As ever a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, especially Colin Drury for planning, Colin Best for controlling and Ian Cooper for map ammendments.

 

I hope you all took advantage of the cakes and drinks, the money raised goes towards funding our junior squad attending inter-club competitions and training throughout the year.

 

Results are available on the link above along with split times.  Individual schools results are on the 'Other' link.  Team results are below. These are provisional at the moment, if you spot any errors please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Parking & Travel

Parking is limited. Please consider travelling by public transport - the 52 bus stops adjacent to the park every 15 minutes. Plan your journey, here.

If you do park on nearby streets, such as Longfield Road or Woodfield Road, please park considerately.

We will be based in the new building by the bowling green. Nearest entrances on Northfield Avenue or Longfield Avenue (Nearest postcode S10 1QW, What3Words: plans.stow.sings).  

Registration, Start & Finish

Registration for courses will open at 12.30pm.  All courses are enter-on-the-day. There will be people on hand to help.

You can start any time from 12.30pm - 3pm but the courses close at 3:30pm. Last start for courses Light Green, Green and Blue is 2.30pm.

Costs

Adults £5, SYO members £4
Children & Students £2 (Free for the first run if you are in Y3 or above and your schools is in the SFSS)
You are welcome to run a 2nd course. 2nd runs cost £1 (Or £2 if your previous run was free)
If you would like to go around in a group you pay for one entry, plus £1 for each extra map. SI card hire is free.

Beginners

There will be helpers on hand at the registration tent and the start to explain the basics of orienteering. If you find the course easy you can have a go at a harder course afterwards.

Facilities

Toilets are available in the bowling green building. We will also be having a hot drink & cake stall to raise money for the SYO juniors. All donations gratefully received.

Volunteers

We need plenty of helpers to allow this event to go ahead. No experience is necessary. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you're able to help.

Orienteering Courses Available

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:

Course	School  Years	Distance	Technical Level	Who is it for?
White	Y4,5	1.2 km	1	The easiest course and a great place for children to start.  The course is entirely on paths and each time you have to make a decision - which path to take, there will be a control point. Year 3 pupils can compete with Y4s.
Yellow	Y6,7	1.8km	2	The next step up and a good place for teenagers etc. to start.  The course will use paths but also other line features - Fences, streams etc. It will also no longer have a control everytime you need to decide where you are going. For example you may need to make a couple of turns on paths between controls
Orange	Y8,9	2.2km	3	Harder still, the Orange course introduces: Choosing routes - e.g. should I go round the paths to the left or right Using 'Point Features' as control sites near to line features Basic use of a compass
Light Green	Y10, 11	2.6km	4	Ideal for improvers. The course is further and the navigation difficulty increases and you start to use simple contours and point features.
Green	G12,13	3.5km	5	Navigationally as hard as the area allows with plenty of route choice.
Blue	B12,13	5.0km	5	As per the green but further in distance.

Longer courses are tougher than the lengths suggest due to the amount of climb and extra distance on roads and paths.
Adults can run any course they wish. We suggest that adult beginners try the light green course.
Blue and Green cross busy roads so are unsuitable for U16s. 

Maps and Terrain

The White, Yellow and Orange courses are confined to Bole Hill Park and use an A4 size map with 1:4,000 scale and 5m contour interval. The Light Green courses use the same map. It extends into surrounding pavements and cul-de-sacs, but doesn’t cross any busy roads.

The Blue and Green courses extend into the woods and footpaths of Rivelin Valley. The courses use footpaths, fields, the nicer patches of woodland and a few small stretches of road. The map is double-sided. One side is a 1:7500 scale map of the Rivelin Valley, the other side is 1:4000 scale map of Bolehill Park. 

Grippy shoes and leg covering are recommended for all but the White and Yellow courses.

Control descriptions are on the map - there are no loose description sheets.

Safety & other important info

White, Yellow and Orange courses stay within Bole Hill Park – don’t leave the park or cross any roads.
If you get lost in the park head uphill to the finish.
Take care on steep slopes, steps and rocky ground.

The Blue and Green courses use several roads and bridleways and cross mountain bike tracks - watch out for cars and cyclists and slow down near horses and give them a wide berth.
To avoid causing damage or injury do not climb fences or walls
The longer courses pass near some steep cliffs – these are marked on the map and should be avoided

First Aid available at Registration Tent.

Officials

Planner - Colin Drury
Organiser - Pauline & Pete Tryner
Controller - Colin Best