Lakes Training Weekend - 23-25 Feb

Dear Members

Here are the details for the inaugural SYO training weekend in the Lake District:

Timings/location

The training weekend will run from the evening Friday 23rd until early afternoon on Sunday 25th. Our base will be Elterwater Youth Hostel, Elterwater, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9HX which we will have sole use of for the entire weekend. You will need to provide your own transport to and from the venue and for the duration of the weekend.

Accommodation will mainly be in single sex dorms (2,4, & 6) with adults separate from juniors. In total we have 38 beds which will be allocated on a first come first served basis, based on availability of suitable bed/dorm space. Juniors must be accompanied by an adult.

Catering

An evening meal will be provided on Saturday along with other basics such as tea, coffee, milk etc. You will need to provide your own food for Friday evening (suggest you eat before you arrive) and Saturday & Sunday breakfasts & lunch. We will have access to the kitchen which has space to store and prepare food.

Training 

We have access to some great areas for the weekend including Holme Fell, and Baysbrown Woods. We will train Sat am, Sat pm and Sun am. Training will be delivered by some very experienced coaches and will enable you to practice some of the basics techniques essential for competing in the most challenging terrain. The sessions will be planned to accommodate a range of physical abilities but it is challenging terrain and will be TD5. In addition to the forest exercises there will be a number of formal and informal classroom sessions which build on the learning from the terrain.

Volunteers

The weekend will be delivered by volunteers and we will require help from you to make the weekend run smoothly. Whilst some meals are being provided we will need to prepare them ourselves and clean up afterwards. We’ll also need help with other tasks such as control collecting.

Cost

SYO are kindly covering the map printing and land access fees so the cost will be in the region of £75 per person. Initially we will require a deposit of £50 per person with the remainder being paid once we know the final cost of the weekend.

To book a space please email Dave and ensure deposits are paid to SYO. Bank details:

South Yorkshire Orienteers
Sort code: 40-41-07
Account no: 21115189.

This will be a great weekend of orienteering and a chance to socialise with other members of SYO.

Dave & Jenny Peel, weekend organisers.