BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:61@nwoc.info DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200222T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200222T200000 DTSTAMP:20200221T131245Z URL:https://www.nwoc.info/events/nioa-score-and-night-championships/ SUMMARY:NIOA Score and Night Championships 2020 DESCRIPTION:Saturday 22th February 2020 (Event postponed from 8th February) \nInformation updated 21st Feb - see below for details of later starting t imes\nParking\nParking will be in the National Trust car park for Downhill Demesne and Mussenden Temple (Lion's Brae).\n\n\nEvent Fees for Night and Score            \n \;\n\n\n\nEvent Fees\nSenior\nFull-tim e Student\nJunior\nFamily\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScore Champs\n £10 (£12)\n £5 (£6)\n £5 (£6)\n £25 (£30)\n\n\nNight Champs\n£10 (£12)\n£5 (£6)\n£5 (£6)\n£25 (£30)\n\n\nScore plus Night\n£16 (£18)\n£8 (£9 )\n£8 (£9)\n£40 (£45)\n\n\n\nThe 2019/20 NI Orienteering prize giving will be held at approximately 15:30 in Castlerock.\nNI Score Championship s 2020\nRegistration \nRegistration will operate from 12:45 in NT Lion's G ate car park (see map).\nMass Start (NB Later start 14:00)\nThe mass start will be at 14:00 (45 minutes time limit) inside the ruins of Downhill Cas tle! This is also the location for the Finish and is 5 minutes walk from t he Lion's Gate Car Park.\nWarm-up is available along the foot path between Lion's Gate entrance towards Bishop’s Gate beside the main A2 road (Dow nhill Forest is out of bounds until the night event).\n\nClasses          \n\n\n\n\nM Open\n\nSenior Score\n\n\nM40+\nW Open\nSenior Score\n\ n\nM Super Vet 55+\nW40+\nSenior Score\n\n\nM Ultra Vet 65+\nW Super Vet 5 5+ W Ultra Vet 65+\nSenior Score\n\n\nM Junior 16-\nW Junior 16-\nJunior S core\n\n\nM Junior 12-\nW Junior 12-\nJunior Score\n\n\n\n\nCourses\nThere will be separate courses for Senior and Junior competitors. Junior course s are designed to stay away from the un-walled cliff edges and rough slope s to the east of the map.\nThe map is at 1:5000 scale and will be printed on waterproof paper. The Senior course will use two maps - printed on oppo site sides of the paper.\nAll competitors will have 45 seconds to peruse t heir maps and plan their routes before starting. \nSenior runners must als o decide which map to start on\, either Map A or B. Once decided competito rs can change map sides after punching all or as many controls as they wan t\, but cannot then revert back to their first map side.\n\nElectric Fence s\nThe National Trust are grazing cattle on a rotational strip system to i mprove grassland biodiversity. The grazed areas will be contained by elect ric fences and are out of bounds. These areas will be marked on your map w ith a purple out-of-bounds hatching.\nSpecial feature - Ha-Ha\nThe area fe atures a number of 'invisible' livestock barriers called 'ha-has' (the nam e supposedly deriving from the exclamation genteel visitors would have mad e when they discovered  them). Runners on the wrong side might make a dif ferent exclamation!\nIt is not recommended you try to cross them in either direction. The inset graphic above shows how they are represented on the map with a wall and steep slope symbol in parallel.\nCrossing Points\n\nTh e area has many pedestrian gates and permanent stiles. These are highlight ed with the purple crossing symbol and must be used.\n\nFences and walls m ust not be climbed.\nCompetitor Safety (update 21st Feb)\nCarrying a whist le is recommended. Cagoules will be required owing to very cold\, wet and windy weather. Please note the area is extremely wet and slipply .\nTerrai n Notes\nThe Downhill Demesne map is made up of three distinct areas. Firs tly a headland area of fast open parkland surrounding the castle with magn ificent sea views. In the middle of the map a small wooded glen runs via a n artificial lake to the sea. Finally the east section of the map is a sec ond exposed headland but with much rougher vegetation and some contour det ail.\nAl's Coffee Shack and Crusoe's Coffee Shop\n\nThere is a permanent ' coffee shack' in the Lion's Gate National Trust car park which serves hot drinks and snacks. If you are looking for an indoor lunch venue\, Crusoe's Coffee Shop\, close to the prize giving in Castlerock\, is also a good op tion.\nToilets\nThere are good toilet facilities associated with the Natio nal Trust car park.\nHazards\n\n Sections on the area are being rotation grazed with cattle\, with low voltage electric fences being used to contai n them. Do not cross these fences. The fences will be marked on the map wi th a purple out-of-bounds hatching.\n There are high sea cliffs to the no rth of the area. The area used by the Junior Score is bounded by a high st one wall. However\, the headland visited by the Senior Score has no boundi ng wall and care should be taken\, particular if the weather on the day is windy or misty.\n The area visited by the Senior Score features a number of steep narrow paths with stone steps. Take care particularly in wet con ditions.\n Parents should be aware that the car park opens directly onto the busy A2 road.\n\nNI Prize Giving\nThe NI Orienteering prize giving wil l be held at 15:30 in the Peter Thompson Hall\, Castlerock (see map above) .\nNI Night Championships 2020\nRegistration\nRegistration for the night e vent will be at the Peter Thompson Hall from 16:45 to 17:30 (not at the fo rest)\nStarts Times / Courses Close (please note later start times)\nStart s from 17:50 -18:20 (or as soon as it is dark after 17:50).\nCourses close 20:00 - please ensure you leave the forest by this time even if this mean s abandoning your course!\n\n\nCourse/Class Combinations\n\n\n\nCourse\nCl asses\n\n\n\nLong\nM Open\n4.9km\n\n\nMedium\nW Open\,  M45+\n3.1km\n\n\n Short\nW55+\, M65+\, M16\, W16\n2.1km\n\n\n\nThere are no classes below M/ W16.  Please note that Night Orienteering is significantly more difficult than daytime running and is therefore not suitable for novice competitors .\n\nMap\nMaps are at scale 1:5000\, printed on waterproof paper - loose c ode descriptions in start lane.\n\nCompetitor Safety\nOwing to the greater difficulty in locating an injured competitor in the dark\, we will requir e runners to carry a whistle. We also strongly recommend wearing some form of reflective / fluorescent strips or panels to aid location. Cagoules ma y be required in extreme weather.\nUpdate 20th February\nOwing to recent p ersistent rain the main stream running through the area is swollen and pot entially hazardous to cross - especially at night. The medium and long cou rses have a marked crossing point to avoid the stream which will be marked with florescent tape. This is now a compulsory crossing point.\nTerrain Notes\nDownhill Forest is an undulating mixed woodland with an extensive p ath and track network. The forest is mature and runability is generally go od. There are some small areas of brambles and seasonal vegetation\, but t hese should not prove a problem\, particularly at this time of year.\nHaza rds\n\n Downhill forest has a number of steep slopes which can be very sl ippy in wet conditions. Courses have been planned to avoid the worst of th ese\, but extra care should be taken on slopes especially when descending! \n Mountain bikers have built a number of jumps and bridges / duck boardi ng using pallets and other pieces of wood. These are slippy and insecure a nd should not be run over.\n There are a lot of trees down over the small paths - please take extra care in the dark!\n There is a large lake with dam and weir in the centre of the area. Be aware and do not attempt to cr oss the lake or the weir outfall.\n There is a stream running through the map which is normally easy to cross. In the event of very heavy rain this stream could become deep and should not be crossed. If such weather does occur\, competitors will be instructed not to wade the stream and use a ne arby marked (fluorescent tape) crossing point instead.\n\nContact Us\nIf y ou are planning to bring a group or have any other queries\, please use th e form below to let us know.\n\n[contact-form-7 id="5806" title="Event Que ry"] CATEGORIES:Championship LOCATION:Downhill Forest\, 11-15 Mussenden Road\, Castlerock\, BT51 4SB\, N orthern Ireland GEO:55.159428;-6.809511 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=11-15 Mussenden Road\, Cast lerock\, BT51 4SB\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Downhill F orest:geo:55.159428,-6.809511 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR