Open Orienteering Event incorporating Event 4 of the Cheshire and Merseyside Schools’ Orienteering League Saturday 31st January 2015 Colomendy, Loggerheads, near Mold Introduction: This is a Local Event incorporating a Schools’ League event. Help will be available for newcomers. Directions Colomendy is part of Kingswood Educational Activity Centres, located at Loggerheads on the A494 Mold to Ruthin road, 2 1/2 miles approx west of Mold. The entrance is directly off the A494 and 'O' signs will be visible. Follow 'O' car park signs once on site Post Code: CH7 5LB Start Procedure: There will be no pre-allocated start times. When a runner is ready to start, he/she should join the appropriate course start queue. Runners from the same school and on the same course will not be allowed to start within 4 minutes of each other. School leaders are requested to stagger sending their members to the start to ensure it doesn’t get too congested. If all pre-printed maps are used, maps will be recycled. In this case please be prepared to give up your map at the finish. If you want a copy of your map, please leave your name and details at registration. Map ref: O.S. SJ 199623 Toilets: Indoor toilets will be available near the Parking area. Courses: Course Approx. length Difficulty Refreshments: Please bring your own drinks. White 1.1 km Beginner Yellow 1.8 km Easy Orange 2.6 km Medium Light Green 3.1 km Moderate Green 3.5 km Difficult Fees: Juniors Senior (BOF Member) Senior (non-member) SI card hire Lost SI card Electronic Punching: SI electronic punching will be used. Maps Maps will be pre-printed on waterproof paper Scale: 1:4,000 5m contours Size: A4 Description sheets will be on the map. No separate description sheets are available. Pre-entry for Schools School teams should pre-enter by email on a special form. Forms available from Martin Pickering telephone 01829 741322 or by email: [email protected] Forms must be returned by 8.00pm on the Wednesday before the event. Schools’ League Competitors To compete in the schools’ league this year all senior school competitors MUST be registered before the event. On registering, each person will be allocated a school member ID number and membership card. Please make a note of this number as it will be required to compete at all schools’ league events. Individuals wishing to compete in the league or any additional school group members can register for the league on the day by obtaining a school member ID number from download before entering for the event. On the day Registration 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. SI Ecard Hire Vouchers for SI e-card hire are obtained from registration and then presented at the e-card hire table which will be in a classroom building, along with download, adjacent to the car park. Schools’ League competitors should also take their membership card to ensure smooth progress. Start Times: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Start Location: 5 minutes’ walk from the car park. Finish: This will be 2 minutes walk from the car park. Courses Close at 1.15 p.m. £2.50 £4.50 £5.00 £0.50 £30.00 Safety Notice A whistle must be carried by every competitor. Full leg cover is compulsory. Area is mostly open and very exposed to westerly weather. Cagoules/wind/rainproof tops with hoods may be made compulsory on the day. Schools’ League Database Information collected for the schools league database will be used for the calculation of results, league tables and individual rankings. The results, tables and rankings will be published on the internet. Information on the database will not be made available to anyone outside Deeside Orienteering Club. Senior School Rules The rules may be viewed on the Deeside website. Planner’s Notes: 1. All courses use or cross the tarmac entrance road to the site. Marshals will be at the main crossing points, please be aware and take care. 2. Fences in the area are deemed as uncrossable except by the marked official crossing points. Crossing points are mainly gates, some of which are locked and will need to be climbed. Crossing points are marked on the map and identified on the ground by red and white tape. 3. Green and Light Green courses use crags for some control points. These areas can be slippery especially in wet weather. There are also some steep slopes which can be similarly affected by wet weather. Please take care. 4. There is the possibility of sheep being grazed in one or two fields. Please be aware. 5. There are out of bounds areas for all runners and these are clearly marked on the map. 6. White and Yellow course runners should pay particular attention to where their first controls are situated. Organiser: Norman Hall 01695 422919 or 07904411750 e-mail [email protected] Planner – Denis Murphy ; Controller – Mike Smithard Results will be posted on the Deeside website as soon as possible after the event. For further information see the Deeside website: www.deeside-orienteering-club.org.uk