Mixed punching will be enabled for all days. You do not need a SIAC to compete, but they are available to hire (through the entry system) if you would like one. SIAC hire is £3.60 per event, or you can hire a non-SIAC for £1 per event.
Hired SI-cards must be handed in at download on your last day of competition. If you are competing in both individual and relay you can keep hold of it until the relay day. If you do not return a hired SI-card before the end of the weekend there will be a charge of £20 for a standard SI-card and £50+VAT for an SIAC
NEOA is a small region. We expect the majority of participants from the NEOA clubs (CLOK, NATO, NN, DUOC) to help, but would also appreciate any offers of help from outside the region. There is a question on the entry form to indicate if you are able to help on either or both days. Helpers will get two £3.50 vouchers per day they help on, which can be used at food or clothing/acccesory traders.
Long distance entries will open on Friday 1st December and close on Sunday 17th March.
Pre-entry by championship age class (M/W10 - M/W90) or non-competitive colour coded course (white, yellow, orange, light green)
Entrants must be a current member of British Orienteering or a member of an overseas IOF affiliated federation.
To be eligible to be a British Champion, an individual competitor must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When entering competitors will be asked to confirm if they are eligible to be a British Champion.
Shadowing is not allowed in championship classes.
The long distance is a World Ranking Event for M21E and W21E. Anyone entering these classes must provide their IOF ID. Current IOF World Ranking IDs can be found here. See here on the IOF website for details on how to obtain one by creating an IOF Eventor account if you do not have an IOF ID already.
| Entry Fees(£) | By 21st Jan | By 18th Feb | By 17th Mar | By 5th April |
| Championship senior | 26 | 28 | 30 | N/A |
| Championship junior or student | 11 | 12 | 13 | N/A |
| Non-championship colour coded senior | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Non-championship colour coded junior or student | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Colour coded courses will be available by pre-entry, and continue to be available after the main 17th March closing date until Friday 5th April, subject to maps. There will be NO entry on the day for any classes or courses.
Please note the following regarding start time preferences:
Relay entries will open on Friday 1st December and close on Sunday 24th March.
Entrants must be a current member of British Orienteering or a member of an overseas IOF affiliated federation.
To be eligible to be a British Champion relay team (with exception of adhoc classes), all competitors must on the day immediately preceding the day of competition in question be a member of British Orienteering and either (i) be a British citizen or (ii) have been a member of British Orienteering in each of the three membership years preceding the year of the competition. When declaring teams, team captains will be asked to confirm if the team is eligible to be a British Champion relay team.
For all classes except Junior and Mixed Ad Hoc, all competitors must be from the same club (unless a neighbouring club alliance as below).
This applies to the following classes:
Clubs from the same Association and/or geographically adjacent clubs are permitted to form combined teams (“Alliances”) for participation in the British Relay Championships. The same applies to JK Relays and British Mixed Sprint Relay, and a different alliance can be formed for each team at each event. Alliance teams are competitive and will be eligible to win trophies.
Clubs may only combine to enter “Alliance” teams if they have already entered as many complete teams as they are able to in each class.
In circumstances where combined teams are formed, clubs must pick their best runners for their own club team or teams before seeking to form an alliance to give their additional junior orienteers the opportunity to run in the competition. Any attempt by clubs to do otherwise may lead to their alliance team being declared non-competitive. The spirit of this initiative is, therefore, that clubs form teams from their own members and are encouraged to develop their own club juniors; it is not the intention for 'elite' teams to be formed.
Senior Relay Team - £75
Junior Relay Team (mini relay, M14, W14, M18, W18) or all-student team - £39
In the case of curtailment or cancellation of the event due to circumstances beyond our control, we reserve the right to retain all or part of the entry fees.
Competitors may only cancel their entry if the event itself has not been curtailed or cancelled. Refunds will be given to cancellations by entrants as follows: