Urban orienteering around the streets and parks of Whitchurch. This is a Regional event and part of the West Midlands Urban League.
Venue: Whitchurch – assembly etc will be in the Jubilee Park.
Parking: there are various public car parks in the town which are free on Sundays. The nearest is close to Jubilee Park, on Castle Hill at postcode SY13 1BH. Please be aware that supermarket car parks, while free, are subject to time limits (these vary, so please check before leaving your car there!).
Terrain: Whitchurch is an old market town with many black and white buildings. It has a mixture of housing estates and open park areas.
Courses: the full range of urban courses will be available. Note that juniors under the age of 16 will be restricted to the courses that do not cross roads. Details are as follows (note that if you wish to score points in the West Midlands Urban League you need to enter the course for your age group):
| Course | Distance | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Men Open 18-35 | 7.5km | 28 |
| 2. Men Vets 40+, Women Open 18-35 | 6.4km | 27 |
| 3. Men Super Vets 55+, Women Vets 40+ | 5.6km | 23 |
| 4. Men Ultra Vets 65+, Women Super Vets 55+ | 4.3km | 21 |
| 5. Men Hyper Vets 75+, Women Ultra Vets 65+, Women Hyper Vets 75+ | 3.4km | 20 |
| 6. Junior Men 16-, Junior Women 16- | 3.0km | 17 |
| 7. Young Junior Men and Women 12- | 1.2km | 14 |
Map: 1:5000 with 2.5m contour intervals, updated 2024 by Rod Postlethwaite and printed on A3 Waterproof paper.
Entries: Seniors £8. Juniors £3. Non BOF members £10. Please pre-enter via Fabian4:
Note that pre-entries will close on Sunday June 30th (at 23:59:59). There will be limited map availability for entry on the day. Starts from 10:30 to 12:00. Courses close at 2pm.
Punching: SportIdent electronic punching will be used. Dibbers available to hire £1. Lost dibbers will be charged at £40.
Safety: competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. Please take care crossing roads. Please remember to download after your run, or you will be deemed as missing and a search will take place for you. Shorts are permitted.
Dogs: dogs are welcome, but no dogs on courses except assistance dogs. Please pick up after your dog. Please note there is an area within the park where dogs are not allowed.
Officials: Organiser: Diane Jacks; Planner: Clive Richardson; Controller: Henry and Brenda Morgan (POTOC)
Medical information
If you wish any medical information to be available to a practitioner in the event of an emergency, please fill in the British Orienteering medical information form, place it in a sealed envelope with your name on it, and deposit it at Enquiries. It will not be opened unless we have reason to believe you may have suffered a medical emergency and will be shredded after the event if you don’t collect it.
Results are available as…
- Summary results as PDF to view or download
- Full results with splits (HTML)
- British Orienteering results with ranking points
- West Midlands Urban League scores
- RouteGadget
