Tayside Halloween Event
Wed 26th Oct 2022
Last updated: 27th Oct
Type of event: Score
Type of terrain: Forest
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Tayside's Annual Halloween Score Event Celebration
COVID-19 : please maintain social distancing, especially when queuing at Registration or download and in the Start/Finish/Clear area. Hand sanitiser available at Registration
Weather: could be wet, windy and cold! Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing, and bring a change of clothes. Fancy dress is optional!
Results: no results available on the night. Available on club website later. www.taysideorienteers.org.uk
Safety
Head torches/torches and whistles are compulsory. Check batteries before you come! A watch with a timer would also be useful to help you avoid penalty points!
Primary school-aged children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Older children may go round in pairs, unless they have previous orienteering experience.
The River Braan runs alongside the area. There are no controls near the river. There will be marshals near the river and car park.
Location
Nearest town: Dunkeld
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- Latitude: 56.56122
- Longitude: -3.60836
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Pre event information
Halloween, fancy dress night event.
Bring a head or hand torch (or both).
Mass starts at 6:30 and 6:40
Directions / Parking
National Trust car park - Hermitage
Please bring change for car parking (free for NTS members). Registration and start/ finish are at west end of car park.
Facilities
Soup will be available for runners after the event.
Please bring coffee, tea eats etc.
Toilets: No toilets available at event. Nearest public toilets are in Dunkeld, North car park.
Registration & Start Times
Registration in the car park.
Registration is from 6pm at the National Trust for Scotland Hermitage car parking area, adjacent to the A9 north of Dunkeld. We will give a short briefing at 6.20 before the first mass start at 6.30. Please arrive in good time.
Map scale: 1:10,000 Map issue at Registration
Pay your entries at registration
Starts:
Briefing at 6.20,
Mass start for Long course: 6:30pm
Mass start for Short course: 6:40pm
Finish for all by 7.10
Course Information
Two score courses - Long and Short
Courses: Long (40mins) and Short (30mins) Score event. The aim is to visit as many controls as you can within the time available, but don’t be late back, as there will be penalty points for failing to get back within the time limit. Extra bonus points available if you find the Ghost on your way round!!
Explanation of Score courses
You don't have to visit all the controls! There is usually a time limit, instead of a set course. Points are scored for visiting controls, and deducted for finishing over the time limit. You decide which controls to visit, and in which sequence. Sometimes controls have different points values. You will need to carry a watch or phone, so you know how long you have been out.
Entry Details
Entries - pay on the day but book a map by e-mail by 19th October. See contact details below.
Entry fees: Pay on the day. Please bring exact payment in cash in an envelope marked with the names of all those taking part. (All names are required for insurance purposes).
Adults: £5 members, £7 non-members.
Children: £2 members; £4 non-members.
Charge is per map, for children or adults sharing.
Hired dibbers will be available in separate envelopes at Registration.
A few extra maps will be available.
Email for entries: coach@taysideorienteers.org.uk
Include your S.I. dibber number, or let us know if you need to hire a dibber
names & ages of all entrants, and whether you are running individually or in groups
how many maps required in total.
Whether you are an SOA or BOF member.
Contacts / Officials
The organiser is Moira Laws. The planner is Alistair Duguid.
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.
Keep It Clean campaign - Forestry Commission Scotland
Our forests are at risk from tree pests and diseases. These can dramatically affect the health of our trees, upsetting the delicate ecosystem balance and devastating large areas of woodland.
Pests and diseases hitch a ride in mud and debris on shoes, paws and tyres, ending up in new forests. Here, they can spread rapidly in environments with no natural resilience.
Read more about this on the FCS website.
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