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URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-club-score-championship-27/
SUMMARY:LVO Club Score Championships (Date TBC)
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSaturday 23 January 2027 (TBC)\n\n\nVenue\nGosford 
 Forest\n\n\nEvent Format\nClub Score Championship\n\nAnyone can enter and 
 enjoy a run but only current LVO members can be classified as eligible/com
 petitive for the title of Club Score Champion. Note: membership renewal is
  due on the 1st January!\n\nIf you are fairly new to orienteering\, don’
 t let the sound of club championship put you off – there are 3 different
  courses to choose from and you are welcome to run round as a pair or fami
 ly/friendship group (although to be deemed competitive you need to enter a
 s an individual).\n\n⏰ A score event is different to a normal cross coun
 try orienteering event in that\, there are a number of controls which you 
 can visit in any order you wish within a set time. Controls may be worth d
 ifferent values and it is very unlikely that you will be able to visit the
 m all. So\, you will need to plan your best route to get back before the s
 et time. Lateness back will bring point penalties.\n\n\nOnline Entry\n.\n\
 n\nSI Entries\n \n\n\nOnline Entry closes\nMidnight\, Monday 18 January 20
 27\n\n\nRegistration\, Start and Finish\nTBC\n\nRegistration open from 10:
 45 – 11:30am. There will be an event briefing for everyone in the car p
 ark at 11:30am sharp.\n\n\nPrice\n\n\n\n\nRace Prices\nMember*\nNon-Member
 \n\n\nSenior (aged 21 or over)\n8\n10\n\n\nJunior or Student\n4\n5\n\n\nMa
 ximum charge for a family**\n20\n25\n\n\n\nSociable group / family fee whe
 re all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required num
 ber of maps – one entry = one map.\n\n*Member of BOF Clubs only. Get Ann
 ual Membership today and experience the membership benefits including the 
 member rate!\n\nThere is no fee to hire an SI card if required\, but lost 
 cards are charged at £30.\n\n\nTerrain Summary\nThe walled forest has bee
 n a great draw in recent years with the development of mountain bike trail
 s and iconic adventure playground zones\, so as well as bikers\, be prepar
 ed to meet giants\, castles and mythical creatures. Expect the place to be
  busy. The Estate covers an area of 240 hectares and its various owners ha
 ve all had an impact on the place\, whether it was the Acheson’s and Ear
 l’s of Gosford who built the Castle\, created the Deer Park\, used the p
 onds to power a corn mill\, or planted the Arboretum which contains many r
 ecord trees\; the US army who are responsible for the firing range and the
  remains of several gun emplacements\; the German POW’s who built the sm
 all round tower in the main car park\; to the Forestry Service who created
  several plantations\; and to the present owners ABC Council who have adde
 d the MTB Trails and Play Zones. While mostly conifer\, the Forest contain
 s some beautiful huge specimen trees\, and some lovely runnable beech and 
 oak plantations. You may even find your path littered with expanses of wil
 d garlic in some places too.\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nThis area was
  last used for a LVO Autumn Trophy event in October 2023. Routegadget map 
 and courses can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#522\
 n\n\nCourse Notes\nTBC\n\n1️⃣ Young Junior Course 1 is suitable for Pr
 imary School Children – courses stick close to paths\, and the use of a 
 compass is not necessary (technical difficulty 2). This is the MW8/10 Cham
 pionship course and has a time limit of 30 minutes.\n\n2️⃣ Junior/Novi
 ce Senior Course 2 is suitable for improving Juniors and novice adults –
  the ability to use compass and navigate away from paths is needed (techni
 cal difficulty 3/4). This is the MW12/14 Championship Course and also has 
 a time limit of 45 minutes.\n\n3️⃣ Senior Course 3 is suitable for com
 petent orienteers (technical difficulty 4/5). Some controls will be placed
  far away and in physically and technically challenging terrain. This is t
 he Senior Championship course for MW16s and over only. This course has a t
 ime limit of 60 minutes.\n\nTime penalties – for every minute/part minut
 e you are late you will be deducted 10 points on Course 1 and 20 points fo
 r courses 2 and 3.\n\n\nFirst Aid and Safety\nPlease respect any impassabl
 e walls and fences\, warning signs and hatched purple areas. Look out for 
 and give way to other forest users\, especially mountain bikers. Please be
  careful around water features\, there is some deep water\, lakes/pools an
 d steep banks near rivers/streams. Also take care in the car-park and for
 est roads where it is always busy\, although courses are planned to avoid 
 any issues.\n\nThere will be a first aid and a qualified first aider avail
 able at registration. Registration is also a safe place for lost children 
 to wait.\n\nPlease do not come to the event if you are unwell.\n\nPlease b
 ring and carry any medication you might need\, especially inhalers and Epi
 Pen’s.\n\nIf you come across an injured or ill person\, please stop\, he
 lp and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on th
 e course who can stop to provide support.\n\nAll participants must return 
 to download\, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account 
 for all competitors\, ensuring everyone’s safe return.\n\nCourses will c
 lose and controls collected in at 12.30pm sharp. If you are still out on t
 he course at this time return to finish and download immediately.\n\n\nKit
  requirements\nFull body cover is mandatory.\n\nA whistle (emergency alert
  is 6 loud blasts per minute) is mandatory.\n\nA waterproof jacket may als
 o be mandatory if the organisers decide the weather requires one\, so brin
 g one along just in case.\n\n\nParking\nWe will be using the overflow car
 -park. Pass the main car park and follow the signs towards the lower deer
  park. At the first junction turn right\, immediately after the buildings 
 on your left turn right into the overflow parking field. It is very close 
 to registration/download which is in a nearby building.\n\nPlease note the
 re will be a charge for parking unless you have a valid Gosford Park Permi
 t. Fees are as per the Gosford Forest website (cars are £5). Please consi
 der car-sharing.\n\n\nToilets\nToilets are located beside the playground\,
  near the main carpark.\n\n\n
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