Autumn/Winter Local 2025/6 series: Exhibition Park, Newcastle

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    • Registration opens: 10:00 am closes: 11:00 am
    • Starts from: 10:00 am

    Fourth and final in a series of low key local Saturday morning events, in and around Tyneside, with a league to encourage participation and competition. Courses suitable for beginners and the more experienced wanting some training competition.

    Terrain: Formal Parkland. Longer courses may venture onto the Town Moor rough pasture.

    Registration Car: (10:00 – 11:00) Start / Finish all at Park Terrace off Claremont Rd. roundabout opposite Q.Victoria Rd., nearest postcode NE2 4BB, grid ref. NZ247653 GoogleMap
    Parking recommended in Park Terrace (£1.50 per hour cashless)
    Alternative Claremont Rd. Car Park (£1.90 per hour)
    Buses/Metro from all parts to City Centre (Haymarket)

    Facilities: Cafe in the park.

    Entry: Senior £5.00 Junior £2.00 Family £5.00. Entry on the day only.  Please provide exact change.
    A card reader will be available, subject to signal.
    Large groups should give prior notice, please.

    Courses:
    Yellow (1.5 – 2.0 km.) ~ Orange (2.0 – 3.0 km.) ~ Long Orange (3.5 – 5.0 km.).

    Maps ands Controls
    Sites will be marked with a miniature O sign and orange tape secured with a clothes peg. Markers will have a code letter in permanent marker to be written on the control card. Carry a pen.
    Electronic timing will be used for start and finish. All runners will be issued with a loan dibber which may be downloaded off site. Timing tickets will be issued at download.

    Starts: From 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Courses close at 12:00 noon. All participants should return to registration by that time when the markers will be removed..

    Scoring:
    100 points for the winner of each course, 99 for second, 98 for third etc. Anyone running in a course above their class will get a bonus of 5 points (10 for 2 courses above) and, likewise, anyone running a course below their class will be docked 10 points.

    Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport. Risks have been assessed and mitigated as far as possible . However, participants take part at their own risk. Non members are not insured against claims for damage.

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