DIRECTIONS:
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From the M25 or A12: Leave the main road at the M25/A12 roundabout
(M25 junction 28). Follow the road signs towards Brentwood (A1023) then
follow the brown signs to Thorndon Park North. i.e. Drive straight on
through the first set of traffic lights. Turn right at the second set of
traffic lights into Mascalls Lane. Drive for one mile along Mascalls
Lane. Drive straight on through the next set of traffic lights into
Eagle Way. After half a mile the entrance gates & lodge to Thorndon
Park North are on the right. Follow the country park access road beyond
the Visitor Centre car park until you turn right into the second car
park. OS Grid Reference TQ 606 914. |
| CAR PARK: |
CAR PARK: Orienteering start & finish are near the
second public car park in the Country Park which is about 500m beyond
the Visitor Centre car park. Car parking fee £2. |
| FACILITIES: |
Toilets, shop & exhibition at the Essex Wildlife
Trust Visitor Centre. Dogs welcome if under control. |
| MAP |
Map of the tracks, woods & meadows of Thorndon
Country Park North, updated & printed 2007 at 1:10,000 scale. Land
is mostly mature woodland, with some open & rough open areas plus
recently planted Woodland Trust land. |
| COURSES: |
Full range of colour coded courses: white, yellow,
orange, light green, green, red, blue & brown. Courses are suitable
for children, adult beginners & improvers. |
TIMES:
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| Registration |
10:00am to 12 noon |
| Starts |
10:30 am to 12:30 |
| Courses close |
2:30 pm. |
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ENTRY FEES:
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Seniors £6:50
£2 discount BOF members |
Juniors £1.50 |
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| SI PUNCHING: |
Electronic punching will be used. SI card hire £1.00 |
OFFICIALS:
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| ORGANISER: |
Barbara Fothergill (HAVOC) Tel: (01277) 213758. Email:publicity@orienteering-havoc.co.uk
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| PLANNER: |
Graham Batty (HAVOC). |
| CONTROLLER: |
Paul Beckett (HAVOC) |
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