Mardley Heath
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| Location | Scout & Guide HQ, Canonsfield Road, Welwyn, AL6 0QA. OS Grid Ref TL242179 |
| Terrain | Run on the area used for the 2014 SEOA Middle Distance Champs! Mardley Heath is a small, but intricate woodland naturally regenerating from gravel workings resulting in complex contour detail. Open areas and the mature remnant former woodland offer fast running, whilst the less mature areas provide plenty of route choice where close contact with the map will be required. An area of open heathland has been maintained in the northern part of the site the area is now a Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by Welwyn and Hatfield Borough Council, who have kindly given us permission for our event. |
| Parking | Free parking will be on the road near the Event Centre and around the A1(M) bridge. Space is very limited and it would be greatly appreciated if people can share transport. The local lanes are not suitable for parking, so please do not park there, this is to try to minimise congestion. |
| Public Transport | Bus 300/301 from Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Hatfield, WGC and Stevenage stops at the bottom of Canonsfield Road roughly every 20 minutes on Saturdays. |
| Courses | Yellow 2.0km (Junior Beginners) Orange 2.5km (Junior Intermediates & Adult Beginners) Light Green 4.0km (Adult Intermediates & above) Blue 6.0km (Experienced Orienteers) Course lengths provisional. |
| Starts | Register from 09:45 to 11:30. Last Start at 12:00 – courses close at 13:00 Maps/dibbers can be reserved up to a week in advance – http://sat.maptypes.org Please report to download even if you do not finish your run. |
| Fees | Non-HH members: Adults £5, Juniors £2 HH members: Adults £3, Group Juniors £1, Individual Juniors £FREE. Adults accompanying juniors are free. £1 per Adult entry will be donated to the Friends of Mardley Heath, who work with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council to maintain and improve this Local Nature Reserve. |
| Punching | Sportident punching will be used. Dibber hire £1.00. Charge for lost dibbers £30 |
| Map | 1:5000. Revised with forestry updates 2015. Overprinted with courses on waterproof paper. For a map of a previous event at Mardley see http://www.happyherts.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#157 |
| Facilities | Enquiries, Registration, Download, Water, First Aid and Toilets will be available at the Event Centre. There is a wooden floor at the HQ, so no metal spiked shoes inside please. |
| Dogs | Dogs kept under control are permitted everywhere except inside the Event Centre building. Please clear up any mess and deposit in the designated bins at the main entrances to the wood. |
| Officials | Planner: Roger Moulding Organiser: Abi Kerr (abigail.kerr@btinternet.com) Controller: Jim Prowting (TVOC) |
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