Queens Park

Report

Results, Splits and Photos posted.

Lovely day once again. Thank you Lucy, Matthew and Team for an enjoyable event.

Planners Comments

Thank you all for coming to Queen’s Park on such a lovely day! I apologise for number 2 being in the wrong place - I’d counted the number of trees from the end but not double checked with the gate and it appears more trees have been planted and I know a few people lost a reasonable amount of time on this. Sorry.
Just a reminder that olive green is out of bounds and shouldn’t be run across and thick black fences shouldn’t be crossed. Three people managed sub 44 seconds on control 124 on the sprint which is impossible without climbing over the fence ....
Thank you Matt, Mum and Vince for helping and Simon for helping to pack up!
I hope you all have fun at Preston park next week!

Lucy

RouteGadget

Is a web app for sharing and comparing orienteering routes. You can draw your own route or upload a GPS track from your watch. It also allows you to watch an animated replay with a simulated mass start.

Park O Series Info

Park-Os are friendly club events, usually in parks or school grounds, where children and newcomers are very welcome. These are fun events where you can get a feeling for the sport – you can walk or run, go as a group or on your own or challenge your navigation at high speed against some of our top competitive orienteers. Yellow and Orange courses are suitable for children to run on their own with a bit of practice. Adults are welcome to shadow children until they are confident to go on their own. Sprint courses are run or walked by any age group.

The Park-O series takes place in the early summer and early Autumn and is 8 events this year. Certificates are awarded for the best placed in a variety of age categories.

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Enquiries here

Location Info

Nearest town: Brighton

Postcode: BN2 0GD *
Lat,Lng:50.82530,-0.12647
Grid Ref:
Google Map
Streetmap (OS 50k)
Bing Map (OS 50k)
OpenStreetMap

* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

Parking Parking is pay and display along West Drive, North Drive and East Drive which surround the park. (£1 for 1hr, £2 for 2hrs, £4 for 4hrs) You can use the “paybyphone” app to pay.

Registration will be located in the open area in the north-west of the park.

Course Information

Yellow – 1.2km, 15m climb, Orange 1.8km, 35m climb, Sprint 2.8km, 45m climb (please note the sprint course crosses the road on the northern edge of the park and all courses pass by the unfenced lake)

Entry Details

Entry via Racesignup.co.uk. Newcomers are welcome and eligible for a free trial session - if you'd like to reserve a map or discuss the event please email our club secretary.

Entry fees: Sprint £6.00, Orange £3.00, Yellow £3.00 (SO Juniors free - use code SOJuniors)

SI card hire: Seniors £1 (£2 for SIAC), Juniors 50p (£1 for SIAC)

Registration open

From 9:45 to 10:45

Start Times

From 10:00 to 11:00 Courses close at 12:00

Map Details

1:3000 with 2.5m contours, minor updates May 2018.
Please note park benches have not been mapped.

Terrain Description

Open Parkland with a large lake in the south central part of the area. Urban area to the north of the park (used on the sprint course only)

Dog restrictions

Dogs are permitted in the north-west part of the park where the start and finish are located HOWEVER the remainder of the park is not permissible to dogs and which unfortunately means none of the courses are dog friendly.

Facilities

Café and toilets are located within the children’s play park in the south-west side of the park.

Miscellaneous

This is a public park. Please respect other park users particularly within the children’s play area.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Lucy Jepson & Matthew Carrington

Organiser:

Controller:

Park-O 5Queens ParkSat 07 July, 2018

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