Brilliant turnout this evening. Hope you all enjoyed it, there seemed to be lots of happy smiley faces.  Thanks to Colin Smith for planning, Alex Forrest for organising, Ian & Emmy for doing a stirling job on start, Pete on SI and Rob, Dave, Paul W & Paul N for super efficient control collecting.  Also thank you to Lees Hall Golf Club for the superb facilities and food.

Found - one headtorch & one pair of size 9 mudclaws.

Information

Are you up for the challenge of night orienteering? Lees Hall Golf Course offers a mix of fast runnable open areas interspersed with areas of woodand. There are a choice of 4 courses catering for experienced orienteers and newcomers alike. This event kicks off the Outdoor City's Festival of the Outdoors. If you've never tried night orienteering before, now's your chance!

Parking

Lees Hall Golf Club, Hemsworth Road, Sheffield S8 8LL. Parking in main golf club car park. What3 Words: socket.offers.status (car park entrance)

Terrain

Lees Hall golf course is situated on the southern edge of the city near Graves Park and adjacent to the Lees Hall and Gleadless Valley woods. It is an interesting and varied golf course, divided into two halves by a public footpath that forms part of the Round Sheffield Walk / Run. 

The half nearest the clubhouse has two fairly level open areas divided by a wooded slope and is interspersed with small areas of woodland, trees and ditches, offering safe and enclosed orienteering for the shorter courses.  

The half beyond the footpath provides more varied and steeply sloping terrain, with a considerable elevation drop from top to bottom. It is divided into a number of open areas separated by woodland and several steep-sided streams and ditches which feed into the Meersbrook and Gleadless Valley. 

Map

A4 map on plain paper (map bags available):  1:5000,  with 5m contours, mapped by Steve Dempsey October 2021.

How to enter

Please enter in advance via the SYO entries system. Entries are open now and close on Monday 27th February. There is no entry on the day.

£6 Adults
£5 British Orienteering/SYO Members
£3 Juniors & Students

Pairs pay for one entry, extra map £1. If you are shadowing a junior, just pay the junior entry fee. Dibber hire free.

Courses 

Provisional course details as follows:

Yellow 1.3k - ideal for juniors trying their first night event
Orange 2.4k - ideal for adults trying their first night event & improving adults & juniors
Green 3.6k - for experienced orienteers
Blue 5k  - for experienced orienteers

Distances are straight line routes - you will run further than the distances stated. Control descriptions are on the map - no loose control descriptions.

Starts / Finish

Adjacent to the club house. From 5.45pm – 6.45pm.  Courses close 7.45pm.  Please start early if you think you could take a long while.  You must report to download even if you retire.  

Facilities

Toilets and download will be located in the club house. Please remove muddy shoes before entering. Food & drinks also available.

Post event social

Join us for drinks and food in the golf club bar.  Food will be available from 6.15-8pm and must be pre-ordered via the SYO entry system by Sunday 26th February. Choose from:

Chilli, rice & garlic bread (vegan option also available) - £8
Sausage, chips & beans (vegan option also available) - £8

Kid's chilli, rice & garlic bread (vegan option also available) - £6
Kid's sausage, chips & beans (vegan option also available) - £6
Kid's popcorn chicken, chips & beans - £6

Additional Safety & Out of Bounds Info

Full leg cover, whistles and headtorches are compulsory. Spare torches are highly recommended.  Studded shoes with good grip are recommended (particularly if wet). Inexperienced juniors must be shadowed by an adult.

We are very grateful to Lees Hall Golf club for permission to use the golf course for the event. All greens, tees and bunkers are strictly out of bounds. Please go around them.