Cherhill Down - Four Colour Local Event 2024
Sunday 20th October
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Car Sharing available
BLUE 6.8km 290m climb
20 Controls Difficult - Suitable for experienced orienteers only
Entry limit: 36
Entered: 36
GREEN 4.1km 100m climb
14 Controls Difficult - Suitable for experienced orienteers only
Entry limit: 46
Entered: 43
ORANGE 2.7km 45m climb
12 Controls Moderate - Suitable for all orienteers
Entry limit: 20
Entered: 16
YELLOW 2.4km 45m climb
10 Controls Quite easy - Suitable for beginners
Entry limit: 12
Entered: 10
INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
Senior: £10.00
Senior Novice: £5.00
Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £2.00
Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £2.00
GROUP ENTRY - ORANGE or YELLOW
Entry Fee: £6.50
Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
Entry Fee Chip hire: £2.00
From 14th October:
LATE INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
Senior: £12.00
Senior Novice: £6.00
Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £4.00
Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £2.00
LATE GROUP ENTRY - ORANGE or YELLOW
Entry Fee: £8.50
Non-BOF supplement: £1.00
Entry Fee Chip hire: £2.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December. Students are competitors over the age of 20 still in full-time education. Please check STUDENT on the Entry Form if this applies.
Helpers are entitled to 50% discount on entry fee (please contact Organiser for discount code)
Novice Courses for Seniors are Yellow & Orange.
The GROUP category is to encourage competitors who want to run or walk with friends or family on one of the Novice Courses (Yellow or Orange).
You will be charged a single fee of £6.50 no matter how large your group is and will receive 2 maps. Don't forget to hire an EMIT card if you do not own one. FOR SECURITY AND INSURANCE PURPOSES, YOU MUST PROVIDE THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP ON THE ENTRY FORM.
GROUP entries are not available on Green or Blue Courses. If you want to run with someone else on one of the more technical courses, you must enter as an INDIVIDUAL and would be deemed non-competitive.
Discounts do not apply to EMIT hire (lost card charges £50)
Non-BOF entries will be charged an additional £1 to cover BOF levies.
THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY ON DAY
There will also be a Charity Cake Sale available in the Download area supporting Little Troopers (www.littletroopers.net) so anyone requiring a post run nibble, please bring along some cash and help us support Little Troopers.
Travel Directions
Cherhill Down is between Beckhampton and Cherhill villages and is accessed down a narrow lane signposted off the A4 between Calne and Marlborough. Grid Ref (SU 04614 70154), Post Code (SN11 8XY) Long/Lat co-ordinates (51.430375 , -1.9350147), What3Words : revisits.hush.bandaged.
Car Share
The Car Sharing Scheme is available on the signup page where you will find full details about how it works.
Parking
Parking will be on grass adjacent to a fenced enclosure.
Start Times
Start times: 11:00 - 12:00
Courses close: 14:00
Facilities
Entry
On-line entry only - standard entry closes at 23.59 on 13-10-2024.
THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY ON DAY
Refund Policy
You may withdraw from the event up until 23:59 on 13-10-2024. Your entry fee will be held as a credit to be redeemed when you next enter an NWO event.
Timing System
The timing system being used is EMIT.
Map
Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours. Based on 2017 Map with updates.
Overprinted with course on waterproof paper with control descriptions on the front. Yellow and Orange courses will have written descriptions; Blue and Green have pictorial descriptions. Loose control descriptions for all courses will be available at the start.
Terrain
Open downland with some copses and scattered trees, hillfort and prominent monument.
Courses
All course distances/climbs/controls are provisional and subject to final planning/controlling amendments.
Hazards
Fences must only be crossed at marked points.
Steep slopes and cattle will be encountered.
Results
Results, Splits and Routegadget will be available on the North Wiltshire Orienteers website as soon as practicable after the event
Conduct
Please make yourself aware of and abide by the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.
Clothing and equipment
Dogs
Dogs allowed in the registration area only but must be kept on leads. Dogs are not permitted on the courses due to the presence of cattle.
Safety
Insurance
The British Orienteering insurance policy provides public liability cover for all competitors registered for this event.
Medical Conditions
If you have a high risk medical condition you want the organisers to be aware of please download and complete this form and place it in a sealed envelope with your name on it. This can be left at registration. Envelopes will only be opened if required for a medical emergency. Unopened envelopes should be collected after the event. Any unclaimed envelopes will be destroyed after the event.
Event Officials
Organiser: Stuart Fisher (NWO)
Planner: Doug Stimson (NWO)
Controller: Stuart Padget (NWO)
Personal Information
The personal data you give when you enter will be used by the event organisers and their agents, but only for the purpose of processing/publishing entries/results, conducting safety checks and as required by our insurers to validate our cover and managed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Cancellation Policy
NWO will make every effort to ensure the event goes ahead as planned. However, should the event be cancelled, NWO reserves the right to retain part of the advance entry fees to meet costs already incurred or committed.