Summer Local No.3: Exhibition Park

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    • Registration opens: 6:00 pm closes: 7:00 pm
    • Starts from: 6:00 pm
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    Third in a series of low key local Wednesday evening 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

    Registration:
    Bandstand, Exhibition Park

    Suggested Parking: Lambton Road E. End (P & D £1 ph until 18:30 cashless Pay by phone 71049 or card) Beware Resident Permit bays.
    Park Terrace (P & D £1 ph until 18:30 cashless Pay by phone 71062 or card)
    Claremont Rd Car Park: (P & D £1.90 ph until 18:00 cashless Pay by phone 3658 or card)
    Metro: Jesmond 500 m.
    Buses into town via Great North Road have a stop for Brandling Park just after the motorway peels off (blue square on above map). Underpass direct into the park.

    Entry: Senior £5.00 Junior £2.00 Family £5.00. Entry on the day only.  Please provide exact change.
    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.). Actual distances to follow.
    Long Orange uses two underpasses. Orange and Yellow stay within the main park.

    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 will be downloaded off site. Timing tickets will be issued at download.
    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 5 points (10 for 2 courses below).

    Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport. Risks have been assessed and mitigated as far as possible . However, participants take part at their own risk. Consider other park users and be aware of cyclists and the very occasional vehicle in the park.

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