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Orienteering this Sunday, 15th June 2008, at Purdown, Bristol

Bristol Orienteering Klub's next event takes place this Sunday, 15th June 2008, at Purdown, Bristol..

The event is particularly suitable for beginners to the sport. Families are well catered for, with a string course for young children and a range of colour coded courses suitable for all ages.

Planner Alan Honey writes: "The Purdown course layout for Sunday 15 June has been designed to provide great spectating. Early arrivals (before 1030) will be able to watch Rat Race competitors pass through. Later arrivals will be able to see competitors on all the colour coded courses. Why not bring a picnic to the start area and leave it for when you finish. It is 800m along a pavement from the car park to the start."

You don't have to be a member of a club in order to take part - new faces are always welcome. If you are a beginner, look out for the helper wearing an "ask me" tabard or simply ask at the registration tent.

Queries about this event should be directed to the organiser, Ben Moon (contact details on the Event Details webpage).

Location

University of the West of England (UWE) Frenchay Campus. Access via the main entrance off the roundabout on Coldharbour Lane.
SatNav Coordinates: 51.497867, -2.545921; Nearest Postcode: BS16 1WR

Please follow the orienteering signs to the car parking location and obey the marshals' instructions. A £1 car parking fee will be collected on arrival.

Courses

The following colour coded courses are on offer: white, yellow, orange, red, light green, green and blue; these courses are graded according to technical difficulty and length - click here for a more detailed description of what the colour standards mean.

There will also be a string course for very young children, where the competitors use a simplified child-friendly map and are guided around the course by a string laid on the ground (or by ribbons tied on branches).

Start Times

Registration 10:30am to 12:30pm. Start times 11:00am to 1:00pm. Courses close at 3:00pm.

Entry Fees

From £1.50 to £7 dependent on age and course plus £1 to hire an electronic tag (free for juniors) if you don't have your own.
Discount of £2 for senior members of British Orienteering. Non-members may claim a £2 discount at their first three BOK events (ask for details). Charges are "per map/tag", so you only pay one fee if you run as a team using a single map and tag.

More Information

Everything you need to know can be found in the Event Flyer, accessible from the Event Details webpage.

Resources for Beginners

Membership

Details of membership can be found on the BOK website. Senior members are entitled to a discount of £2 on the entry fee at most of our events.

Things to do after the Event

Nearest Pubs (Google Maps)
Nearest Cafés (Google Maps)

Coming Soon

This next events in our ever-popular Summer Informals Series are on Thursday 19th June at Leigh Woods and Wednesday 25th June on The Downs .

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