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Final Details: Final details available in PDF format.
There will be no parking available at Chicksands Wood itself.
A shuttle service will transfer participants from the nearby assembly area to the competition area.
See directions below for directions to parking and assembly and revised entry fees.
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| Enquries |
Email enquiries to |
| Registration |
10.00 am to 12.00 noon |
| Starts |
10.30 am to 12.30 |
| Courses |
| White | very easy | | |
| Yellow | easy | | |
| Orange | moderate | | |
| Light Green | harder | | |
| Short Green | hard | | |
| Green | hard | | |
| Blue | hard | | |
| Brown | hard | | |
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| Entries |
Entry on the day only.
If you want to prepare your entry slip in advance, follow this link. |
| Groups |
If you are bringing a school party, please inform the organiser of the number of entries, and names of participants on each course, before 3rd March.
Please use the group entry form that can be found on our entry slips page. |
| Yvette Baker Trophy |
This event is a local qualifying round for the Yvette Baker Trophy.
Clubs must inform the organiser () by 27th February to confirm that they will be putting forward a team.
Details of the YBT rules can be found on the British Orienteering Website. |
| Maps |
Map is A4 sized, scale 1:10,000 with preprinted courses. Map updated 2013 by Steve Hardy of SMOC. Maps printed on Waterproof paper.
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| Fees |
As the Forestry Commission have not given permission to park at Chicksands Wood, we are having to provide a shuttle bus service so entry fees for adults have been increased slightly to cover the cost of this.
Individual competitors:
Adults £9 (£2 discount for senior BOF members)
Students & first junior in family £3 (Juniors are under 21)
Further juniors in a family £2
Groups:
Family groups sharing one map are charged at the single adult rate.
Dibber hire: 50p.
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| Directions and Parking |
There will be no parking available at Chicksands Wood. The car park for the event will be signed from the A600 Shefford to Bedford road at its junction with Sandy Lane about 2km north-west of Shefford. Parking and assembly, including registration and download, will be at the Forestry Commission car park at Rowney Warren, grid ref TL124404. Post code for SatNav: SG17 5QB.
A shuttle bus service will operate between the car park and Chicksands Wood. The journey time is only 5 mins and the bus will depart from the car park about every 15 mins.
If you intend to bring a minibus or coach please inform the organiser in advance by email. |
| Officials |
Organiser: Ian Lawson (WAOC)
Planner: Mike Bickle (WAOC)
Controller: Steve Hardy (SMOC) |
| Further Information |
We will be using  electronic punching. SI cards will be available to hire for 50p.
Beginners are very welcome at this event and help will be available to get you started. Please read our webpage What is orienteering? It should answer any questions you have.
Dogs are welcome but must be kept under control at all times.
Portable Toilet facilities will be provided at the assembly area.
Ash die-back disease (Chalara faxinea):
British Orienteering is currently giving advice to orienteers in order to help avoid the spread of this disease.
All competitors take part at their own risk. |
