SOG A4Slindon Wood & CoachingSat 16 November, 2024

Near: Fontwell
Level of event: Local
Type of event: Race

Results

Report

Many thanks to everyone who made it to Slindon Woods on Saturday. The weather was much better than last year and showed the woods in their best autumn colours.

It was great to see Chichester District Scouts again with almost fifty teams taking part in their annual competition this year. I managed to see the prizegiving and it was nice to see lots of smiling faces and young people enjoying the sport.

Finally, a very big thank you to all the people who helped with the event, both on the day and with the planning and preparation beforehand. It was greatly appreciated.

Matt and Katy

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Pre event info

We are offering FREE COACHING this week for juniors and adults. This is part of our monthly coaching programme.

There will be a range of useful skills to be learnt in small groups working with a coach. Rob will be running the session for older juniors (running orange and up) and adults. Karen will be running the session for younger juniors (running yellows) - meet them at the coaching flag at 9:45am, ready for a 10am start.

Please register your interest in good time on Spond or with Anna if you don't have the Spond app email Rob or Karen. Please pre-enter for your course as normal, you will have time to run after the coaching.

SOG Series Info

SOGs are friendly club events where children and newcomers are very welcome. 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. Green and Blue courses are run or walked by any age group - you can race competitively or just enjoy the woodland.

There are two series of events - autumn and spring of approximately 8 events each. Electronic timing (SI) is used.

Help on the day always appreciated.

Volunteer here

Enquiries here

Location Info

Nearest town: Fontwell

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

Directions / Parking

The access road to the parking area is narrow, so a one-way system will operate - please ensure that you arrive via Dukes Road – from the west (A27) take 1st exit at Fontwell roundabout and then take first left before the next roundabout into Dukes Road. At the staggered crossroads turn right into Slindon Bottom Road and the car park will be about 500m on the left. From the north and east please take the main road SW down to Fontwell roundabout, go right around it and come up the eastbound side. Then follow instructions above.

When leaving please turn left out of the car park and exit via Top Road.

Grid Reference: SU951081

Post Code: BN18 0SN

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Public Transport

Fontwell

Course Information

Course lengths:

Blue 5.5km (80m Climb)
Green 4.2km (60m Climb)
Short Green 3.2km (50m Climb)
Orange 2.6km (50m Climb)
Yellow 1.7km (30m Climb)

Participants in orienteering must wear appropriate clothing including full leg cover (not shorts). This is a standard rule of the sport to minimise the transmission of blood borne parasites. Activities in cold weather or poor conditions require layered clothing with a windproof and/or waterproof shell garment.

Courses have different technical difficulty - please refer to our skills checklist for a summary of skills needed to be successful. If you'd like to learn more skills, read up on our website, come along to our monthly coaching sessions or just ask at download for someone to talk you through.

Entry Details

Pre-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 membership secretary.

BOF member fees: Seniors £6.50, Juniors £3.25, SO Juniors free (use code SOjuniors).
Non member fees: Seniors £7.50, Juniors £3.25.

If shadowing a junior or going as a family group with one map and one dibber, just enter one junior.

'Dibber' hire:
Electronic punching (SI) chips are available to hire. SIAC (contactless): £2 (juniors £1), non-SIAC (not contactless) £1 (juniors £0.5)

Registration open

9:45 to 10:45

Start Times

10:00 to 11:00. Courses close at 12:30.

Map Details

Map created in September 2023 with updates to October 2024.
Scale 1:7500 / 5m Contours

Terrain Description

Part of the Slindon Estate which is owned by the National Trust. An area of mixed woodland with lots of paths running throughout. There are some areas of dense vegetation, but these are marked on the map and the courses are planned to avoid the worst of these. The area is reasonably flat but contains lots of pits, depressions and other earth features.

Dog restrictions

Dogs allowed.

Facilities

None

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Matt Hill

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