BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.9//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-464@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T130000 DTSTAMP:20201213T212937Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/autumn-trophy-2-donard-forest-2/ SUMMARY:Autumn Trophy 2 - Donard Forest DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED to 12th December\n\nSee BOF calendar     https://w ww.britishorienteering.org.uk/index.php?pg=event&\;event=78896\n\nAfter the high hills and open terrain of Divis Mountain we're back down to sea level and the shelter of the forest with the next Autumn Trophy event in D onard Forest Park on Saturday 12th December.\n\nAgain the team have been w orking very hard to make this event possible within current restrictions\, so please read the information below carefully as it contains several imp ortant details which differ from previous orienteering events.\n\nRegistra tion\, Start Times and Closing Time\n\n Registration FOR ALL will be at t he MOO (Mobile Orienteering Office) in the carpark in Greenhill YMCA\n St art times will be pre-allocated\, from 11:00 to 13:00.\n ALLOW TIME TO WA LK TO THE START – 0.5km and 75m climb from Greenhill. 10-15 minutes walk .\n Courses close at 15:00\, at which time controls will be lifted.\n\nEn try fees:\n\nPre-entry ONLY via SI Entries. See below for link\n\n\nEntrie s open on Wednesday 18th November and numbers are limited to 80.\n\nPlease read through and agree to this information and guidance before clicking o n the Entries link at the bottom of the page.\n\n Senior (year of birth 1 999 or before):  Members £7  (non-members £9)\n Junior / Student: Mem bers £3  (non-members £4)\n Family (maximum charge**): Members £17 (n on-members £22)\n SIAC Hire: £1.50\n\n* * If you are entering a family and it comes to more than £17 (if members or £22 if non-members) then pl ease contact the organiser after you have paid for the individual Senior\, or Junior/Student entries and we will arrange refund of the difference.\ n\nTiming will be SI Air only\; Register your own SIAC or hire one for £1 .50. Lost SIACs will be charged at £30.\n\nCourses - Planner: Stephanie P ruzina.\n\n Green 4.2km\, 155m climb\n Orange  2.6km\, 90m climb\n Yel low 2.2km\, 80m climb\n\nCoronavirus Safety Measures\n\n\nA number of meas ures have been put in place to provide for 2m Social Distancing and ensure your safety throughout this event. Please pay attention to them.\n\n Sta rt Times are pre-allocated so that we can minimise the number of people at the various stages of the event. Please time your arrival to that you can register and get to the start just in time.\n During the event please us e the hand sanitisers provided\n Do not touch the SI Control boxes except where an actual punch/dib is required.\n During the race please be aware of who is around you and try to maintain distance especially when approac hing Controls.\n Please maintain your distance during any post-event soci alising.\n\nIMPORTANT -  You MUST NOT attend the event if:\n\n You are S hielding or have a condition that makes you Extremely Medically Vulnerable \n You are unwell with a cough\, fever or other Covid-19 symptoms\n You have been in close contact with anyone who is suspected of or confirmed as having Covid-19 in the 14 days before this event\n\n You are supposed to be Self Isolating or are undergoing testing for suspected Coronavirus\n You have been out of the UK or Ireland within the last 14 days **EXCEPT fr om exempted countries - See the NI Direct website for the current rules an d advice.\n\nMap\n\nDonard Forest Park\, Scale 1:10000\n\nTerrain\n\nFores t on hillside. Vegitation variable.\n\nPlanner's Notes\n\nAs you are aware \, Donard Forest lies on the lower slopes of NI’s highest mountain and a s a result the terrain is steep in places. To appease the contour-averse\, all courses are starting higher than they finish. This does not mean they are downhill all the way! The Glen River divides the forest with some rea sonably runnable deciduous areas to the SE of the river. To the NW of the river there is dense vegetation and a significant amount of felling so to access the interesting slopes of Drinahillly there is an unavoidable secti on of path running.\n\nYELLOW COURSE. This is an adventure for our junior orienteers. They will need to duck under and scramble around some fallen t rees\, and they need to keep a close eye on where their line feature is go ing. IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR BUGGIES and may be very muddy in places. There are a couple of places where tapes will be hung to make the line feature a little clearer. In general\, on a yellow course the participant should b e able to orientate the map\, follow line features and make up to 2 decisi ons between controls. 2.2km\, 80m climb\n\nORANGE COURSE. The orange cours e can be navigated using line features\, but there is also the opportunity to cut some corners and to make route choice decisions. Sometimes cutting a corner will give the quickest route &\; sometimes if the terrain is rough it might be better to go by the path. It is useful to be able to set the map with a compass. 2.6km\, 90m climb\n\nGREEN COURSE. What do I say? Wet\, muddy\, slippery in places\, and unfortunately that choice between path and forest\, contouring or climbing. 4.2km\, 155m climb\n\nI am still trying to confirm access to Greenhill YMCA. If this is not possible cours e lengths and climb may change slightly.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nDirectio ns and Parking\n\n Car parking is free at Greenhill YMCA. Access via Shan Slieve Drive\n\n Please time your arrival to limit congregating in the c ar park- i.e. arrive in time for your pre-allocated start time but not exc essively early.\n The Finish will be close to Registration.\n\nSafety Not es\n\nALL competitors MUST download their times at registration even if th ey don't finish the course.  If you fail to download someone will be out looking for you unnecessarily.\n\nThe car park will be busy\, please take care and supervise children. Be aware that forestry vehicles and machinery may also be encountered on roads and in competition area.\n\nThere are mo untain bikers within the competition area. Please be very careful crossing their trails and you should avoid running along them.\n\nTHE GLEN RIVER I S ONLY TO BE CROSSED VIA A BRIDGE and courses have been planned to make th is the best route.\n\nWhistles: recommended.  Cagoules: weather dependant .\n\nNewcomers\n\nYou are welcome to join us even if you are not a member of the club. Club members will be available to offer advice and assistance \, just ask at registration.\n\nSocial/Facilities\n\nThere are toilets in Donard carpark and plenty of cafes in town.\n\nRemember to respect current Social Distancing rules and space yourselves appropriately while you rela x and catch up.\n\nVolunteers! \n\nWe need volunteers on the day to help a t Registration\, Starts\, Download and Control Collection. Please get in t ouch with the Organiser  if you can offer help. It will be much appreciat ed and you will of course still get a run!\n\n\n\n\nCheck Entry List here\ n CATEGORIES:Autumn Trophy,LVO Fixtures LOCATION:Greenhill YMCA - Donard Park\, Donard Park\, Newcastle\, Down\, BT 33 0GR\, Northern Ireland GEO:54.206123;-5.893985 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Donard Park\, Newcastle\, D own\, BT33 0GR\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Greenhill YMC A - Donard Park:geo:54.206123,-5.893985 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR