Foots Cray Meadows Family Orienteering

Saturday 28th September

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Entered: 10

Dartford Orienteers invite you to an event aimed at newcomers in this attractive park in LB Bexley. Two short videos giving guidance on what to expect are included below and we will give additional assistance on the day to anyone needing this.

We are offering a range of Line courses and a 60 minute Score course so there's a course suitable for all ages and levels of experience

Registration online including entries on the day if there are maps still available.

Start Times: At any time between 11:00 and 12:00.
Contact: allisonpage1234@googlemail.com
Location
Courses

Yellow 2.5km
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Entered: 3

Orange 3.0km
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Entered: 2

Green 4.5km
Suitable for those with some orienteering experience.
Entered: 2

60 mins Score
All distances on the above line courses are measured in straight lines.

The controls on the Score course can be done in three sets, numbered in the 50's, 60's and 70's. No set course to follow. Find as many controls in any one set then move to a different set and finish on the final set.

Alternatively you can treat all 30 controls as available to visit in any order.

No need to decide which option you want to do in advance.

You have a time limit of 60 minutes for either Score course option with penalties for exceeding the allocated time.

Entered: 3


Entry Fees
Juniors £3
Seniors £6
Families and other groups participating together £9

Includes a copy of the map which you keep afterwards and the hire of an electronic chip to wear on your finger as you find your way round the checkpoints
Event Information

We invite you to enter an event in Foots Cray Meadows aimed primarily for those new or fairly new to orienteering but with a longer course available for those with some orienteering experience.

Parking
Car Parking will be on Leafield Lane, accessed from the northbound A223 North Cray Road (w3w:shave.onions.doors), Sidcup, Dartford DA14 5EB.

Safety
You must not attend if you or a member of your household has COVID-19 symptoms,

You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

Event centre
We will erect a small tent near to the dark blue DFOK sail banner which will be our event centre.

There no toilets close to the event centre. The nearest toilets are at petrol stations and supermarkets in Sidcup and Bexley for their customers.

There will be a first aid kit at the event for largely self-use and a first aid trained club member in attendance.

Map
The map is 1:7,500 for all courses printed on waterproof paper.

Videos
These two short videos will hopefully give you a good idea of what you will be doing Videos.

Start
The start will be close to the event centre

Electronic punching
Contactless punching will be facilitated but it is a Punching Start and Finish.

Control descriptions
Control descriptions are printed on the map. Loose control descriptions will be available at the event for the Green course only.

Results
Results will not be on display at the event. There will be a QR code on your map which can be scanned to access live provisional results. The full results will be available on the DFOK website, www.dfok.co.uk, in the late afternoon of the event date.

Event Details
Start List
Yellow Class Age Category
Chris Baker Individual M90
Jasdeep Malik +1 Group participating together M10
Jessica Walker +2 Group participating together W14
Orange Class Age Category
Philip Lodge Individual M21
Jenette Wills Individual W14
Green Class Age Category
Elaine Eyers Individual W40
Colin Merry Individual M70
60 mins Score Class Age Category
David Cave-Ayland Individual M70
Andrew Evans Individual M65
Rosie Merry Individual W60