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Summer Evening Event - Alderley Edge

and Club Championship Event 8

A summer evening event offering courses that are suitable for novices and for experienced orienteers.

Participant Satisfation Survey - please help our club improve the events we put on, by filling in our Participant Satisfaction Survey via the link above.

Thu 04th Jul 2019

Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Woodland
Info updated: 10th Jul

Results

Event Report

Participant Satisfation Survey

If you were at this summer evening event at Alderley Edge, please help our club improve the events we put on, by filling in our Participant Satisfaction Survey via the link above. It should take no more than 8 minutes. Thank you in advance for your sharing your views! 

Pre Event Info

British Orienteering Participation Survey

This event has been nominated for a participation survey on behalf of British Orienteering, and participants will be invited to share their views and comments by completing a short survey that should take no more than eight minutes.

Location

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Nearest town: Alderley Edge

Directions / Parking

NT car park on B5087 Alderley Edge to Macclesfield road about 2.5km from centre of Alderley Edge. Parking charge (meter).

Registration & Start Times

Registration from 17.30. Starts 18.00 - 19.00.

Course Information

Courses suitable for novices and for experienced orienteers:

White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Short Green, Green, Blue

Explanation of colour courses

  • White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
  • Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
  • Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
  • Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
  • Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
  • Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
  • Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
  • Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Entry Details

Fees: £5.00 seniors and £2.00 juniors. Free SI-dibber loan (but £30 if not returned)

Dogs allowed?

Yes, but please ensure dogs are kept under close control at all times.

Contacts / Officials

Contact: Tony Wagg 0161 445 0902

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

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