Type of event: Training, Juniors
Come and Try It - support and advice given to first time orienteers and those returning to the sport
Smartphone orienteering courses available too
...plus all the usual JOG courses!
The Oak Barn, Longrun
Our Junior Orienteering Group (JOG) runs during term-times holding low-key weekly events aimed at juniors, families and all those looking to improve or to train.
If you'd like to help another improve, or would like more help yourself, then why not buddy up? Read more about our buddying scheme and fill in the questionairre to help us identify your needs.
Series organisers: Judy & Roger Craddock 01823 323850 jandr.craddock@gmail.com
Please make sure you have read and comply with the Participant Code Of Conduct and Parent Code Of Conduct.
We're meeting at the COACH building in French Weir Park and using the Link Room, which faces directly onto the park.
There are a few council run car parks to the east, all around 10 minutes' walk.
There is only limited on street parking on the surrounding streets to the north.
Cater from beginners through to a good club standard. We call the courses Hare, Squirrel, Badger and Fox and these offer a clear progression in the difficulty level. This week's Fox course spills out onto the urban areas adjacent to French Weir/ Longrun.
£1 per head for everyone (whether a member or not).
Second runs are an additional £1.
Registration form- please download & fill in before you arrive:
Non-members, you are more than welcome to join the club at any time - read about joining QO here.
Courses open at 2pm and close at 3pm. Please try to arrive before 2.30pm for your run. We will start bringing controls in at 3.30pm so if you are still out, please make your way back to registration.
Park with adjoining country park, bounded by the River Tone. The country park is largely flat and has good path network and scattered copses.
Certificates in recognition of achievements in the Autumn term will be awarded in the Link Room after JOG.
We have five Maprun courses using Longrun Meadow available to try, catering for all abilities. These range from a simple loop of French Weir Park, a pair of course of middling difficulty across Longrun Meadow and a pair courses spilling out onto the streets.
Why not have a go after JOG?
Help will be provided but please make sure you read our guides to getting started and download the latest version of the app. You can load up the courses in advance, but if you haven't, the COACH building has WiFi. You don't need WiFi on the courses themselves, just an activated GPS chip on your smartphone.
You might find it a useful trial run for our urban mini-series in February and March.
If you have a smartphone, you can use it to run round the permanent course today or at any other time. You use the phone to read the QR codes on the control stakes as you go.
Planner: Andrew Page
French Weir Park played host to Southern Sprint Champs earlier this season
Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. All participants must report to download whether they finish their course or not.
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Safeguarding: QO is aware of it's responsibilities in safeguarding and child protection. To comply with The Child Safeguarding Practice Review and Relevant Agency (England) Regulations 2018, we now provide an email address for individuals to report concerns to the Lead Safeguarding Officer. This address is safeguarding@britishorienteering.org.uk.