These details are for an event that has already taken place.

Travel by Public Transport / Bicycle:

Helpful links: Airport: East Midlands / Railway: Trainline / Coach: National Express / Buses: Traveline

Information for Bicycle Users:
Bikes can be locked to a fence or lamppost

Information about shelter for leaving bags etc.:
Bags may be left in the club tent

Specific Information for event day:
No train service to Shirebrook is currently shown as being available.
Alternatively, by bus 12 at 0915 from Mansfield (0950 arrival at Shirebrook Market Place).
Bus travel on Sundays from Worksop is difficult and arrival may be too late at Shirebrook.
Bus travel from Chesterfield Stevenson Place currently shown as bus No. 1 or 1A (they alternate) leaving at 0905 and arrival at Shirebrook at 0955. Services run every half hour.

Travel by Car / Motorcycle / Minibus:
FROM NORTH: Follow A60 towards Market Warsop. Turn right on to B6031 at Church Warsop (signed). Follow B6031 to junction with B6407 and proceed as below. FROM SOUTH: Follow A60 northwards towards Market Warsop. Approx. 1km north of Mansfield Woodhouse turn left on to B 6047 (signed). After passing double bends at Sookholme there is a concealed entrance on left after 200m. Take care! At junction with B6031 turn left (give way to traffic from right!) and follow B6407 to Shirebrook. Pass the railway station. Take left fork signed Pleasley and then left again, just before Fire Station, on to Portland Drive. At the roundabout turn left. Parking is then on the left .

Nearest Postcode for SatNav: (of necessity may not be very close)
NG20 8GB

Parking: SK530671    syndicate.comment.breeding
Parking is at New Brook Industrial estate . Spaces are limited so please share transport wherever possible. Overflow car parking will be in nearby retail / business parks if necessary.

Beginners: ... help here
This event is suitable for newcomers.
The area is Parkland/Woods. You will need clothes and footwear suitable for the weather and terrain.
We like to help newcomers to get started. There is a newcomer email where you can ask for advice. Please let us know that you are coming to the event and we will allocate someone to help you.

Courses: ... explanation

Course	Classes	km	Climb m		Controls	Technical Difficulty
Brown	Double sided map	8.7	175		23	Hardest
Blue	Double sided map	6.4	130		16	Hardest
Green		4.5	100		14	Hardest
Short Green		3.5	75		13	Hardest
Light Green		4.0	85		12	Harder
Orange		2.8	60		11	Medium
Yellow		2.6	40		12	Easy
White		1.8	45		8	Easiest
Subject to final controlling

Enquiry Point:
At Download / Registration. EMJOS will have a cake / homebaking stall to raise funds for Squad activities. This will be located next to Download / Enquiries.

Start Times:
10:30 to 12:00

Courses Close:
14:00

Terrain:
Reclaimed colliery site with open areas and nicely maturing woods, actually some lovely areas of runnable forest!

Punching System:
Timing is by SportIdent
Contactless punching is enabled for those with SIACs.
Everybody must punch conventionally at the Start and Finish

Map:
1:10000 5m   ISOM
Courses Overprinted on Waterproof paper

Start:
Approx 900m from Car Park along rough tracks and paths. Follow the tapes. The route passes the Finish so clothing may be left there if required.
The start will be arranged into three 1-minute boxes (-3,-2 and -1).
Please ensure that you have cleared and checked your SI/SIAC cards before you start.
Remember to 'punch' at the start box.

Control Descriptions:
Printed on the map, and available loose in the start boxes

Finish:
Aprox 200m back to Download. Follow the tapes.

Download:
Download is next to the Enquiry Point

Results:
Results will not be displayed at Download but will be available on the NOC website.
There might be Live O results on the day, if reception is good enough.

Toilets:
Portable Toilet(s)

Dogs:
Permitted in car park and forest if kept under control

Safety:
Specifically for this event at Shirebrook Wood:
Safety bearing - west to the main path, then north to the exit then follow the paths to Assembly area.

and for all NOC events:
A comprehensive Risk Assessment has been carried out by the organiser.

Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. It is recommended that whistles are carried.

Once you have started a course it is a rule that you don't leave the event without reporting to a download official even if you retire.

The Competitor Safety Slip can be downloaded and brought to the Enquiry Point if you wish to leave medical or emergency contact details. You may place the slip in a sealed envelope labelled with your name and class. The slip will be only accessible to the organiser or first aiders and will be destroyed after the event.

Child and Vulnerable Adults Safety:
This event is organised in accordance with British Orienteering regulations for child safety. This includes ensuring that courses selected by competitors aged under 18 are suitable for their level of experience. Where there is doubt, please ensure your child is shadowed on a colour coded course. Adults who wish to be competitive must complete their own course first. NOC volunteers are available at enquiries to advise and to support newcomers in selecting an appropriate course. More information

NOC has a policy on the taking of photographs at events, based on national guidance. This provides a sensible balance between the benefits and risks associated with the taking and use of images. If you are unsure about acceptable practice, please speak to the event organiser.

Nearest Hospital:
Nearest A& E is King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield NG17 4JL. A map will be available at Enquiries, if required.

Entries:
Please enter in advance using the NOC entry system Enter NowEnter Now.

Enter before 23:59 on Mon 11 Nov to guarantee your map.

Online entries will remain open until 11:00 on event day, but these late entries are subject to the availability of printed maps.

Fees:

Courses:
Adults - £8.00
Adults on White/Yellow/Orange - £4.00
Students - £3.00 use code S542
Juniors - £3.00
Family - £20.00

SIAC Hire - £2.00
SIAC Loss - £60.00
SportIdent Hire - Free
SportIdent Loss - £20.00

Family rate is for multiple course entries. A family group can take part together by creating a single entry at the adult rate.

Officials:

Organiser:

Pat Squire

Planner:

Richard Robinson

Controller:

Paul Morris