Venue Hillsborough Parish Church
Date Sat, 11th Jan 25
Starts 10:00 to 14:00
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 11 January 2025 | |
| Venue | 📍Hillsborough Forest | |
| Event Format | Club Meet, Coaching and Social. A way to improve your orienteering skills in a social way without the pressure of competition. Taking place every 2nd Saturday of the month (except June, July, August and December), club coaches put on sessions for orienteers, no matter your age or level. Everyone is welcome! | |
| Entry/Registration | Register via this ONLINE FORM | |
| Registration closes | Midnight, Tuesday 7 January 2025 | |
| Start Times | Arrive 10am for registration (NOTE EARLIER TIME). Coaching takes place 10.15am to 12.15pm (We’ve heard you. You want longer coaching time).
Control gathering 12.15pm to 12.45pm. Social of shared packed lunch takes place afterwards 12.45pm to 2pm. |
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| Price | 💰 Club Meets are FREE for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland as well as O-Play and TD1/2 Juniors.
Non-members are also welcome to attend any of our activities and events but there is a £5 fee per person for this activity. After attending three orienteering events, people must join a club so they are insured. Join our club (LVO) today to avail of free coaching and reduced event entry fees: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join |
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| Terrain Summary | Runnable forest and parkland. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | The last time Hillsborough Forest was used was for the Spring Cup in April 2023. Map and courses can be seen here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?#499 | |
| Notes/Courses | 👨👩👧👦 Groups will be organised into people with the same level of technical ability, each having a dedicated coach: O-Play – for children in P3 and under, accompanied by their parents. ⚪🟡 Technical Difficulty (TD) 1 and 2 (White and Yellow) Easy courses with all controls mostly on linear features such as paths, walls and streams. Suitable for P4 children and above and adult newcomers who want a gentle introduction to orienteering. 🟠 TD 3 (Orange) Courses use basic use of a compass and route choice. Ideal for novice orienteers or young juniors with experience (ideally aged 10 and above). 🟢🔵🟤 TD4 and 5 (Lt Green, Green, Blue and Brown) Challenging navigation with route choice and using more contour and point features suitable for experienced juniors and adults. |
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| Kit requirements | 🧥👖 Full body cover is mandatory. If the weather is cold or wet – a waterproof jacket will be mandatory. As well as times of exercise there will be periods of coaching when you will be stationary, so layer up – bring along a hat and gloves to keep comfortable. There is likely to be a bag drop off point with a coach present or close by. NOTE: the club or coach is not responsible for the safe keeping of the kit, it is dropped off at your own risk, so please leave any valuables in the car. All should carry whistles. Bring a compass if you use and have one. Some base plate and thumb compasses will be available to borrow and try out. Dibbers are not required. | |
| Parking |
📍 Parking and Registration is at Hillsborough Parish Church, Main Street. NOTE: there is a one way system in place, use the right hand gate to enter. There is limited parking, so please car pool if possible. There is additional parking at the forest park.
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| Toilets | Hillsborough Parish Church Hall. |
Location
Hillsborough Parish Church
Main Street
Hillsborough
BT26 6AE
Volunteers
To volunteer at this event please email volunteer@lvo.org.uk. You can find information on each role here as well as the current list of volunteers.