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MapRun Summer Series 2 in Glossop available from 15th August
Well played those of you who ran the Stockport Edgeley MapRun courses. Congratulations to Marie and Trevor Roberts on successfully planning their first MapRun event. It was a first for MDOC too because we haven’t previously had a MapRun event on a standard Urban map.
The courses are not closed, so it's not too late for others to run too.
The next event, in Glossop, will be available from Saturday 15th August ...
MDOC MapRun Series
Starting on 1st August, MDOC will be publishing a variety of new MapRun courses for you to try over the next month, on the Manchester Navvies site. There will be a variety of maps – urban, street and terrain – as well as courses from linear to score ...
BOF’s Covid-19 Code of Conduct
In preparation for the first tentative events post-Covid-19 from 1st August 2020, British Orienteering has issued a Code of Conduct for all participants in the sport. All orienteers must have read and accepted these rules before taking part in an orienteering event. However, it says if there are any changes in Government guidance, these will naturally take precedence.
You can read the Code of Conduct here.
MDOC Kahoot Challenge!
Dom Wathey has set a Kahoot! challenge aimed at junior members of MDOC (but open to all members). The first quiz will be based on control descriptions, and has 15 questions - it should only take about 5 minutes to complete. Read on for details ...
Return to O in England from 1st August
British Orienteering has announced that orienteering will return to England on 1st August 2020 (subject to any further restrictions that may be imposed by the government).
British Orienteering will release Return to Orienteering Guidelines [England] by the 13th July 2020 to support clubs and the orienteering community across England in bringing a safe return to grassroots orienteering.
The Board and staff at British Orienteering has worked on these guidelines, which are in line with the latest Government guidelines on COVID-19 restrictions, including the specific guidelines on gatherings, public spaces, and outdoor activities and the phased return of outdoor sport and recreation published on the Gov.uk website.
British Orienteering has looked at other sports, specifically golf in terms of shaping the guidelines.
In creating these guidelines, British Orienteering aims to provide clubs, members and the community with clarity on how the sport can resume and how best to create a safe environment and comply with the current restrictions imposed by the government.