Venue St. Luke’s Hospital
Date Sun, 15th Dec 24
Starts 14:00 to 15:30
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Event Description
Orchard County Orienteers cordially invite you all to our last event of 2024 – an Urban forage around the lovely grounds of St. Luke’s Hospital.
This Event is also the last leg of this year’s NI Urban League and consequently I wouldn’t want to disappoint any of you Urban fans. For your delight we will be using a newly extended map ( as if you need any more stress ) and as ever, I’m planning all the fun. What’s not to love. Merry Christmas!
| Date | Sunday 15 December 2024 | |
| Venue | 📍Luke’s Hospital, Armagh | |
| Event Format | Urban Orienteering. Courses for all abilities. Please note this is an Urban event and thus there will be age restrictions on who can run what unaccompanied. | |
| Entry/Registration | https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=14744 | |
| Registration closes | Midnight Friday 13th December | |
| Start Times | 2pm – 3.30pm. Late starters may need a torch. Courses close 4.30 pm | |
| Price | Individual Senior run ( aged 21 & over ) : £8,
Family group or Junior/Student £4 per map. For end of 2024 and 2025 membership, JOIN HERE via the British Orienteering website. |
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| Terrain Summary | Urban courses – hard surfaces and grass. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | ||
| Notes/Courses | Long : ~ 7.0 km
Medium : ~ 4.3 km 33 controls Short : ~ 2.3 km, 24 controls Please Note: for the Medium and Long courses you will need a dibber capable of holding more than 33 controls. i.e. SI Card 9 and upwards or a SIAC. SI AIR will not be turned on! Course Safety & Junior Restrictions:
The Short Course is free of vehicular traffic. There are no road crossings and consequently I deem it perfectly safe for all teens and above to be able to navigate on their own.
For 12’s and under I would still recommend that the juniors are either accompanied or shadowed. Whilst there is no traffic, we are still in an urban environment and safeguarding concerns need to be taken into account as well as H & S. Please note that for any adult wishing to shadow a junior and then have their own run afterwards, they will be
classed as Non-Comp in the results having entered the competition area prior to competing themselves. Any under 16’s wishing to complete the Medium or Long Courses will need to be accompanied by an over 16 year old
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| Kit requirements | 🧥👖 If the weather is cold or wet, layer up and bring a waterproof jacket. | |
| Parking | St. Luke’s Hospital Car Park – please enter from the city side and follow the signs.
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| Toilets |
At present, there will be no toilets on site. The nearest available are at Home Bargains. |
Location
St. Luke’s Hospital
Loughgall Road
Armagh
BT61 7NQ
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.