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Matley Heath results

By Julian Hartwell , 17 October, 2020

The results are available on race-results.info: here

And the lovely Routegadget is here

Jacky Pett did not clear at the Start control. I've guessed at a 10 minute leg to control 1.

 

 

Marcus White

5 years 6 months ago

Thank you to all who took part, helped on the day, mentored (Colin) and organised (Julian) for making this such an enjoyable event to plan. The results suggest the Blue in particular was a challenging course. In hindsight a few of the controls and sites could have been more generous, especially on a map which is showing its age, but I think most people had an enjoyable run.

Matley Heath's history as a WW1 training site can be seen in the trenches and bomb craters on the map. For those who are interested, brief histories can be found at https://bit.ly/3o3Lg3x and, at the risk of self-publicity, here: https://bbc.in/3k8xASv

Julian Hartwell

5 years 6 months ago

I hope you enjoyed a run in the Forest.

I wanted to keep the organisation as light as possible and off site computing was part of that but another time I’d probably use the battery operated equipment to provide printouts. 

Thanks to Marcus for some challenging courses and to Colin and Pete for support.

Helen Wheelwright

5 years 6 months ago

Thanks to you all for a nice run a round Matley Heath. Marcus, thanks for the BBC Sounds programme on the army training on Matley Heath. It was also interesting to read about the messenger dog school.

 

 

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Matley Heath Closed Event

IVCP MapRun

By Dave Currie , 15 October, 2020

The list of MapRun venues continues to grow with the addition of the three permanent courses at Itchen Valley Country Park. A reminder that the MapRunF app is free, as is the download of maps from British Orienteering. The park is very much open for business: check out their website for details of parking, toilets, and takeaway food and drinks from the café. Many thanks to Helen who went out today to check the controls.

Calling Prospective Organisers and Planners!!

By Terry Sankey , 14 October, 2020

A prerequisite of organising or planning an event is the attendance of an Event Safety Course. British Orienteering has included this course as part of its new e-learning content which is free to participants until the end of December, thereafter the cost will be £10.

The course is also available to established organisers and planners who wish to refresh their knowledge.

More information can be found on the BO website in the eLearning section under the heading Training and Support