Hope everyone enjoyed their run out in Ecclesall Woods today.  The wood is pretty tricky this time of year so well done to everyone.  Ecclesall is probably one of our most challenging areas which I thnk made it tricky for those of you just starting out, perhaps for our other woodland events in the series we will include a score course where you have set amount of time to visit as many controls as possible.  Thank you to all our volunteers especially to Isabelle and her dad Simon who were planning the courses for the first time today, I think they did an excellent job with some challenging courses.

Results are available on the links above, along with splits so you can see how long you took for each leg.  If you spot any errors please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Schools individual results are now available on the 'other' link above, team results are below with year team results below. The league results will be updated Tuesday evening.

Schools Results

Year Team Results

Information

Come orienteering in the beautiful Autumnal Ecclesall Woods - one of SYO's best orienteering areas. This is the 3rd event in the Sheffield Saturday Series which is aimed at newcomers of all ages. Alongside the courses for beginners there are also courses for improvers and experienced orienteers. The event incorporates the SFSS schools' league.

We will be based at the J G Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in the saw mill site.  The centre has a cafe, toilets and Christmas Shop. Registration for courses will open at 12.30pm.  You can start any time from 12:30pm - 3pm (2.30pm for the Green and Blue courses). The courses close at 3:30pm.

The JG Graves centre is here.  The carpark only has room for 20 cars or so.  Please only try to park at the saw mill if you have very young children or disabled passengers.  There are parking bays on Abbey Lane but again these are often full with dog walkers.  The most reliable place to park is on Whirlowdale Road. Nearest postcode - S11 9NJ. It is about a 5 minute walk to the centre.

There are various public transport options.  You can use the Travel South Yorkshire website to your travel.

Please note: the green and blue courses are 16+ due to busy road crossings,

Christmas Decorations

The SYO Elves have been busy! New for Christmas 2018, we have created our very own collection of Christmas Decorations, which will be sold in aid of the SYO Junior Squad. Available to buy from this event onwards...

To have a look at all the available designs, visit the Christmas Decorations page on the SYO Juniors' Website.

We hope our decorations will be finding their way onto your tree this Christmas!

Schools Event

Running alongside the public event is the forth event in the Sheffield School Orienteering League for both Primary and Secondary pupils. Entry to the schools event is free if your school is a member of the Sheffield Federation of School Sports (SFSS). Information about the SFSS Orienteering League is here. It is not necessary for a teacher to be present from the school.

Entries

All courses are entry on the day. You just have to turn up, pick a course and fill in an entry form. There will be people on hand to help you if you have any questions.

If you ran one of the previous schools events in the series then you should have completed an entry form an been given a number. With the number we are able to add you into the results system much quicker. You can download an entry form with your details on from the registration page using the registration number and email address.

Costs

Adults £5, (British Orienteering & SYO Members £4). 
Children / Full time Students £2 (Free for the first run if you are in Y3 or above and your schools is in the SFSS)
Any additional courses will cost an additional £1 (Or £2 if your previous run was free)
If you would like to go around in a group you would just pay for one entry, plus £1 for each extra map

If you would like to join SYO to receive discounted orienteering entry fees, free coaching and a host of other benefits, please click here.

Orienteering Courses Available

At an orienteering event there are a range of different courses to try, depending on your navigation experience, age, fitness etc. You can pretty much garantee that there will be a course that will suit you! The courses are colour coded and at different events a course with a particular colour, e.g. Yellow, should be similar both in difficulty and distance.

If you complete a course and there is still time you are welcome to try another.