Sponsored by SAS
Results:
Course/class/championship results are available at EMIT UK. Full results, photos and organisers comments will be available at the Hambleden results page.
STOP PRESS. Today (Saturday 12th March) there are major roadworks between Marlow and Hambleden causing significant hold-ups. These WILL be in place again on Sunday. PLEASE TRAVEL VIA HENLEY-ON-THAMES (and not Marlow) AS REQUESTED IN FINAL DETAILS
Final Details now available here (UPDATED 10th MARCH)
Start Lists: Courses - 1 2 3 4 4A 5 6 6A 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19
TVOC and JOK are teaming up to create an exciting Weekend of Orienteering in Oxfordshire and South Buckinghamshire in March 2011. JOK will be running their 18th Chasing Sprints event on Saturday 12th March, at Shotover, near Oxford. TVOC will then host a National (Level A) event, at Hambleden (near Henley-on-Thames) on Sunday 13th March. Both events will include rounds of the Future Champions Cup and UK Cup.
Details of the JOK Chasing Sprint can be found at www.jok.org.uk/chasing_sprint/2011
The event is being publicised in CompassSport magazine, click here for a preview.
Click here for the event flyer, (updated 1st Feb).
Event
National (Level A) Event, incorporating Southern Area Championships, SCOA Championships and Chiltern Challenge and rounds of the UK Cup, Future Champions Cup and UK Masters Cup.
Venue
Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, on the south Oxfordshire / Buckinghamshire border. (Area was last used for National Event 2 in March 2005).
Parking
Car parking is in a large field off the A4155, approximately two miles north of Henley-on-Thames and five miles west of Marlow. Entrance to the field is at grid reference SU 772855, OS 1:50,000, sheet 175. Car parking, arena and Finish are all within the same large, grassed field area.
Terrain
Entirely within a private estate with only limited public access. Undulating, very runnable, mature Chiltern woodland, close to the River Thames. The woodland is a mixture of mature beech wood, thinned beech wood and coniferous plantation in various stages of maturity. Within the mature woodland there is high visibility and very little ground vegetation to hinder running, offering some of the fastest running of any British forest.
Map
Based on previous map used for National Event 2 in 2005 (and prior to that, the JK 2003). Map updated in 2010 (and 2011) by Mark Thompson and John Farren. Scales: 1:15,000 (A4) or 1:10,000 (A3 and A4) depending on class or course. 5m contour interval. Pre-marked courses printed on waterproof paper.
Copies of the previous map (2005, NE2) are here: low resolution (.gif file) and high resolution (.pdf file).
Arena
Finish, and usual range of facilities will be located within the arena, adjacent to the car park.
Courses
Elite courses will be offered for M/W18, M/W20 and M/W21. A full range of age-based courses will be provided for M/W10 to M/W80. (Note: there will be no Entry on the Day for age-based courses).
You must be a Local or National member of British Orienteering to enter the age based courses.
Competitors wishing to score UK Masters Cup points in an age-class at the Southern Champs must enter the appropriate long course for that age class.
See here for more information on the UK Cup and the UK Masters Cup.
See here for more information on the Future Champions Cup.
Final course lengths/details are available here.
Entries
On line and postal entries. On-line entries through Fabian4. Entries are now open.
Postal entries to: Steve Stone, 48 Chippendale Close, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 6BT.
Important imformation with regard to entries - Please read
Closing Dates
30th Jan / 20th Feb / 06 Mar (late entries, subject to map and start time availability.)
Fees. Linked to above dates.
£12 / £14 / £18 for qualifying members of British Orienteering.
£6 / £6 / £6 for juniors.
String course: Free of Charge.
Entry On The Day
The following colour coded courses will be available for entering on the day: White, Yellow, Orange, Long Orange, Light Green.
EOD Fees
White and Yellow - Adults £6 for qualifying members of British Orienteering. (£8 for others). Juniors £4.
Orange, Long Orange, Light Green - Adults £8 for qualifying members of British Orienteering. (£10 for others). Juniors £6.
Electronic Punching
EMIT.
Dogs
Well-behaved dogs allowed on their leads in car park and arena, but not in the forest. Please clean up after your dog.
Facilities
Area immediately adjacent to car park, commentary, prize giving ceremony, toilets, traders (both Ultrasport and Compass Point), catering, first aid (with Ambulance cover), drinks, etc.
Catering will be provided courtesy of the Hambleden Estate's own mobile catering unit. This outlet provides a range of delicious food (including some vegetarian options). The Hambleden catering unit is commonly seen at events in the area, and is always present at events held on the Hambleden Estate (such as the Henley Show, the Hambleden Horse Trials, and the Silver Fox).
Full menu to appear here shortly.
More about our sponsors, SAS
SAS is the worlds largest privately held software company. Though SAS global headquarters are in North Carolina in the USA, their UK head offices were established in the Buckinghamshire countryside between Marlow and Hambleden in 1985.
SAS UK now has over 500 staff working in four offices. Their focus is to help their many business customers to transform the way the world works. Their software helps their customers to develop new ways of driving innovation, improving their performance and accelerating their growth.
SAS are committed to the communities in which they work as well as protecting the environment. As such, they have an expanding community support programme and an advanced programme to manage their impact on the environment.
SAS is an extremely highly respected local employer, and we are extremely grateful for their support of this event so close to their doorstep.
Look out for the SAS UK HQ as you drive from Marlow to the event. Read more about their amazing local office here: www.sas.com/offices/europe/uk/corporate/estate-history.html
What else to do whilst visiting the area
click here for a page detailing some things to do whilst in the Chilterns.
Officials
Organiser: John Dalton (TVOC) Email: hambleden2011@btinternet.com Telephone: 07767 362805
Planner: Steve Long (TVOC)
Controller: Peter Brett (DEVON)
Acknowledgements
TVOC are very grateful for the support of the landowner, Mr Urs Schwarzenbach, the management and staff of the Hambleden estate, and particularly Lisa Hughes and Alex Dick.
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