Hive Beach & Burton Bradstock
Saturday 18th May
Event number 2 in the WIM/WSX Summer league 2024
A Summer League event, also registered as a World Orienteering Week event.
There are two Score courses, a Long Score course for the Summer League, encompassing the Hive Beach area and the village of Burton Bradstock, and a Short Score event suitable for Families, younger juniors and Novices, which uses the Hive Beach area only, with no road crossing.
Contact: entries@wimborne-orienteers.co.uk
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Summer League Score-1 hour score course
Entry limit: 42
Entered: 37
Short Score suitable for Families, Novices, juniors under 16
Entered: 5
There are two courses.
The Summer League course is a 60 minute Score course which uses both the Hive Beach area and Burton Bradstock village. Please take care in crossing the busy B3157
The 60 minute Short Score course stays South of the busy road. It uses the Hive Beach area and the peninsula to the west bounded by Lyme Bay and the River Bride and its estuary.
Senior: £7.00
Junior/Student: £3.00
Short Score
Entry Fee: £3.00
Juniors are under 21 on race day.
I hour Summer League score course £7.00, Junior £3
1 hour Short Score Course £3 for adult & juniors
There is no charge for dibber hire (but £30 if you lose it!)
:Starts are from 14.00-16.00. Courses close at 17.00
Entries for the League Course close midnight Wed May 15th.
There is Entry on the Day for the Short Score course only
Location: Hive Beach is signposted from the B3157 Burton Bradstock-Weymouth road at SY 491 892.
Terrain: Hive Beach occupies a gap in the Jurassic Coast cliffs half-a-mile south of Burton Bradstock. It is near the western end of Chesil Beach, a shingle barrier running 18 miles along the Dorset coast from West Bay to Portland.The cliffs each side of the beach are magnificent but prone to erosion and rockfalls. Do not approach the edge.
Due to recent falls, the coast path west of Hive Beach and beach below is deemed potentially unsafe and thus out-of-bounds. The forbidden area is overprinted with purple hatching on the maps.
Parking:. There is ample parking on National Trust land, grid ref SY 491 888. Parking charges start from £4.00 for 2 hours. Payment can be made by coins or PayByPhone. National Trust members park free - please scan your card in the machine.
:Starts are from 14.00-16.00. Courses close at 17.00. Help with control collection would be much appreciated.
Course and score information: There are two courses.
The Summer League course is a 60 minute Score course which uses both the Hive Beach area and Burton Bradstock village. Please take care in crossing the busy B3157
Under 16s on the Summer League course must be always accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on their course. Competitors are responsible for their own safety at all times and should be aware of fast-moving traffic on the course.
The 60 minute Short Score course stays South of the busy road. It uses the Hive Beach area and the peninsula to the west bounded by Lyme Bay and the River Bride and its estuary.
For both courses you have 60 minutes to go from the start to finish via as many controls as possible. You gain points for each control visited but you lose 10 points per minute – or part minute late back. Points per control will vary from 10 to 30. Bonus points (10 per minute under the hour) are available but ONLY if you manage to visit every control.
Food & facilities: Should you need refreshment, come and sample the delights on offer at the Hive Beach Café! Toilets are maintained by Hive Beach Café and open to the public during opening hours.
Event Officials: Rob Mills (Planner and Organiser), Mike Kite (Mapper & Controller), Dick Keighley (Entries, Computing)