Thorndon South Map extract,
Thorndon South Map extract

Thorndon South SWELL & ESSOL

Herongate, Brentwood Essex

Sun 29th Sep 2019

Type of event: Regional
Type of terrain: Parkland, Woodland
League: SWELL, ESSOL

Information updated: 30th Sep

Results

Info

(30/09/2019 17.55 Results by course and Splits updated to remove duplicate entries for competitors who mis-punched but subsequently completed their course).

 

COMMENTS

Thank you for attending the event. Despite the weather forecast there was thankfully little rain after the organising team got soaked while setting up everything prior to the arrival of the competitors. Fortunately we managed to pack away everything before the rains came back.

Some new temporary fencing appeared only a day or two before which we were unaware of until the morning of the event. All we could do was to make a note of it at the Start. 

Most people seem to have enjoyed their run which always makes all the hard work that goes into staging an event worthwhile.   

 

Thanks go to the organising team: Graham Batty (Planner), Colin Jackson (Organiser), Paul Beckett (on the day Controller/control checker), Janet Biggs (Controller) and volunteers: Barbara Beckett, Dale Bennett, Tony Biggs, Guy Lidbury and family (Charlie, Hugo and Amelie), Michael Muggeridge, Garry Parmenter, Chris Shaw, Andrew Welsh, Richard Wilkes and Olive.

 

This event incorporates the first rounds of both the 2019/20 SWELL (South & West Essex Local League) and ESSOL (Essex and Suffolk Schools Orienteering League) seasons. 

We welcome Chigwell and Epping Forest Orienteering Club (CHIG) and Dartford Orienteering Klubb (DFOK) for their respective club championships. 

The event is open to all orienteers and newcomers are especially welcome to come and try some orienteering in a friendly atmosphere.

 

Final details updated 26/09/2019 to include a note about the width restriction in the car park.

Location

Location map

Nearest town: Brentwood

Directions / Parking

From the M25 J29 junction:  Take the A127 east for 3 miles.  Turn north at the A127/A128 junction towards Brentwood; after a quarter mile turn left into the country park indicated by a brown and white tourist sign. (OS Grid Reference TQ 634898   Postcode CM13 3LH) 

NB. 6’6” width restriction to the main part of the car park. Wide vehicles need to park before the pinch-point.

The car park is hard standing or on well drained grass areas. There is a tiered Essex County Council "Pay and Display" charge: upto 1hr £2.20; 2hrs £3.30; 3hrs £4.40 or over 3hrs £5.50 (coins and cards accepted), you will need to enter your car registration number before paying.

Public Transport:The nearest railway station is at West Horndon, 3 km to the south:  half-hourly service from Fenchurch Street. There are no local bus services on a Sunday.

Event registration will be next to the car park.

Facilities

Toilets near to the west end of the car park. Kiosk/cafe is expected to be open for light refreshments.
Start and Finish both within 300m from the western end of the car park.
Other attractions: Lake with wildfowl. The barbecue area is currently closed.

Terrain Description

Thorndon Park South is a compact mixture of gently sloping established and re-planted woodland, streams and a lake, open meadows and pasture fields, with some steeper slopes and contour detail

Registration & Start Times

Registration 10:00 am to 12 noon.
Starts 10:15am to 12:30 pm.
Courses close 2.30 pm.

Course Information

A range of colour coded courses, White to Blue. There is a Light Green and Short Green. Course information:- 

  Distance Climb Controls  
WHITE 1.6K 45m 11 Easy - Junior beginners
YELLOW 2.3K 50m 11 Fairly easy - Junior improvers, adult beginners
ORANGE 3.5K 75m 10 Moderate - competent juniors; adult improvers 
LIGHT GREEN 3.6K 60m 12 Fairly hard - experienced juniors; competent adults
SHORT GREEN 2.5K 50m 14 Experienced orienteers wanting a shorter course
GREEN 4.7K 85m 19 Experienced orienteers
BLUE 6.1K 110m 22 Experienced orienteers

 

Courses will be suitable for beginners, improvers  and experienced orienteers. Help and coaching will be available for  beginners/improvers (please ask at Registration). Maps will be overprinted on waterproof paper. Loose control descriptions will be available at the Start.

Entry Details

Pre-entry on Fabian4 upto Friday 27 September:-

Seniors £8 (£1 surcharge for non-British Orienteering members.)
Juniors £3.

Entry on the day (EOD):

Seniors £9 (£1 surcharge for non-British Orienteering members.)
Juniors £3.

Electronic punching will be used at this event – SI ‘dibber’ hire fee £1.
Pairs and groups pay one senior fee only but should take only one map.

Contacts / Officials

Planner:         Graham Batty (HAVOC)  
Organiser:      Colin Jackson (HAVOC)
Controller:      Janet Biggs (HAVOC)

Dogs allowed?

Not permitted on the courses because of livestock. Dog exercise circuit around the grass field south of the car park.

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.

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