Balcombe Estate SE League Event

In Memoriam
We are holding this event in grateful memory of Simon Greenwood - SEOA Chair for over 20 years who sadly passed away in December 2022. He is greatly missed by the orienteering community and we plan to make a donation of £500 to the Orienteering Foundation in his memory.

Event Centre
Balcombe Estate Forestry & Sawmill, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe.
Enquiries and Download will be housed in the sawmill office near the entrance gate.
Facilities include a Tom's Burger Van, Toilets, a Clothing Drop and professional First Aid cover.

Parking
The main parking will be at Bowders Farm, Haywards Heath Road, RH17 6QH, GR TQ318292 what3words ///octagon.skirt.absorb
Families and older competitors can use the sawmill site – RH17 6NJ, GR TQ316296, what3words ///wove.flows.trailers
Please try to share cars wherever possible as space will be limited.

Public Transport
Balcombe Railway Station is approximately 1.5 km from the sawmill. Otherwise you are recommended to use the car sharing element of racesignup to arrange a lift.

Map
Survey and cartography by Mike Elliot February 2023 with updates December 2024. Scale is 1:10,000 with 5 metre contours. The map is ISOM2017.
You can view the 2023 map here

Punching
SI Controls will be used throughout and will be SIAC enabled (other than the Start and Finish). SIAC cards will be available to hire.

Start and Finish
Starts are from 10:30 to 12:30 and courses close at 14:30. The Start is some 400m from Assembly (west of the car park at Bowders Farm). The Finish will be close to the Event Centre.

Results
Live results will be available during the event via the QR Code on your printout and on the club web site as soon as possible after the event.

Conduct
Please make yourself aware of and follow the British Orienteering Guidance for Participants (revised 19 July 2021).
All competitors must wear full leg cover as per British Orienteering Rules published 2024 - page 11 Clothing and Equipment section 8.1

Dogs
Allowed in the Parking and Assembly Areas but not on the courses. Please keep your dog on a lead and clean up after them.

Risk
Orienteering is a physically challenging sport. Competitors take part at their own risk.

Safety
Shorter courses (Short Green, Light Green and below) will not cross any public road. There is a small chance that there may be a vehicle on an estate track, but this is not expected.
Longer courses (Green and above) will cross a ‘B’ road with a timed out and marshalled road crossing. They will also cross, or use, another very minor public road, with little or no traffic. This road will not be monitored.
A potentially dangerous stream (steep banks and mud) may be encountered on Short Brown and above. It will be marked as Out Of Bounds and courses are planned to avoid it.
Light Green, Green courses and above, have one or more crags. Courses have been planned to avoid (or give route choice to avoid) the steepest descents. Younger juniors should not encounter any of the crags.
All courses will cross a railway twice by means of bridges. Under no circumstance should any competitor go onto the railway tracks (which would require climbing a fence).
All competitors are required to carry a whistle. A waterproof top may be compulsory if the weather is poor.

Officials
Planner: Keith Masson (MV)
Controller: Mike Murray (SLOW)
Organiser: Mike Bolton (MV)