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Sunday 23rd March

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Orienteering at Westwood, near Netley.

Join us for a local event at Westwood with courses for all skills and all ages.

If you are new to orienteering or new to the club or just want to talk about how to progress with your orienteering, one of our coaches will be on hand to help.
Contact: entries@socweb.org
Location
Courses

Yellow 2.0km
Novice course. All on paths. Suitable for beginners.
Entry limit: 8
Entered: 4

Orange 2.7km
Novice course. Mostly on paths, but corners can be cut. Suitable for improvers.
Entry limit: 12
Entered: 12

Short Green 3.4km
Orienteering experience required.
Entry limit: 15
Entered: 15

Green 4.6km
Orienteering experience required.
Entry limit: 15
Entered: 15

Blue 6.6km
Orienteering experience required.
Entry limit: 15
Entered: 15


Entry Fees
Senior: £8.50
Senior Novice: £5.00
British Orienteering non-member supplement: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Senior Enhanced Chip hire: £2.00
Junior: £4.50
British Orienteering non-member supplement: £2.00
Junior Chip hire: £0.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Novice fee applies to adults entering on the Yellow and Orange courses.

There will be a charge for lost timing chips of £32 (£68 for SIAC)
Event Information

Entries after 16th March are subject to limited map availability.

Location, travel and parking
The event centre is opposite Weston Parade public car park, Weston, near Netley, SO19 9JT:

Free parking is available in Weston Parade public car park (2.5m height restriction) and along the Parade roadside (no height restriction).
There is also free parking in a small public car park on the left as you enter Weston sailing club (what3words: amber.crust.bravo, Grid ref SU449091).

Parking may be tight, so please car share where possible.

Netley rail station is 1.7 miles from the event centre and trains run hourly from Southampton on Sundays. Buses also run hourly from Southampton to Weston and Netley.

The public car parks can be busy. Please take care when walking through them and when crossing the road to the event centre, start and finish. Please ensure young children are accompanied.

Timing
Help, advice and SI Dibber hire: 10:00 - 12:00
Starts : 10:30 - 12:30
Courses close: 14:00

Start at any time but please make sure you have enough time to finish the course before course closure. If you have your own SI Dibber you may go straight to the start.

If you are hiring a SI dibber, this can be collected from the Enquiries/Download tent in the event centre.

From the event centre, there is a 300m walk to the start and 500m back from the finish.

Map and Terrain
1:7,500 map on waterproof paper, 5m contours.

Westwood is a nature reserve of ancient deciduous woods, rolling grasslands, and the remains of conduits that once fed water to the monastery at Netley Abbey. The orienteering courses will take you through the woodland path network, over the concrete foundations of a World War 2 artillery emplacement (now hidden in the undergrowth), and also out into the more open, runnable area in the eastern part of the park.

Facilities
Public toilets are available at the On The Water Cafe, 700m from the event centre. The Cafe sells hot and cold drinks, burgers, panini and ice creams.

Safety and Cancellation Procedure
Please be aware of the risk of ticks and Lyme disease.

Please do not pick up litter or unidentified objects in the competition area.

In the unlikely event of us needing to cancel the event due to poor weather, this will be communicated via the SOC website, socweb.org.

If you have driven to the event on your own, please leave your car keys at the Download tent.

Orienteering is a physically challenging sport. Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.

Dogs
Dogs are allowed at the event centre and on the courses. Dogs must be kept under control at all times. Please do not run with more than one dog and give priority to other runners at control sites. Dog owners are liable and responsible for any situations involving their dog.

Download
You must report to Download before you leave, even if you retire. This is so we know you are back and don't start searching the woods to find you!

Officials
Planners: Doug Greenwood and Annika Greenwood
Organiser: Jessica Stanfield 07887 743992

Westwood Event page