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Updates
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23nd May |
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23nd May |
Yet more changes to the start list - scratch two and add one on day 1, scratch one, add one and move Gavin on day 2, scratch one on day 3
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22nd May |
Hire SI Chip numbers allocated (see entries page). Day 2 start list for H50 changed
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21st May |
Final Details have been uploaded - see link to left. (Provisional) start lists for all 3 days as well
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17th May |
Please check the entry list - do we have your details correct? We need to enter these into the SportIdent system BEFORE day 1 - as we will be rather too busy on the Saturday morning!
Final details for SINS are now up at http://www.sins.org.uk/
Final ARDF details will be published SUNDAY PM along with start lists (I have a test match to watch and will be at Lords for the weekend)
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12th May |
The site visits have been made and the courses have been planned. Provisional details for day 1 can be viewed using the link to the left
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2nd May |
The entry fee will be £8 per person per day (£24 for all three days). Juniors (18 years and under) will be GBP4 (£4) per day. At these rates we will break even or make a small loss. (which the organiser will bear). There may be a small charge for car parking
SI chip hire will be £1 (If you are running both ARDF and Orienteering on the same day then you will need TWO SI chips - othewise the software will overwrite your first run!
Final site visits will take place between 4th and 8th of May. Details of courses will be posted to this site as soon as possible afterwards
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15th April |
Check visit to Titterstone Clee completed - no interference on 80m except when within 600m 'line-of-sight' of UK main Air Traffic Control and Weather Radar Stations. PJ80 suffers voice breakthrough and 'mosquito' noises, G3ORY design - no problems.
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3rd April |
Entry table has been updated - 27 so far - but where are all the British Entries?
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17th March |
Venues have been confirmed. Entries are now open - please visit the entries page and email me your entry - as soon as possible please so we have an idea of how many to cater for! Visa invitations for 11 overseas competitors are in preparation |
14th Jan |
Site Created
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Note: the
Google Earth links work fine in Firefox and Opera, IE7 ignores the .kmz extension and declares them as zip files, open these and then is should work OK. Sorry about that.
Day 1 - Saturday 26th May
Titterstone Clee Hill
(Google Earth) (Streetmap) - FoxOring on 80m. There are very few trees but as the hill has been subject to quarrying and coal mining there are many, many earthworks, pits and other such features. Views from the top are spectacular.
Day 2 - Sunday 27th May
Bucknell
(Google Earth) (Streetmap) - 80m ARDF. This forest is mostly coniferous plantation. If you wander too far you may take part in the first ever ARDF in Wales (The international border runs through the competition area].
Day 3 - Monday 28th May
Brampton Bryan
(Google Earth) (Streetmap)- 2m ARDF. This a mixture of parkland, coniferous plantation and some of the best open oak woodland in Midland Britain
The Location
The competition areas are all within 20km of
Ludlow in the beautiful Shropshire Hills, a touristic region, on the Welsh border, 80km to the the west of Birmingham and close to the UNESCO world heritage site at
Ironbridge
Ludlow is an a lively market town with fascinating architecture, a reputation for excellent food and drink and was described by the poet
Sir John Betjeman as "The most perfect town in England"
Springtime is the best time to visit this area - especially as the
bluebells should be in flower
With Orienteering!
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There are just Eleven (11!) regular ARDF-ers in England and only two of these live within 150km of Ludlow. So in order make organisation practical the event will be in association with 'Springtime in Shropshire' - a 'holiday' orienteering festival. There will be over 1000 orienteers competing.
All necessary facilites be provided at the competition sites and a full programme of entertainment will take place in Ludlow each evening.
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It is
hoped that it will be possible to ARDF and then orienteer after you have completed your Radio Run - this does depend on distances from registration to the start and finish points. Make sure that you let the ARDF organiser know so that start times can be allocated.
The Orienteering website is
here. This gives full details of the orienteering competitions and other arrangements
Travel!
By road Ludlow is 230km (3.5hr+) from London Heathrow (LHR) and 90km (80 min) from Birmingham (BHX) and 150km (2.5hr+) from Liverpool Airport.
By rail Ludlow is 3.5hr from London and 2 hours from Manchester.
There are also bus and coach services.
Use the
UK Transport Planner to check out possibilites.
The three competition areas are within 20km of Ludlow.
If you are staying at the event centre there is a good chance of being able to arrange lifts to days 2 and 3.
Day 1 might be more difficult as most people will drive directly to Clee Hill (9km) and only then travel to the campsite after the competition. There is a suitable public bus service from Ludlow and from Kidderminster.
If you will
not be travelling by car please contact the organiser for further details.
Accommodation!
The orienteering festival are arranging an event centre and camp site at Ludlow School. This will be suitable for tents, caravans and campervans ("RV").
Check out the
SINS website for details.
There are plenty of "Bed & Breakfast" guest houses close to Ludlow - but as the competition is taking place over a public holiday weekend it is sensible to BOOK EARLY!
Contact
Ludlow Tourist Info and
Shropshire Tourist Info for assistance.
Contact
The organiser can be contacted by email using...
