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
CHANGE of ENTRANCE (due to road works): Car parking will be in Hudsons Field -
We have had to move the entrance to our parking field yet again. This one is not far from the one mentioned in the Final details.
Please head for the entrance of the Rugby Club - on the left hand side, heading out of Salisbury on the A345 (nearest post code: SP1 3SA; GR SU142320 ; W3W: sharpens.engineers.dilute ) - just before Hudsons Field
Follow the signs down and round to the right; follow the road down to a sharp left turn. At this point, go straight on down to the parking area. Please follow the instructions of the Car Parking marshals.
The Exit remains out of the bottom gate and probably turning left. There are still road works there, so be prepared for a little delay.
Parking is on firm grass.

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; course 6 will also have pictorial descriptions.
Loose control descriptions will be available at the Start

Safety
Bright and/ or Club 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 up to the Start;
U12 Juniors must be accompanied back to Download, 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.)
U16 Juniors should be escorted to the Start but can return alone by the same signed route, if parents are happy with this; otherwise they should wait at the Finish to be accompanied.

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 Courses are very full, you may have a long wait for a spare slot if you miss your time.

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
Live results will be available on the day at https://sarumo.org.uk/liveresults/

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