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LATEST NEWS: Final details for Day 2 (Croxton) are now available.
CUOC and WAOC proudly present the joint Thetford Thrash 2015, a weekend of events in neighbouring areas of Thetford Forest.
Both events will be using  electronic punching. SI cards will be available to hire for 50p per day.
This web page describes the Day 2 event at Croxton on Sunday 1st February.
This event is the 2015 East Anglian Championship.
It is also the first event of 2015 for WAOC's club league, the WAGAL.
Details of CUOC's Level B Icenian Trophy event at Santon Downham on Day 1 (Saturday 31st January) can be found on the CUOC Icenian event webpage.
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| On-line Pre-entry |
Pre-entry is now closed. You can see the start lists for both days, including start times, on the Fabian4 website. |
| Final Details |
Final details for Day 2 (Croxton) are now available here as a PDF document.
Final details for day 1 can be found on the CUOC Icenian event webpage. |
| Enquries |
Email enquiries to |
| Registration |
Entries on the day are welcome. On the day registration will be open from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon |
| Starts |
10.30 am to 12.30. Exact start times for pre-entries will be allocated, and published on Fabian4 before the event. |
| Courses |
Full range of colour coded courses will be provided, as below. You may enter any course, but to be eligible for the East Anglian Championship, you must enter the correct course for your age class, OR enter the M21 (for men) or W21 (for women) open class.
| Course | Technical Difficulty | Length | Age classes for EA Champs |
| White | very easy | 1.7 km | |
| Yellow | easy | 2.7 km | W10; M10 |
| Orange | moderate | 2.9 km | W12; M12 |
| Light Green | harder | 3.7 km | W14; M14 |
| Very Short Green | hard | 2.9 km | W75+ |
| Short Green | hard | 3.3 km | W65-70; M75+ |
| Green | hard | 4.3 km | W16, W55-60; M70 |
| Short Blue | hard | 5.4 km | W18-20, W45-50; M65 |
| Blue | hard | 6.4 km | W35-40; M16, M55-60 |
| Short Brown | hard | 8.1 km | W21 (W Open); M18-20, M45-50 |
| Brown | hard | 9.4 km | M35-40 |
| Black | hard | 10.6 km | M21 (M Open) |
Course lengths are subject to final controlling.
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| Entries |
Entry on the day will be available for both days. On each day, entries will be available for all courses subject to availability of maps. |
| 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 21st January.
Please use the group entry form that can be found on our entry slips page. |
| Hire Dibbers |
If you have pre-entered and are renting a dibber, you can collect this from registration before your run. You cannot re-use a hire dibber from Day 1, so if you are hiring dibbers on both days you must return your dibber at the end of your run, and collect a different hire dibber from registration at Croxton. The Fabian4 web site shows hire dibber allocations for Day 1 |
| Maps |
Map updated 2014 by Bruce Marshall of WAOC. Map scale is 1:10,000 with preprinted courses. Maps printed on Waterproof paper.
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| Fees |
Individual competitors:
Adults £13 (£2 discount for members of British Orienteering)
Students & first junior in family £3 (Juniors are under 21)
Further juniors in a family £2
£1 discount per competitor if entering both days of the Thetford Thrash.
Dibber hire: 50p.
Please note that the above fees apply to online pre-entries only.
Entry on the day will be subject to a £2 per competitor surcharge for senior entries and a £1 surcharge for junior and student entries.
Family groups entering on the day, sharing one map, are charged at the single adult rate + £1.
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| EA Champs |
This event will host the 2015 East Anglian Championship.
Rules of the championship have recently been updated, in particular in regard to running up, and you are advised to check that you enter a valid course for your age class.
The current rules are published on the EAOA website, and a link to this is given here. |
| Directions |
Approach on the A11 towards Thetford. Leave the A11 just north of Thetford, at grid reference TL872853, signed for Croxton.
Go straight through Croxton village and then turn right signed for Wretham, Watton and cycle route 13. Turn right into forest road 67.
Proceed up the forest road for 1k to the assembly area (grid ref TL893880).
There will be no exits from assembly until 11:45 as once in the forest it is effectively a
single road with passing places for cars. Late runners please try to arrive by 11:45.
IMPORTANT: After 10:30 competitors will be crossing the forest road that you will be driving
along to access parking and assembly, at a number of different points along its length.
Please drive dead slow and watch out for competitors emerging from the forest
and running across the road in front of you (both ways), both when arriving at
the event and when leaving.
SatNav: Nearest Postcode is IP24 1LN. This will take you to Hall farm, somewhat south of the event area. There is no postcode for the assembly area or the road to it. (We take no responsibility for the accuracy of sat nav directions). |
| Parking |
This will be in a triangular grass area near the centre of the map (grid ref TL893880).
Please follow the directions of the marshals to ensure tight parking and minimal
pedestrian and car crossing movement during the morning. There will be no charge. |
| Terrain |
Croxton Heath is a mixture of coniferous and deciduous forest of widely varying age,
runnability and visibility, together with some areas of rough open as a result of felling.
Undergrowth is in general not a problem; the few areas of significant brambles are
marked on the map with undergrowth screen, as are areas of significant brashings.
The area is mainly flat, although there are a number of large natural depressions
(dolines) throughout the area, some of which are quite deep, and some of which have
ponds in the bottom of them (These are strictly Out of Bounds).
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| Officials |
Organiser: Cath Pennington (WAOC)
Planners: Mike Bickle & Helen Bickle (WAOC)
Controller: Bruce Marshall (WAOC) |
| 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 in the assembly area.
All competitors take part at their own risk. |
