11/02 Entry details updated

13/02 Map corrections section added

15/02 Due to a last minute issue, I am short of helpers. If anyone is able to collect controls, that would be very welcome and you will get half price entry. Please talk to enquiries, thanks.

Parking at Normanby Hall Country Park, at the north end of the park. Signposted with brown tourist signs from the northern end of the M181. Or, if you are coming south over the Humber Bridge, take the first exit and turn right at the roundabout picking up brown tourist signs from there.

The park charge £5 per car to enter (unless you are a member or are camping (see facilities section below)). The entry fees have been kept as low as possible in light of this.

The park is about 4 miles from Scunthorpe railway station; no buses operate to the park or adjacent village on a Sunday.

Entries are now closed. There are a few spare maps - email helena@halo-orienteering.uk if you would like a late entry (£2 surcharge).

Fees are £9 seniors, £4.50 juniors with a £2/£1 supplement for anyone not a member of British Orienteering. Entries close at 23:59 on Monday 10th February. No entry on the day.

The park has plenty of parking, toilets, a café, a shop and children's play area, plus displays in the Hall itself. There is also a campsite suitable for tents, campervans or motorhomes. The campsite fee includes a discount for meals at the adjacent golf course clubhouse & free entry to the park. Camping must be booked in advance.

For details of the park facilities, camping, opening times & membership see the park website. 

The event centre is in a classroom about 100m from the car park. The classroom is between the courtyard café and the walled garden – from the car park, go through the gap in the wall by the toilet block and turn left. It is on the right behind the hedge. You may leave personal belongings here at your own risk. 

There are a number of areas which are out of bounds for your own safety, please adhere to them.

1) The deer sanctuary which is in the middle of the map. It is fenced off and you should have no reason to go in it.

2) The road and verge to the west of the area (marked with purple crosses).

3) Areas under the GoApe activity (marked with purple hashing).

4) The ha ha wall (near the GoApe). Please do not cross it (marked with a solid purple line).

In addition please be aware of the following:

 The area is well used by the public, including dog walkers and horse riders – please be courteous and give way to them.

 The area has some water filled ditches and ponds.

 Some of the paths in the country park are surfaced and can have quite an edge to them which may be hidden under leaves.

The area is traffic free but there may be park maintenance vehicles operating. The ‘land train’ may also be running.

Please do not climb walls and fences.

Note that orienteering is an adventure sport. A risk assessment for the event has been prepared, however please be aware that participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

You are advised to carry a whistle.

The courses use both the country park and the adjoining community woodland to the south east of the park. The country park has fast woodland and open areas; the larger community woodland is denser with many brown features. The area is flat.

10:45 - 12:15    If you need a later start eg split times for parents, please email the organiser & I will do my best to accommodate you.

There are two starts. The near start is adjacent to the classroom and is for courses White, Yellow, Orange, Blue & Brown. The far start is 900m from the classroom and is for Light Green, Very Short Green, Short Green and Green. Follow the tapes from the classroom.

The finish is approximately 100m from the classroom - don't forget to download.

Course details (subject to final controlling) are:

Controls are SIAC enabled but you must punch the start and finish.

Note that competitors on the Brown course need a dibber capable of holding more than 30 controls.

The White and Yellow courses follow surfaced paths ie are accessible and suitable for buggies.

Control descriptions are on the map and loose copies are available in the start lanes.

Courses close at 2:15pm. You must return to download by this time.

1:5000 Printed by BML. Survey updated Nov 24 by Brian Slater. 

A3 for all courses with legend and control descriptions on the front. Brown and Blue courses have double sided maps.

White and Yellow have written control descriptions, all others are symbols.

The maps were printed in November so there are some minor amendments - most of you will not notice as you run. The undergrowth is lower than it was in November and the snowdrops are out.

Blank maps will not be placed in the start lanes - they will be displayed on the classroom windows with the corrections marked, including anything that we find not mentioned below.

A number of statues marked on the map have been removed. This includes one that is a control on the White & Yellow courses. The control will be placed on a temporary trestle workbench structure. It is next to the path & obvious but its not going to win any art prizes.

There are some small piles of logs/brashings in an area south of the go ape installation. They are next to the path in an area already marked as slow run/walk.

In the community woodland, the 'horse jump ponds' are fuller than expected but other water features there are drier.

There has been some thinning near the hall, removing a thicket. No courses cross this patch.

Some small specimen trees have been planted near the entrance to the walled garden.

There are some small temporary items marked in purple which may have been removed.

Organiser     Helena Crutchley  email helena@halo-orienteering.uk

Planner         David Jolly

Controller     Brian Slater