BOK Local event
Sat 9th Nov 2024
Bristol
SWOA
Local
Location
| Venue: | Clifton Downs |
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| Nearest town: | Bristol |
| Event centre: | The Downs Café |
| Postcode: | BS9 1FG |
| Grid reference: | ST573748 |
| Parking information: | Car Parking : Free parking is available on both sides of Ladies Mile https://w3w.co/gravel.milk.order The Downs Cafe have a great selection of drinks, cakes and savouries and will be a great place to enjoy some post event refreshment and apres orienteering socialising. Check out their menu here : https://www.facebook.com/thedownscafebristol/ The Downs Cafe gets great reviews : https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186220-d19917336-Reviews-The_Downs_Cafe_Bristol-Bristol_England.html They have a toilet and there are also public conveniences just along Stoke Road by the water tower. We will be sharing The Downs Cafe area with junior footballers who play on a Saturday morning on the adjacent junior football pitches and their families and other regular cafe users. It is hoped that many youngsters will wish to try out our sport, and and a free Newcomers course has been specially created for them and their families to give a taste of orienteering and hopefully a String Course too. The Start and Finish are both across Stoke Road and so parents and guardians are asked to ensure they safely conduct their children across this busy road which will not be marshalled. |
| Dog rules: | Dogs need to be on a lead near the café and kept under control in all areas. |
Details
| Description: | Part of BOK's Local event series, scoring towards Club Senior League and Junior League. We will be sharing the area with a lot of footballers - juniors in the morning and adults from lunchtime - so all our timings are EARLIER and SHORTER than normal 0915 Registration opens - for those that have not already entered on Orange, Yellow, White and Newcomer courses and for collection of dibbers for those that have pre ordered them 0945 First Starts - with priority given between 0945 and 1000 to Helpers and Juniors to enable them to relieve other helpers and get unaccompanied Juniors through early 1015 All unaccompanied Juniors must start by 1015 ( so that road crossing marshals can finish marshalling by 1045 ) - Marshals and accompanying parents then have time for their run All unaccompanied Juniors and any participant who anticipate taking an hour or more to complete their courses are asked to start by1015 or earlier. 1130 Start closes 1230 Courses Close There will be one Start and one Finish for all courses which are located close to the event base. Parents and guardians of Juniors that are running unaccompanied are asked to ensure they accompany their juniors to the Start and from the Finish as these are located across the busy Stoke Road. BOK road crossing marshals will be deployed on all other roads crossed during courses between 0945 and 1045 and juniors are asked to follow these marshals instructions for their own safety. PLEASE REMEMBER TO DOWNLOAD IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR RUN so that the Results team know you are back safely and controls can be collected in promptly Control descriptions will be printed on the maps with loose descriptions available at the start (written descriptions for Orange, Yellow, White & Newcomer courses only). |
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| Type: | Cross Country |
| Physical difficulty of terrain: | Easy |
| Entry times: | Start times 09:45-11:30. Courses close 12:30. |
| Punch type: | SI |
| Hire fee: | £2 |
| Competitions: | Club League |
| Event number: | 82877 |
| Event website: | Click here |
| Final details web page: | Click here |
Courses
| Course description: | Courses: For this event there will be a free and non-competitive beginners' course, in addition to the usual competitive courses from White up to Blue standard. Map: Scale 1: 7,500 with 5m contours kindly updated in 2024 by Mike Forrest from earlier versions The Downs offers a mix of open parkland and small wooded areas, providing varied challenges for orienteering. Most courses run through flat, open grassland with scattered trees and bushes. Some courses may cross a 20 mph road, the courses have been planned to cross this road at an obtuse angle, please therefore take plenty of time to ensure you cross this road only when it is safe to do so. Unaccompanied Juniors will be conducted across by BOK marshals. Longer courses may enter a wooded valley with steeper slopes and rougher terrain. Shoes with good grip are essential here, especially after rain. For shorter courses, trainers are suitable unless it's wet. This diverse terrain makes The Downs ideal for all skill levels. |
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| Colour coded courses: | White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Short Green, Green, Blue |
XS 0-2.5km | S 2.6-5.0km | M 5.1-7.5km | L 7.6-10km | XL 10.1km + | |
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| Very Easy | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Easy | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Medium | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Hard | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Very Hard | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered. | |||||
Entry
| Payment date | Junior/student | Senior | Family/group |
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| 03/11/2024 | £3 (£3) | £5.5 (£8) | £0 |
| 10/10/2024 (Late entry and Entry (only Light Green, Short Green, Green and Blue)) | £5 (£5) | £7.5 (£10) | £0 |
| Beginners course | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| EOD (White, Yellow courses and Orange only) | £3 (£3) | £5.5 (£8) | £0 |
| Non-member fees shown in brackets. | |||
| Online entry via: | https://pre-entries.co.uk/dl/events/s/b75f6b/r/fgh87RVDXzh5tZltyPcp |
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| Online entry closing date: | 03/11/2024 |
Contact us
| Club: | BOK |
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| Association: | SWOA |
| Contact: | David Hunt |