BLUE 6.8km 30m climb
30 Controls Difficult - Suitable for experienced orienteers only
Entered: 46
GREEN 4.6km 25m climb
25 Controls Difficult - Suitable for experienced orienteers only
Entered: 45
ORANGE 2.7km 20m climb
17 Controls Moderate - Suitable for all orienteers
Entered: 19
YELLOW 1.5km 10m climb
13 Controls Quite easy - Suitable for beginners
Entered: 8
Acknowledgements
Access is by kind permission of the Wing Commander Gavin Thomas RAF.
With grateful thanks to Colonel Lucy Giles for facilitating the event.
Travel Directions
The Defence Academy, Shrivenham, nearest postcode for main gate SN6 8TQ. (What3Words:invented.plantings.certainly).
Turn off the A420 at the Watchfield roundabout and follow the signs to the Defence Academy. The Academy is accessed using the Main Entrance only.
Parking
Access will be strictly controlled. PHOTO ID will be required on the day for all personnel entering the establishment - the only exceptions will be juniors under the age of 16 accompanied by parent or guardian. Park initially in the visitors’ car park then proceed to Security where you will be photographed for an entry pass and given a car pass. You will then be guided in a marshalled convoy to the event car park. THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS FOR COMPETITORS UNTIL 10:15.
Start Times
Start times: 11:00 - 12:00
Courses close: 14:00
Facilities
Entry
THERE WILL BE NO LATE ENTRIES OR ENTRY ON DAY
Refund Policy
You may withdraw from the event up until 23:59 on 07-04-2024. 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 EMIT.
Map
Yellow course will be A4 1:4000 scale. Orange course will be A3 1:4000 scale. Green and Blue courses will be A3 1:7500 scale. Contours at 5m intervals. Updated December 2022. Out of Bounds areas to be strictly observed.
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
Mainly flat college campus urban area with some small wooded areas, streams and small lakes.
Courses
All course distances/climbs/controls are provisional and subject to final planning/controlling amendments.
Hazards
All courses cross roads on the campus. Road crossings will not be manned, but traffic should be light and is restricted to 20 mph. Courses run adjacent to a golf course where runners should beware of flying golf balls.
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
Dogs
NO DOGS are permitted in the Defence Academy grounds.
Safety
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: Joe Shipcott (NWO)
Planner: Colonel Lucy Giles (BAOC)
Controller: Captain Michelle Scott (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.