Festive Frolics at Plessey

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    This year’s Christmas Event will again feature the Plessey Challenge with a slightly different start set up, as well as a range of other courses. Also introducing the Mini Challenge (Plessey Challenge but shorter, doesn’t go past the Burn).

    Terrain: Country Park. Mixed woodland, paths, tracks.

    Travel: Follow the Country Park Brown Signs from Junction of the A192 and A1068, South west of Bedlington.
    Bus X21 or X22 Haymarket > Regent Centre > Hartford Bridge > Ashington > Newbiggin
    Car Park: Country Park car park. NZ238803 Map ///heartless.video.parading
    First hour – Free. Up to two hours – £2.00. Over two hours – £4.00. Cash or PayByPhone

    Entry: Entries now open via SIentries. Closing date 15th December (midnight).
    Limited entry on the day for Yellow, Orange. Pre enter if at all possible to avoid disappointment.
    Santa Trails Free, entry on the day only.
    Seniors (M/W21+): £7.00 Juniors (M/W20-): £2.00
    Starts: 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Colour courses: Turn up and go. No time slots.
    Plessey Challenge will start 11:00 a.m. and the Mini Challenge straight after. Meet at the Visitors Centre (Download) at 10:55 a.m. where there will be a short briefing.

    • Courses:
    • Santa’s Trail (White) (0.6 km. ~ 0 m. climb)
    • Yellow (1.7 km. ~ 20 m. climb)
    • Orange (2.9 km. ~ 45 m. climb)
    • Light Green (3.1 km. ~ 85 m. climb).
      Does go down to the river and comes up a set of steps.
    • Plessey Challenge (approximately 5.5 km. ~ 100m. climb)- start from 11:00 a.m. at 30 second intervals into a micro sprint and then the odds and evens. (you choose whether you go to all the even number controls first or the odd numbered) there is a 5-minute time penalty if you go to a control out of sync. If your SI card doesn’t hold 40 times. Please can you email in advance to reserve a SI 10 card.
    • Mini Challenge (Approximately 3.3km. ~ 20m Climb) Same as the Plessey Challenge.
      Please Note the courses do not comply with British Orienteering rules.

    Descriptions: This description symbol is used for a Wooden Tepee

    Map: 1:3000 Santa Trail and Yellow courses
    1:5000 Light Green and Challenge courses
    The Challenge courses will be printed on A3

    Facilities: Toilets. Children’s Play Area.
    Café open from 10:00 a.m. Hot and cold food and drinks available.

    Presentations: Approximately 12:15p.m. Please stay for presentation.

    Organiser/Planner/Controller: Katherine Brown <crosbybrownAThotmail.com>

    Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport. Please take care. Risks have been assessed.
    A section of the river path is unusable due to a landslide it is marked on the maps and courses have been planned to avoid it.
    Please bring your own requirement of water.
    Please be aware of dog walkers, small children and other park users.