The area of the 1999 map of Bosworth Park covered the woods around the lake and the park up to the car park. It was necessary to add the fields and new planting to create an event area that was (only just) big enough for a night league event. There was little of orienteering interest in the new extensions, but in the dark it was sufficient to vary the pace and tempt some into errors.
The event was promised to be dry, this turned out only to be correct from the waist up; the fields were very soggy and it was commented that the map should have shown the depth of the bogs!
It was nice to welcome orienteers from far afield. We have now had our two night league events this season but there are many night events to follow this winter in the midlands.
Thanks to all who turned up and realised my abition of running a night event where there were more runners than controls.
Cheers
Peter Hornsby MOR & LEI
THIS WEDNESDAY December 11th OD Night Event Wykin Slough on the Bulkington to Coventry road
Wednesday 8th January OD Night Event - details not yet known
January 18th WM OD Local Night Score
Event. Arley. S5N
Paul Furness, 01827 872171. Fees TBA.
February 1st YH EPOC Night League
Event. Newmillerdam, Wakefield. SE/330145.
C4N John Elliott, 0113 252 9209.
£3.00/£1.00. Short, Med & Long courses. No dogs.
February 8th YH EBOR Night Badge Event
& Northern Night Champs. Birch Hagg, Kirby Moorside. SE/684910.
C3N
Organiser: Nev Myers, 01904 767677. neville@myers-n.demon.co.uk
Entries:
addressee TBA. CD: unknown. Fees TBA. EPS-SI. No dogs. www.eborienteers.org.uk
February 8th WM HOC Night Score Event &
Western & WM Night Leagues. Old Hills, Malvern. SO/829487.
S5N Judith
Taylor. JATaylor@worcestershire.gov.uk £3.00/£1.00. Starts 1830 or when dark. 60
min night score. No dogs. www.harlequins.org.uk
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February 22nd-23rd NE British Night Championships Weekend
C4S 22nd - Sprint Race. Dukeshouse, Hexham. NY/945627.
C1N 22nd -
BRITISH NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS. Dukeshouse, Hexham. NY/945627.
C3/4 23rd -
Junior Badge Event (inc FCC & WCS Selection Race), Senior & Veterans
Short Race & Colour Coded Event. Dukeshouse, Hexham. NY/945627.
Organiser: Patrick Smyth, 0191 2364152.
Entries: Andrew Nicoll, 47
Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 3AQ, 0191 252 2383.
andrew@nicoll.co.uk CD: 07/02/03. Fees: 22nd Sprint Race £2.50/£2.00, no EOD.
BNC £6.00/£3.00, no EOD. 23rd £3.50/£2.50. School children (CC) £1.00. Lim EOD
for 23rd only +£1.00. EOD for CC but pre-entry preferred. Chq: NATO. EPS-SI.
Junior Badge use "ageless" catgories - eg. JM5M/JW5L. Starts: Sprint Race - 1300
- 1400, BNC - 1800 - 1900. Special entry form on website. Dogs in car park only.
www.muddy.org/NATO
March 8th WM WCH "Chase
Challenge" Night Badge Event & Midland Night Championships & UK Cup.
Birches Valley, Rugeley. SK/017171.
C3N Organiser: Neil Lawford, 01283
713032. MidlandNightO@BosInternet.com
Entries: David & Pat Schofield, 6
Elm Avenue, Walton On The Hill, Stafford, ST17 0NA, 01785 604472.
david.schofield@telinco.co.uk CD: 17/02/03. £7.00/£2.50 +£1.00 SI hire. Use
separate SEF with 9x6 envelopes for Sat & Sun events and quote SI No or
hiring. No EOD. Chq: Walton Chasers. EPS-SI. Starts 1900 - 2000. Usual age
classes + Novice. UK Cup enter M/W21. Parking £1.00. Dogs on lead.
www.walton-chasers.co.uk
Sat 15 Mar NOC Haywood Oaks C5N John Dalton / Richard Robinson
December 15th EM LEI Club Christmas
Novelty Event. Watermead Country Park, Leicester.
C5 Ian Wells, 01572
755419. Fees TBA. Parking £1.00. www.leioc.org.uk
Basically designed as a
CHRISTMAS NOVELTY EVENT for club members, friends from other clubs are welcome
and
refreshments are available afterwards. I have no doubt father Christmas
will be in attendance as usual.
January 1st EM LEI New Years Day Club
Event. Castle Hill Country Park, Anstey, Leicester. SK/554083.
C5 Andy
Portsmouth, 0116 230 1337. andy.portsmouth@btinternet.com £2.00/£1.00. Dogs on
lead. www.leioc.org.uk
starts from 11.00 to 12.00 courses closing at 1.00. All
are welcome and courses broadly equate to Orange, Light Green and Blue although
this is not a very technical area. We will be running on Bruce Bryant's award
winning map "BOF Small Areas Maps areas not large enough for badge events) -
Highly Commended"
Courses are 2, 4 and 6 k long with pre marked maps.
Starts are from Anstey Tennis Club just off the A46 (Western Distributor Rd) Anstey & Beaumont Leys turn off.
After the event the organisers and anyone else interested will be repairing to the Gynsills Hotel on the A50 near the A46 to put back those XS calories. To the best of our knowledge they will be serving food as usual.
January 19th EM LEI Colour Coded
Event. Ratby Woodlands, Leicester. SK/518069.
C4 Paula Baldry, 0116 267
3468. peter.baldry@tesco.net £3.50/£1.50. String course. Dogs on lead.
www.leioc.org.uk
This is a rapidly maturing area of new woodlands including several old pockets of old woodland and incorporates the historic Martinshaw Wood.
We are using electronic punching and operating within the new BOF guidelines and will be putting on courses from WHITE to BLACK including a purple for those less experienced runners wanting a good run without too much technicality.
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February 16th EM LEI Colour Coded Event. Old Dry Hills,
Corby.
C4 Andy Portsmouth, 0116 230 1337. andy.portsmouth@btinternet.com
£3.50/£1.50. EPS-SI. String course. Dogs on lead. www.leioc.org.uk
March 30th EM LEI Badge Event & EM Championships.
Belvoir Estate West, Melton Mowbray. SK/817337.
C3 Organiser: John Marriott,
0116 236 4295. john.marriott@ntlworld.com
Entries: Thelma Spalton, 31 The
Burrows, Narborough, Leicestershire, LE19 3WS, 0116 275 1255.
gerry.spalton@btinternet.com CD: 15/03/03. £7.00/£2.50. Lim EOD +£1.00. Chq:
Leicestershire Orienteering Club. EPS-SI. String course. Parking £1.00. Dogs on
lead in car park only. www.leioc.org.uk
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| Name | Age | Club | Split | Finish | |
| 1 | Bruce Bryant | M45 | OD | 12:00 | 27:06 |
| 2 | Mike Dugmore | M60 | HOC | 31:18 | |
| 3 | Rob Haywood | M21 | IND | 32:37 | |
| 4 | Ian Tebbutt | M35 | LEI | 34:32 | |
| 5 | Mike Hampton | M55 | LEI | 16:00 | 34:48 |
| 6 | Liz Phillips | W35 | OD | 16:00 | 36:01 |
| 7 | Mark Thomson | M35 | NOC | 17:00 | 36:07 |
| 8 | Alastair Paterson | M35 | LEI | 17:00 | 39:37 |
| 9 | Keith Streb | M45 | NOC | 18:00 | 39:42 |
| 10 | Roger Devey | M50 | IND | 39:43 | |
| 11 | John Marriott | M50 | LEI | 43:00 | |
| 12 | Richard Webb | M40 | HOC | 16:00 | 49:32 |
| 13 | Mike H Cowley | M55 | LEI | 52:02 | |
| 14 | Barry McGowan | M55 | HOC | 56:32 | |
| 15 | L Fluke | M55 | LEI | 31:00 | 59:05 |
| 15 | Robert Haskins | M50 | LEI | 31:00 | 59:05 |
| 1 | Colin Drury | M55 | LEI | 0:26:27 |
| 2 | Kevin McCann | M40 | HOC | 0:35:50 |
| 3 | Aleksi Davidson | M8 | LEI | 1:00:00 |
| 3 | Daniel Davidson | M8 | LEI | 1:00:00 |
| Roy Denney | M55 | LEI | Retired |
| Income | £36.00 | ||
| Expenses | Maps used |
£18.50 |
|
| Unused maps |
£6.50 |
||
| Map bags, control cards |
£2.50 |
||
| Stationery |
£2 |
||
| Petrol / parking |
£6 |
£35.50 | |
| Profit | Excluding levies, access charges |
£0.50 |