It was a lovely cold crisp day at the Botanical Gardens today.  Thank you to the staff for sorting out a great registration area and letting us use the park.  A huge thank you to our planners Louise and Andy Preston (with a bit of help from Peter when Andy ended up on crutches...).  Thanks to Ian as well for helping with the map and of course to all our volunteers on the day without whom there would be some collosal queues!  If anyone would like to give us a hand helping out at one of our events then don't be shy, as the numbers increase the volunteer numbers have to as well...

Draft results including split times and individual schools results (on the 'other' link) are available above and the team results are below.  If you spot any errors then This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Finally thank you for all spending money on cakes, drinks and books we raised over £200 to go towards the juniors so thank you.

Schools Results

Year Results

Information

This is the 5th event in our 2018/19 Sheffield Saturday Series of 9 events. These events are perfect for introducing new people to the sport and also provide good value, local orienteering opportunities to experienced orienteers.  The series also incorporates the very popular SFSS schools' league.

There are a choice of 6 different courses catering to all ages and abilities. Individuals, pairs and groups all welcome. Longer courses offer excellent sprint orienteering in the Botanical Gardens combined with a challenging urban section in the Edge. 

Registration & Timings

Registration & starts - 12.30-3pm.

Courses close 3.30pm. Please make sure you start early enought to give yourself enough time to complete the course.

Registration is in the greenhouse. This is situated down towards the bottom entrance to the gardens (next to the swanky new classroom) off Thompson Road.

Schools Event

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

Costs

Adults £5, British Orienteering members £4
Children £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.

Travel and parking

The Botanical Gardens are best reached from the city centre by the buses that service Ecclesall Road. Parking is off Ecclesall Road in metered bays. Make sure you don’t park in a “Permit holders only” bay or you will get a parking fine!

Facilities

Toilets near registration and a café near the Broomhill entrance. The SYO juniors will be running a second hand book stall to raise money for their trip to the World Schools Orienteering Championships.

Entries

All courses are entry on the day.  Everyone is welcome; these events are particularly suitable for newcomers to orienteering.  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.

Sample Map Extract

Botanical Gardens 1:2000
Botanical Gardens & Edge Map 1:3000

Courses

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

See below for details on the courses on offer (distances are provisional at the moment!)