Salisbury City Race 2024

Event Centre
The Event Centre is in the 23rd Salisbury Scout Group's hut (Address: 67, Stratford Road, Salisbury SP1 3JR ( W3W: mountain.villa.intensely ). Inside will be Download plus any hired dibbers and space to change and leave bags. The outside area will have toilets and the Scout Group's catering stall, serving a variety of items to eat. Compass Point will either be here or in the Parking field.
Transport from the City Centre - regular buses will come from Salisbury market Square up the A345; ask for Hudsons Field (Car park field); walk down field to Car Park and signs to Assembly / Download.

Car Parking/ Exit
ENTRANCE ONLY: Car parking will be in Hudsons Field - entrance about 200m north of entrance to Event Centre, along Stratford Road (nearest post code:SP1 3LA ; W3W: limits.fingertip.messed ). Parking is in firm grass. Please obey the Car Park marshals.
The EXIT is to continue up the field to exit onto the A345. This is a very busy road so you are all asked to turn left and travel down to the next roundabout if you wish to continue south of the City.

Map/Terrain
A mixture of urban and parkland/playing fields. The area includes a country park with an extensive path network, scattered trees and bushes and some areas of fairly dense undergrowth. The Senior courses will all cross the country park between urban areas, while the Junior courses (6 and 7) will be almost completely within the park.
All senior courses will have pictorial descriptions printed on the map; Courses 6-7 will have text descriptions.
Loose control descriptions on waterproof paper will be available at the Start

Safety
Hi-viz vests or bright tops are requested to be worn, please;
Please observe any OOB areas marked on the map - our continued use of the area depends on our observance of these.
Junior safety: All juniors (U16 & U12s) must be accompanied to and from the Start / Finish area, please. ( There is a private road to walk up/down to get to the manned crossing point on the A345, that could have cars moving about.)

Times
Assembly opens from 11.00 - hired dibbers will be on a table next to Download;
Start times: 12.00 - 14.00
Courses close at 15.30
Please allow time to walk up to the Start - approx 20 mins

Facilities
Portable Toilets will be available by the Event Centre
Please bring your own water - water will not be provided
First Aid will be by the Finish with a roving First Aider in case of serious injury out on the courses.
Refreshments will be provided by the 23rd Salisbury Scout Group;
Compass Point will be in attendance probably in the Parking Field (TBC).

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

Dogs
Dogs are not allowed on the courses at all. They can be in the Car park under control on leads. Please clean up after them as necessary.

Timing System
SIAC enabled controls will be attached to features by gripples;
SI dibbers are available for hire £1.50 - they will not be SIAC enabled. Lost dibbers - cost £60.00
(If a control doesn't work, use the attached punch to punch the side of your map)
Hired dibbers can be collected from Download

Finish and Download
Please report to Download even if you don't finish your course.

Results
Results will be available on the Sarum website as soon as possible after the event, hopefully by Sunday evening.

Final details
Final details will be sent out during the week before the event

Risk
Orienteering is an adventure sport; you are responsible for your own safety at the event and must not do anything that puts yourself or others at unnecessary risk.

Event Officials
Planners: Marc Balston (SARUM) & Hugh Holmes (SARUM)
Organisers: Liz Yeadon (SARUM) & Mark White (SARUM)
Controller: Alan Rosen (HH)

Acknowledgements
23rd Salisbury Scout Group, Salisbury
Salisbury City Council
Laverstock & Ford Parish Council
Wiltshire Highways Department
Jake Taylor and the Land Trust