Summer Local Series 2025: Wallsend Parks

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    • Registration opens: 6:00 pm closes: 7:00 pm
    • Starts from: 6:00 pm

    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.

    Travel: From Coast Road A1058 Wallsend Interchange or Central Wallsend lights take Station Road A186.
    At the light controlled crossroads (not pedestrian xings) turn into North Road ( southbound left, northbound right). Forward past Park entrance to Wallsend Green, filtering left down Crow Bank. ///decide.push.toxic
    Google maps
    By bus: Stagecoach 22 Cobalt <> Throckley to Wallsend Old Town Hall (750m.)
    GoNE 1 Whitley Bay > N.Shields > Newcastle Wallsend Old Town Hall (750m.)
    Metro: Wallsend 1.2 km. via Station Road & North Road

    Parking: Crow Bank Google maps

    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.

    Facilities: None

    Courses:
    Yellow (1.5 – 2.0 km.) ~ Orange (2.0 – 3.0 km.) ~ Long Orange (3.5 – 5.0 km.).
    Shorts are allowed as there is no advantage in entering areas of major undergrowth.
    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 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Courses close at 8:00 p.m. 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.

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