Saturday Series 8

When:: Saturday 18 May 2024
Where:: Graves Park - Sheffield
Category:: Local
Results:: View Results
Splits Analysis:: View Splits Analysis
Other:: View Other

Details

Another scorching day at Graves Park, we always seem to be lucky with the weather here. Hope you all enjoyed your excellent courses planned by Paul Norman and controlled as ever by Colin Best. A big thank you as well to Jacky for being the on the day organiser and ferrying the equipment around. Thank you as well to all our other volunteers you all did brilliantly. With quite a chunk of the club up in the Lake District for races today and tomorrow it was great to see that everything ran smoothly.

Course results and splits are on the links above. The individual schools results are available on the 'Other' link, Schools league and adults league results have been updated. If anyone spots errors please get in touch This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Information

This is one of our Saturday Series of events aimed at introducing adult and junior newcomers to orienteering. Running alongside the public event is the very popular SFSS schools' league. There are also green and blue courses which take in the intricate contoured area in Cobnar Woods for more experienced orienteers. Non-members are very welcome.

Location and parking

We will be based by the playground and cafe building - what3words cling.blame.exit. The nearest car park is at the Rare Breeds Centre off Hemsworth Road - this is Pay & Display. There are free car parks at Charles Ashmore Road and Cobnar Road There is plenty of parking on the roads around the park but please park considerately. Buses are be pretty regular with a variety of routes Plan your journey

Schools Event

Running alongside the public event is an event in the Sheffield Schools Orienteering League for both Primary and Secondary pupils. Entry to the schools event is free if your school is a member of the SFSS and you are in Y3 or above. Information about the SFSS Orienteering League is here.

Timings

Starts for white, yellow and orange will be open from 12.30 to 3pm.
Starts for light green, green and blue will be open from 12.30 to 2.30pm.

All courses close at 3:30pm at which time we will start to collect controls so please make sure you start early enough to complete your course in time.

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 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.

For those who would like to do a second run you will need to complete another entry slip with the same details as before.

Costs

Adults £5, SYO / 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), Students £2

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 (with just one dibber) you just pay for one entry, plus £1 for each extra map.

Volunteers

We need volunteers for this event to go ahead. PleaseThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are able to spare an hour or so. Helpers receive a free entry.

Map & Terrain

1:5000, 5m contours

Graves is an extensive park with large pockets of runable woodland and interesting contour detail.

Facilities

Toilets, adventure playground, cafe and animal farmyard.

Courses

See below for details on the courses on offer. Course lengths are indicative and may well change subject to final planning and controlling. You can choose to run any course you would like but pupils should run the course for their school year to be competitive in the league.

Course	School Years	Distance	Technical Level	Who is it for?
White	Y3/4 Y5	1.3km, 25m	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.
Yellow	Y6 Y7	1.8km, 40m	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 every time you need to decide where you are going. For example you may need to make a couple of turns on paths between controls. Because of the park setting there will be some controls that do not follow line feature. Instead they will be on a point feature (e.g. a tree) but close by. By turning the map so that it matches the ground you will be able to see the next control to go to.
Orange	Y8 Y9	3km 80m	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 Basic use of a compass
Light green	Y10 Y11	3.7km 150m	4	Ideal for improvers The navigation difficulty increases and you start to use simple contours and point features.
Green	G12 G13	4.4km 165m	4	As techincally difficult as the area allows but avoids the most physically difficult terrain.
Blue	B12 B13	5.7km 200m	4	As for the Green but longer and hillier...

Additional Safety Info

This is a very busy public park. Please be courteous to members of the public while out on your course. Please wear shoes with good grips. Full leg cover should be worn by those running the orange, light green, green or blue courses. Children can be shadowed by an adult.

Officials

Planner - Paul Norman
Organisers - Pauline & Pete Tryner email: pauline 'at' southyorkshireorienteers.org.uk
Controller - Colin Best

Safety & risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. If a competitor has a pre-existing medical condition that they think should be declared, please complete a medical form at enquiries. The sealed envelope will only be opened in an emergency.

Photography

SYO has an agreed policy on the taking of photographs at events, based on national guidance. This provides a sensible balance between the benefits and risks associated with the taking and use of images. If you are unsure about acceptable practice, please speak to the event organiser. Read our photography policy.

Privacy

When entering our events your personal details (name, gender, age class & club) will appear in the results section of this website. Read our privacy policy to see how we look after your personal data.

Venue

Graves park is Sheffield’s largest park and arguably provides the widest variety of orienteering terrain. As well as a good path network and open spaces, there are wooded valleys, steepening at the west, with old mineral workings providing a small area of interesting contour detail.

Non-orienteering attractions include a café and a rare-breeds animal farm.