Cherhill Down - Four Colour Local Event 2025

Sunday 21st September

Entries close 23:59 on 17th Sep

Cherhill Down - Four Colour Local Event 2025
Entries close 23:59 on 17th Sep

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Entered: 6

Car Sharing available

Cherhill Down (Near Calne)

NWO Four Colour Local Event
Contact: nwo.organiser@gmail.com
Location
Courses

BLUE 6.0km 225m climb
Difficult - Suitable for experienced orienteers only

GREEN 4.1km 125m climb
Difficult - Suitable for experienced orienteers only
Entered: 6

ORANGE 2.5km 90m climb
Moderate - Suitable for all orienteers

YELLOW 2.2km 50m climb
Quite easy - Suitable for beginners


Course lengths and climb subject to final controlling

Entry Fees
From 23rd August:
     INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
         Senior: £10.00
        Senior Novice: £5.00
        Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
        Senior Chip hire: £2.00
        Junior/Student: £2.00
        Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
        Junior/Student Chip hire: £2.00
    GROUP ENTRY - ORANGE or YELLOW
         Entry Fee: £6.50
        Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
        Entry Fee Chip hire: £2.00
From 15th September:
     LATE INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
         Senior: £12.00
        Senior Novice: £6.00
        Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
        Senior Chip hire: £2.00
        Junior/Student: £4.00
        Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
        Junior/Student Chip hire: £2.00
    LATE GROUP ENTRY - ORANGE or YELLOW
         Entry Fee: £8.50
        Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
        Entry Fee Chip hire: £2.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Students are competitors over the age of 20 still in full-time education. Please check STUDENT on the Entry Form if this applies.

Helpers are entitled to 50% discount on entry fee (please contact Organiser for discount code)

Novice Courses for Seniors are Yellow & Orange.

The GROUP category is to encourage competitors who want to run or walk with friends or family on one of the Novice Courses (Yellow or Orange).
You will be charged a single fee of £6.50 (£8.50 from 15-09-25) no matter how large your group is and will receive 2 maps. Don't forget to hire a dibber if you do not own one. For insurance purposes please could you provide the names of the people in your group on the entry form.

GROUP entries are not available on Green or Blue Courses. If you want to run with someone else on one of the more technical courses, you must enter as an INDIVIDUAL and would be deemed non-competitive.

Discounts do not apply to SI hire (lost dibber charges £40)
SI hire dibbers will be non-SIAC

THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY ON DAY

Please contact Organiser before you enter if you are unsure about whether to enter as an INDIVIDUAL or GROUP.
Event Information

Travel Directions
Cherhill Down is between Beckhampton and Cherhill villages and is accessed down a narrow lane signposted off the A4 between Calne and Marlborough. Grid Ref (SU 04614 70154), Post Code (SN11 8XY) Long/Lat co-ordinates (51.430375 , -1.9350147), What3Words : revisits.hush.bandaged.

Car Share
The Car Sharing Scheme is available on the signup page where you will find full details about how it works.

Parking
Parking will be on grass adjacent to a fenced enclosure.

Start Times
Start times: 11:00 - 12:00
Courses close: 14:00

  • Please allow plenty of time to walk to the Start which is up a steep incline
  • It will be a punching start. No start times will be allocated

    • Facilities

  • No toilet facilities are provided
  • First Aid kit and support available

    • Entry
    On-line entry only - standard entry closes at 23.59 on 14-09-2025.

    THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY ON DAY

  • You can amend your entry to change course until 23:59 on 17-09-2025 if maps are still available for the course you want to change to.
  • If you have entered as a Senior Novice (O/Y) please do not change to one of the more difficult courses as the fees are higher.
  • Late entries will be available while map stocks last until 23:59 on 17-09-2025, but will incur an additional fee of £2 on all courses

    • Refund Policy
    You may withdraw from the event up until 23:59 on 14-09-2025. Your entry fee will be held as a credit to be redeemed when you next enter an NWO event.

    Timing System
    The timing system being used is SportIdent (SI).
    Controls will be SIAC enabled for those with compatible dibbers (unless otherwise notified on the day of the event). Hire dibbers will be SI-Card 8 (non-SIAC).

  • Competitors with their own SI Dibber can proceed directly to the start
  • Hire dibbers can be picked up from the table next to download

    • Map
    Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours. Based on 2017 Map with updates.
    Overprinted with course on waterproof paper with control descriptions on the front. Yellow and Orange courses will have written descriptions; Blue and Green have pictorial descriptions. Loose control descriptions for all courses will be available at the start.

    Terrain
    Open downland with some copses and scattered trees, hillfort and prominent monument.

    Courses
    All course distances/climbs/controls are provisional and subject to final planning/controlling amendments.

    Hazards
    Fences must only be crossed at marked points.
    Steep slopes and cattle will be encountered.

    Results
    Results, Splits and Routegadget will be available on the North Wiltshire Orienteers website as soon as practicable after the event

    Conduct
    Please make yourself aware of and abide by the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

    Clothing and equipment

  • Full leg cover MUST be worn.
  • Whistles MUST be carried and will be checked at the start. (Available for £1 from Information/Download)
  • In adverse weather we may ask you to wear a cagoule or similar waterproof top

    • Dogs
    Dogs allowed in the registration area only but must be kept on leads. Dogs are not permitted on the courses due to the presence of cattle.

    Safety

  • All competitors MUST report to Download even if retiring from the event.
  • Car keys may be left at registration. If you are travelling alone, you must leave your car keys at registration.
  • Participants to bring their own water and ensure adequate hydration pre and post event.
  • First Aid will be available near download.
  • Orienteering is a physically challenging sport, and competitors take part at their own risk.
  • The nearest A&E Hospital is at Swindon Great Western Hospital SN3 6BB.

    Insurance
    The British Orienteering insurance policy provides public liability cover for all competitors registered for this event.

    Medical Conditions
    If you have a high risk medical condition you want the organisers to be aware of please download and complete this form and place it in a sealed envelope with your name on it. This can be left at registration. Envelopes will only be opened if required for a medical emergency. Unopened envelopes should be collected after the event. Any unclaimed envelopes will be destroyed after the event.

    Event Officials
    Organiser: Anne Saunders (NWO)
    Planner: Pete Gilder (NWO)
    Controller: Steve Jackson (NWO)

    Personal Information
    The personal data you give when you enter will be used by the event organisers and their agents, but only for the purpose of processing/publishing entries/results, conducting safety checks and as required by our insurers to validate our cover and managed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

    Cancellation Policy
    NWO will make every effort to ensure the event goes ahead as planned. However, should the event be cancelled, NWO reserves the right to retain part of the advance entry fees to meet costs already incurred or committed.

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