and the Start/Finish also includes manned road crossings. The Blue course has several unmanned crossings; for this reason, it is not possible for Juniors to enter the Blue course.

Course

Length

Climb

No. of controls

Descriptions

Orange

3.7km

45m

Light Green

Green

95m

19 controls

Blue

7.6km 

125m

Courses close

Courses close at 13.30

Finish

There is one finish for all courses.

ALL competitors must report to the DOWNLOAD tent, even if they retire.

Map

Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours, updated 2019. Courses and control descriptions will be over printed on waterproof paper

Note that seasonal bracken is not mapped.

Terrain

Areas of heathland and mainly deciduous woodland interspersed with dwellings - all with a complex path and track network. Some detailed contours and features on the north side of the map. It is 10 years since most of the area has been used for an event.

There are some extraction lanes, seasonal and animal tracks which are not on the map.

Bracken has been avoided as much as possible on the courses. There are numerous small paths dotted about the area.

Bio Security

Please come to the event with clean and dry shoes and clothing. After your run please follow the guidance that helps protect our precious environment:

·         Check

·         Clean

·         Dry

Before leaving the event check your clothing and equipment and remove any mud, soil or leaf litter.

Once home thoroughly clean your footwear and clothing and then leave it to dry for as long as possible. Many invasive non-native species are able to survive in damp corners for very long periods of time, but are less able to survive if the equipment is thoroughly dried.

Photography

The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet in accordance with British Orienteering guidelines. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns

General

Safety:

- Please take care when crossing and walking along Forest roads.

- There is public access to Bucklebury Common; please respect the rights of others, particularly the horse riders.

- Please report to download even if retiring as this will ensure we can check you have returned safely. Competitors travelling alone are encouraged to leave a set of keys at registration.

- Competitors are advised to carry whistles.

- Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.

Accidents:

There will be a BKO First Aider present.

Nearest Hospitals:

Accident & Emergency               Minor Injuries Unit

(11½ miles; 26 mins. by car)     (6 miles; 12 mins. by car)
Royal Berkshire Hospital            West Berkshire Community Hospital 
Centre Block                                London Road, Benham Hill
Craven Road                                Thatcham
Reading RG1 5AN                        RG18 3AS
Tel. 0118 322 7020                     Tel. 01635 273 508

Officials

Planner: Glyn Thomes (BKO) aided by Mark Saunders (BKO)

Organiser: Steve Waite (BKO)

Email: events@bko.org.uk

Controller: Mark Foxwell (BKO)

IMPORTANT OFFICIAL NOTICES:

• Competitors take part at their own risk
• The personal data you give will be used by the event organisers only for the purpose of processing/publishing entries and results and as required by our insurers. Entry details will be stored in a computer. Submissions of an entry for the event will indicate your acceptance of this procedure.
• In the event of cancellation of the event, part, or all of your entry fee may be retained.
• The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns.

Sunday 26th January 2020

Long Valley North, Aldershot

Southern Championships

Final Details

PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE PRELIMINARY DETAILS AND AS SUCH ARE NOT UP TO DATE.

PLEASE CHECK BACK NEARER TO THE EVENT FOR THE UP TO DATE FINAL DETAILS

Travel:

TBA

Facilities:

TBA

Registration:

TBA

EOD

TBA 

String Course

Emit Card

Issue and

Return:

Competitors hiring Emit cards should collect them from Enquiries before going to the start. Hired Emit cards will be collected at download. A charge of £45 will be made for lost cards.

NOTE Regarding use of EMIT:

It is the competitor’s responsibility to check that their EMIT card has been registered, including on the back-up card, at each control and the Finish. Reinstatement for missing electronic punches will only be made on visible evidence of the correct pin punch on the back-up card. Hire cards will include back-up card on collection. Spare back-up cards will be available at Registration.

Start

The route to the Start is signposted TBA

At this point there is an area to leave clothing  but this will be unmanned and so will be used at your own risk

Loose description sheets will be available in the start lanes except for the White and Yellow courses.  White and yellow courses must collect their maps from REGISTRATION prior to starting.

Road Crossings

TBA

Course

Length

Climb

No. controls

Descriptions

White

TBA

TBA

10

Text

Yellow

TBA

TBA

7

Text

Orange

TBA

TBA

11

Text

Light Green

TBA

30m

10

Pictorial

Short Green

TBA

30m

10

Pictorial

Green

TBA

40m

16

Pictorial

Blue

TBA

120m

25

Pictorial

Brown

TBA

170m

24

Pictorial

Course Close

Courses closes at 2.30

Finish

There is one finish for all courses . – Squash is available in the Assembly field

Follow  the “Start” route back to the Car park field and the Download tent.

ALL competitors must report to the DOWNLOAD tent  even if they retire.

Southern Championship Prizes

Prize Giving for the  Souther Championships will take place at 2.00 in the Assembly area.

Map

Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours, TBA

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Terrain

Areas of heathland and mainly deciduous woodland interspersed with dwellings - all with a complex path and track network. Some detailed contours and features on the north side of the map. 

There are some extraction lanes, seasonal and animal tracks which are not on the map.

Bracken will be  encountered  on the Brown, Blue, Green, Short Green and Light Green courses.  Most can be avoided as there are numerous small paths dotted about the area.

Bio Security

Please come to the event with clean and dry shoes and clothing. After your run please follow the guidance that helps protect our precious environment:

·         Check

·         Clean

·         Dry

Before leaving the event check your clothing and equipment and remove any mud, soil or leaf litter.

Once home thoroughly clean your footwear and clothing and then leave it to dry for as long as possible. Many invasive non-native species are able to survive in damp corners for very long periods of time, but are less able to survive if the equipment is thoroughly dried.

Photography

The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet in accordance with British Orienteering guidelines. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns

General

Safety:

- Please take care when crossing and walking along Forest roads.

- Please report to download even if retiring as this will ensure we can check you have returned safely. Competitors travelling alone are encouraged to leave a set of keys at registration.

- Competitors are advised to carry whistles.

- Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.

Accidents:

- First Aid by Hart First Response in Assembly field

-Accident and Emergency unit :

A&E
Royal Berkshire
NHS Foundation Trust
Centre Block
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN

0118 322 7020

Officials

Planner: Mark Foxwell

Organiser: Simon Moore/ Fiona Clough

Email: events@bko.org.uk

Controller: Graham Louth

IMPORTANT OFFICIAL NOTICES:

• Competitors take part at their own risk
• The personal data you give will be used by the event organisers only for the purpose of processing/publishing entries and results and as required by our insurers. Entry details will be stored in a computer. Submissions of an entry for the event will indicate your acceptance of this procedure.
• In the event of cancellation of the event, part, or all of your entry fee may be retained.
• The club has designated photographer(s) and details are available from registration. Photographs from the event may be used by the club and made available on the internet. Please speak to a club official at registration if you have any concerns.