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Yvette Baker qualifier
SYO and AIRE juniors tied in todays Yvette Baker qualifier at Primrose Warren, with 894 points each! This means both teams will go through to the final at Wyre Forest on 5th December. The result was so close that if AIRE had gained one more 1st or 2nd, then SYO would not have made the final. Special mention to Julian Hird running in YBT for first time, and winning the yellow boys course. Well done to the team, and good luck in the final.
The Government proposal to sell off forests
The government is proposing to sell off Forestry Commission forests. This is the site that is running the petition about the forests - needless to say, if the forests get sold off, access rights will be much much more difficult - if not impossible if they build a Centre Parcs in every forest!
http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/save-our-forests
News story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8083706/Vince-Cable-New-Forest-must-be-protected.html
British Schools Score Championships
SYO Juniors (and particularly new members the Field family!) had great success at the British Schools Score Orienteering Championships. Medallists are listed below but well done to everyone who competed:Golden Boot Winner
A double victory for SYO on Sunday as Martin Ward retained his Golden Boot award for the fastest run in split at the Compass Sport Cup Final finishing equal first with ShUOCs Dan Hartmann. The pair took just 22 seconds for the tussocky sprint finish.
CompassSport Cup and Trophy Final
Provisional results from today's event at Burbage are available, including team scores. Well done FVO for winning the Trophy Competition, and SYO for winning the Cup. Thanks everyone for coming. Comments from planner, organiser, controller will follow. Splitsbrowser. Routegadget.
Comments from the Planner.
Were the courses too long? The winning times were as expected, but I suspect some competitors were out longer than anticipated. The heather is tough on Burbage and, even if the bracken has started to die down, it still slows progress considerable. Many of the long legs did provide some path running alternative but it seemed that most opted for the straight routes through the heather/bracken. Thank you for many good comments, my favourite was ‘yes some of the controls were tucked away, but they were all in the right place’.
Thanks to Nick, Clare, Charles, Hannah and Ian for helping with the control hanging and to Bill, Guy, Jenny, Ed, Colin, Aidan and Ian for collecting the controls. All controls were collected in by 1630, with nothing going missing. Thanks also to Ian for clearing many bags of rubbish out of the valley woods to make it more pleasant for you.
Thanks also to Ray, the controller, for checking that all was in the right place and that you did not get an even longer course (Green Men in particular).
Hope you enjoyed a glorious Burbage in the autumn sun. Monika