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NGOC are pleased to invite you to the final event of the 2021/22 Western Night League. Located on the Cotswold escarpment, the area is a mixture of woodland and more open grassland. The area is steep in places so route choice to minimise the amount of climbing will be part of the challenge. As this is the last event of the season it is mass start. Prizes, including the much coveted WNL mugs, will be awarded in the ‘Pub of the Night’ afterwards.
Enter on Fabian4.co.uk by midnight on 10 February. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directions and Parking |
Parking and assembly are at the Royal George Hotel, Birdlip, GL4 8JH which is also the ‘Pub of the Night’. Go through the archway and park at the far end of the car park. Note on the way out there is a one-way system when leaving the car park. If there is no space in the car park please park on the road nearby.
What 3 words: ///inclines.sock.shorten The start is a 10 minute walk from Assembly so competitors should be ready to make their way to the start by 17:45 at the latest. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Area |
Open woodland and grassland with several tracks and paths. The area is generally runnable although it slopes towards the North West and is steep in places. There are numerous MTB tracks in the Southerly part of the area which have not been mapped.
There is a road bisecting the area which should be crossed with care and only at the marshalled crossing-point. As the road crossing is marshalled, competent Junior night orienteers can run accompanied. You must not run along any of the roads adjacent to the area. |
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The Map |
The new LiDAR-based map was another lockdown project. Due to the compact size of the area, be aware that the map is at 1:4000 with 2m contours. It is printed on waterproof paper and all courses will be at A4, except Brown at A3. Control descriptions will be printed on the front of the map and will also be available loose at the Start. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Start and Finish |
The Start is next to Assembly. As there is a road to be crossed, all children under 16 MUST be accompanied to Assembly from the car park and back again afterwards.
Note: All courses except Brown will follow a 130m taped route to the start flag. Unusually, the Brown Course will NOT have the same start flag – for them the triangle on the map is the map issue point. The Finish is 500m from Assembly, and involves a road-crossing that will be marshalled. Once back at Assembly, children should wait for someone to take them back across the road to the car park. |
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Courses |
String course for young children IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR JUNIORS: Unfortunately, under 16s are NOT permitted to run the Brown, Blue or Green courses, due to there being 2-3 un-marshalled road crossings. WARNING: Take extra care to visit your controls in the correct order. There are a lot of controls in a small area, so mistakes could easily happen. We will use SI Timing, in contact and touch free modes. However, the Start and Finish controls must be physically punched in the traditional way. |
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Timing and Fees |
Starts: 12:30 – 14:00 Courses close: 15:30 (Note that times are later than usual to tie in with the night event) Competitors punching the finish control after the ‘courses close’ time will be disqualified, so make sure you select a start to give yourself enough time!
SI dibber hire: Standard dibber £1 Adults, Juniors free Entries close at midnight on Thursday 13th Jan. Pre-entry is strongly preferred. Entry on the day only while maps last, but note the premium price to discourage this. We should by then be able to accept credit/debit card payments, but this is not guaranteed so bring cash just in case. Pre-hired dibbers may be picked up from a table at registration. Each will be bagged in a small plastic bag, with the runner name on a slip inside. Please take the dibber and leave the bag in the box for reuse. You can earn a discount – half the above entry fee – on entry to a future NGOC event by helping out at this one. Just email NGOC_Volunteers@outlook.com if you are able to help. You don’t have to have any experience – just enthusiasm and recognition that without helpers these events wont happen – nor do you have to be a club member. Everyone is welcome to help out on the day. |
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Refunds |
Under British Orienteering COVID guidelines you may claim a full refund of your entry fee if you or a member of your household has COVID-19 symptoms, or because they have been asked to isolate by NHS Test and Trace. NGOC will carry the costs associated with the entry and cancellation transactions.
In this event you must email the Organiser requesting cancellation of your entry. There are no refunds available for cancellation for any other reason. |
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Dogs |
Allowed, under control, in Parking, Assembly and on courses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Facilities |
Regrettably the NGOC cafe will not be present, as we feel we should wait and see how the current Covid situation pans out. There will, however, be a second tent at Assembly for use as a shelter if the weather is inclement. Please use it sparingly, and be aware of the need for social distancing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Safety |
Orienteering is an adventure sport. All runners take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. The longer courses will have 2 or 3 un-marshalled road crossings. Take care! The 3 longest courses will have controls in a large quarry area. Note that this is occasionally used by loud, off-road motorbikes. Hopefully, they will not be about on the day of the event, but if so, it is easy to avoid them by keeping towards the edge of the quarry, at little or no time-loss. Courses have been planned with this in mind. Docile cows roam freely on the common. Give them space. A risk assessment has been completed, and a copy will be held at Registration in case competitors wish to consult it before their run. A first aid kit and trained first aiders will be available at Registration. COVID code of conduct. It is vital that all attendees at the event: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||