Southern Night ChampionshipsWorthlodge ForestSat 22 November, 2025

Directions / Parking

Details to follow

Course Information

You can run any course you want to but if you are a member of an SEOA, SCOA or SWOA club and wish to compete in the championships, you should note which age classes are associated with each course:

Brown (M18 M20 M21 M35 M40)

Blue (M16 M45 M50 M55 W20 W21 W35 W40)

Green (M60 M65 W16 W18 W45 W50 W55)

Short Green (M70 M75 M80 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80)

Entry Details

Enter via Racesignup, no entry on the day:

• £15.00 BOF Senior/£6.00 BOF Junior up to 20th November 2025 (subject to map availability)
• £2 non-member supplement (Seniors only)
• SO juniors free (use code SOjuniors)
• Standard Dibber Hire: £1.00 Senior/£0.50 Junior
• SIAC Hire: £2.00 Senior/£1.00 Junior

Registration

From 1715hrs - 1915hrs.

Start Times

From 1800hrs - 1930hrs. Courses close 2100hrs.

Map Details

1:10,000 with 5m contours. A3.

Dog restrictions

Sorry no dogs in the event centre or out on the courses

Miscellaneous

Car park open 1700hrs.

In addition to their main head torch all competitors must carry a back-up torch and a whistle.

Trophies will award at the event to the following age class winners W16 W18 W20 W21 W35 W40 W45 W50 W55 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80 M16 M18 M20 M21 M35 M40 M45 M50 M55 M60 M65 M70 M75 M80

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Vince Joyce

Organiser:

Controller: Neil Crickmore

Important Event Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. Information about how to keep yourself and your children safe at an event can be found here.

Whistles: Carrying a whistle is strongly recommended at all our events and may be made compulsory by the organiser depending on identified risks and conditions.

SIACs: Note that in contactless mode no record of a SIAC "punch" is held in the control box. By using contactless punching, competitors are accepting the resulting risk that we may take longer to find them if they are lost or injured.

Covid Prevention: Please adhere to the British Orienteering Code of Conduct and take care to allow others to maintain social distance if they wish.

Ticks: Please be aware that ticks are common across many of the areas we run in and can carry infections such as Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Encephalitis. This is why the rules of orienteering say that you MUST wear full leg and abdomen cover in the forest. Full arm cover is also recommended. Please check for ticks after running and seek medical advice if you develop flu like symptoms or a spreading circular rash after being bitten. There is an excellent government leaflet here.

Insurance: All of our events are registered with British Orienteering and are covered by their public liability insurance; individuals are advised to consider their own private accident insurance.

Please note that the insurance only covers those registered as being part of the event so if you are taking part as a group, or are accompanying / shadowing a child please make sure you register the names of everyone taking part as you sign up.

For club taster / coaching sessions, individuals who are registered as attending are insured for a maximum of 3 initial sessions whilst deciding whether to join; they must be members of British Orienteering by their 4th session.

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