East Pennine Orienteering Club

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June 4, 2009

Storthes Hall Woods Local (colour coded) Event

Sunday, 3rd May 2009

Car Park. Hard standing in the Storthes Hall complex, SE of Huddersfield. There are permanent toilets. Follow permanent and O signs from A629 at SE189133.
Terrain. Lovely, runnable, deciduous woodland with a good path network and some contour detail.
Map. Recently revised by Ian MacMillan. 1:10000, 5m contours. Features due to mountain biking activity are not mapped.
Electronic. SI Controls.
Registration. 10am to 12 noon.
Courses. String, White, Yellow, Orange, Long Orange, Light Green, Green & Blue.
Starts. 10.30am to 12.30pm. About 10 mins walk.
Finish.  There are two finishes. One finish is for Green and Blue. All other courses use the other finish. Both are close to each other and to the Start.
Entry Fees. Seniors £5. Juniors £2.
Dogs. No problem if on a lead at all times.
Safety. Safety is the responsibility of the competitor. We are using the 'Buddy' system. Make sure you have a reliable buddy who will raise the alarm if you seem very late finishing. Lone competitors who cannot find a buddy should leave their car keys at the information and enquiries car. Courses close at 2.30pm.
Newcomers. Those new to Orienteering will be very welcome at this event. Just bring along a compass if you have one and ask at enquiries.
Organiser. Paul Taylor, EPOC.
Planner. Juliet Morgan (EPOC).            Controller. Dave Morgan (EPOC).