The event organiser is preparing and testing this event. It is not yet available for general entry
SN Saturday Series #2 Southwood Park
Saturday 17th October
Entries open 27th Aug
A range of courses increasing in length and complexity for all the family.
Orienteering around the country park and woodland
Courses
Yellow
Entered: 0
Beginners. Controls on or visible from paths. About 2.5km
Orange
Entered: 0
Improvers. Controls near paths. About 3.5km
Light Green
Entered: 0
More technical. Controls generally not near paths but with catching features behind them. About 4.5km
Short Blue
Entered: 0
Experienced orienteers. As technical as possible. About 5.5km
Entry Fees
Please see "How to Enter" under Event Information below if this is your first time entering a SN Saturday Series event.
Standard Entry Fees:
Juniors
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Single Junior £3 (1 dibber. 1 map)
Single Junior with helping Adult £4 (price includes 1 dibber, 2 maps)
Junior Pair £4 (1 dibber, 2 maps)
Junior Pair with helping Adult £5 (price includes 1 dibber, 3 maps)
Adults
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SN Adults members on Light Green or Short Blue £5 (using discount code)
British Orienteering Adult member on Light Green or Short Blue £6
Novice Adults on Yellow or Orange £4
British Orienteering non-member adults on Light Green or Short Blue (enter "IND" to indicate Independent for your club) £8
Adult group please enter as "Individual with Helping Adult" if you would like to pay a £1 surcharge for an extra map
Your entry includes a "Dibber" (electronic timing device you need to carry) which we provide for your race
Entries after midnight the Sunday before the event (subject to map availability) will have a £1 surcharge for adults and 50p for juniors.
Standard Entry Fees:
Juniors
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Single Junior £3 (1 dibber. 1 map)
Single Junior with helping Adult £4 (price includes 1 dibber, 2 maps)
Junior Pair £4 (1 dibber, 2 maps)
Junior Pair with helping Adult £5 (price includes 1 dibber, 3 maps)
Adults
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SN Adults members on Light Green or Short Blue £5 (using discount code)
British Orienteering Adult member on Light Green or Short Blue £6
Novice Adults on Yellow or Orange £4
British Orienteering non-member adults on Light Green or Short Blue (enter "IND" to indicate Independent for your club) £8
Adult group please enter as "Individual with Helping Adult" if you would like to pay a £1 surcharge for an extra map
Your entry includes a "Dibber" (electronic timing device you need to carry) which we provide for your race
Entries after midnight the Sunday before the event (subject to map availability) will have a £1 surcharge for adults and 50p for juniors.
Event Information
How to Enter
For a Junior Pair, please enter the first junior in the "First Name" box and the second junior in the "Surname" box. Entering as a Junior Pair will buy 2 maps and 1 dibber.
If there is a helping adult (an adult running alongside someone else with a map), the helping adult does not need to be entered separately. 2 children and 1 adult can be entered under a single entry - "Junior Pair plus Helping Adult" which will buy you 3 maps and 1 dibber. A single child (or adult) plus a helping adult should be entered as "Individual with Helping Adult". This will buy you 2 maps and 1 dibber.
For a Junior Pair, please enter the first junior in the "First Name" box and the second junior in the "Surname" box. Entering as a Junior Pair will buy 2 maps and 1 dibber.
If there is a helping adult (an adult running alongside someone else with a map), the helping adult does not need to be entered separately. 2 children and 1 adult can be entered under a single entry - "Junior Pair plus Helping Adult" which will buy you 3 maps and 1 dibber. A single child (or adult) plus a helping adult should be entered as "Individual with Helping Adult". This will buy you 2 maps and 1 dibber.
Entry Deadlines
Entering by 11.59pm on the Sunday before the event will guarantee you a map and a discounted entry fee. Map limits will then be set, and prices will increase by £1 per adult and 50p per junior.
Online entries will stay open until last start times or until the maps run out. Payment for Entry on the Day (EOD) will be via racesignup.co.uk. Unfortunately, we are unable take cash payments.
Name substitutions for those pre-entered can be made on the day at no cost.
Entering by 11.59pm on the Sunday before the event will guarantee you a map and a discounted entry fee. Map limits will then be set, and prices will increase by £1 per adult and 50p per junior.
Online entries will stay open until last start times or until the maps run out. Payment for Entry on the Day (EOD) will be via racesignup.co.uk. Unfortunately, we are unable take cash payments.
Name substitutions for those pre-entered can be made on the day at no cost.
Location of Enquiries and Download
Enquiries and download will be at the corner of the Morrisons car park, just off Southwood Lane, on the road to Southwood Infants School. What3Words lamp.grabs.slope
Enquiries and download will be at the corner of the Morrisons car park, just off Southwood Lane, on the road to Southwood Infants School. What3Words lamp.grabs.slope
Start
The route to the start will be taped from Enquiries, but can be picked up at the corner of Southwood Lane and Links Way..
You will need to visit Enquiries if you need to pick up a dibber. Otherwise, you can go straight to the start as you will have pre-entered on racesignup
At the start, there will be people there to help if you need it.
The route to the start will be taped from Enquiries, but can be picked up at the corner of Southwood Lane and Links Way..
You will need to visit Enquiries if you need to pick up a dibber. Otherwise, you can go straight to the start as you will have pre-entered on racesignup
At the start, there will be people there to help if you need it.
Start Times
Starts are open 10.00 -11.30am. Please choose a start time to ensure you can finish before the courses close at 12.30pm. Start times have been added to your sign up to prevent long queues at the start. However, these are advisory only. We won't be checking!
Starts are open 10.00 -11.30am. Please choose a start time to ensure you can finish before the courses close at 12.30pm. Start times have been added to your sign up to prevent long queues at the start. However, these are advisory only. We won't be checking!
Parking
Morrisons have very kindly agreed to let us park in their car park. Please turn right as you go into the car park and park at the far end.
Morrisons have very kindly agreed to let us park in their car park. Please turn right as you go into the car park and park at the far end.
Facilities
There is a cafe and toilets in Morrisons which they are happy for us to use. Please do not enter the building in dirty or spiked shoes
First Aid is available at Enquiries
There is a cafe and toilets in Morrisons which they are happy for us to use. Please do not enter the building in dirty or spiked shoes
First Aid is available at Enquiries
Dogs
Dogs welcome under control. Please clean up after your dog.
Dogs welcome under control. Please clean up after your dog.
Liability Insurance
Important: Non-members are not insured under British Orienteering’s public liability policy. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are participating at your own risk.
Important: Non-members are not insured under British Orienteering’s public liability policy. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are participating at your own risk.
Safety and Risks
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser. Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course. Neither Southern Navigators, the landowner or British Orienteering can be held liable for any accident or other incident arising while undertaking the event. Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event - including clothing appropriate for the conditions, and if required, a means of summoning assistance (e.g. phone or whistle). Full leg covering is mandatory to comply with the BOF rules.
After forest orienteering, please check thoroughly for ticks and remove immediately if you find them. Lyme Disease is on the increase in the South East!
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser. Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course. Neither Southern Navigators, the landowner or British Orienteering can be held liable for any accident or other incident arising while undertaking the event. Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event - including clothing appropriate for the conditions, and if required, a means of summoning assistance (e.g. phone or whistle). Full leg covering is mandatory to comply with the BOF rules.
After forest orienteering, please check thoroughly for ticks and remove immediately if you find them. Lyme Disease is on the increase in the South East!
Refund Policy
If you are unable to attend the event, and withdraw your entry before the advertised early entry closing date, please contact events@southernnavigators.com for a refund. Either a full credit can be applied to your Racesignup account for use against future SN events, or a cash refund of your entry fee minus entry processing costs can be given.
The above policy will also be applied if the event has limited entry and you withdraw after early entry has closed AND your entry can be re-sold to another competitor.
In any other case, refunds or credits will not be given except under exceptional circumstances, and only at the club's discretion.
If you are unable to attend the event, and withdraw your entry before the advertised early entry closing date, please contact events@southernnavigators.com for a refund. Either a full credit can be applied to your Racesignup account for use against future SN events, or a cash refund of your entry fee minus entry processing costs can be given.
The above policy will also be applied if the event has limited entry and you withdraw after early entry has closed AND your entry can be re-sold to another competitor.
In any other case, refunds or credits will not be given except under exceptional circumstances, and only at the club's discretion.
Privacy
If you enter an event or activity for which we publish results your name will appear in the results section of this website. In addition we may seek to have the results published elsewhere, e.g. by local newspapers. Read our data protection page to see how we look after your personal data.
If you enter an event or activity for which we publish results your name will appear in the results section of this website. In addition we may seek to have the results published elsewhere, e.g. by local newspapers. Read our data protection page to see how we look after your personal data.
