Yet another briliant turnout, I hope you all enjoyed the courses in Ecclesall Woods today.  A huge thank you all our helpers especially Kim and Colin our planner and controller.  Also a big thank you to the staff at the centre.

416 runs, 233 hours spent out on the course, punching 4343 controls, running 1011km (straight line route) and climbing 20390m. I hope you all managed to refuel at the cafe after that!

Provisional results are available on the link above along with split times so you can see how long you took for each leg.  Schools results team results are below and the individual schools results are on the 'other' link or here: Individual Schools Results.

Amazingly there was a 3 way tie for first place in the primary team competition with Nethergreen only 1 point behind, that must be the closest competition in the 10 years we have been running the schools league. In the secondary competition it was also a close run thing with High Storrs just beating Silverdale by 1 point with King Edwards and Tapton not far behind.

Schools Team Results

Schools Year Group Results

Information

This is the fifth event in our 2022/23 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.

Ecclesall Woods is a beautiful ancient woodland and an excellent orienteering area offering challenging technical orienteering to the experienced orienteer along with a good path network for newcomers. There are a choice of 6 different courses catering to all ages and abilities. 

 

Registration, Start & Finish

We will be based at the J G Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in the saw mill site.  The centre has a cafe and toilets. Registration for courses will open at 12.30pm.  You can start any time from 12:30pm - 3pm (2.30pm for the Light Green,Green and Blue courses). The courses close promptly at 3:30pm. If you think you will take a long time, please start early. The start & finish will be a short distance from registration.

Travel and parking

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 through the middle wood.

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

Schools Event

Running alongside the public event is the fourth event in the Sheffield Federation of School Sports (SFSS) Orienteering League for both Primary and Secondary pupils.  Entry to the schools event is free for Y3-Y13 pupils at a Sheffield school.  The league is also open to home schooled pupils and those out schools outside Sheffield. It is not necessary for a teacher to be present from the school and you don't need to register in advance.

Adults' League

There is also is a league for adults. As for the schools' league, your best 5 results count. Run which ever course you feel is most appropriate for you and we will incoporate your score into the league! 

Costs

Adults £5, SYO members £4
Children £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.

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 schools events last year 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.  

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

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.

Please note the Green & Blue courses cross a major road so are open to those over 16 only.