Kent Night Cup – Round 17 –Benenden
By kind permission of the
Location/Parking: TQ806344 From the North: take the A229 as far as the A262 and then follow the
signs to Sissinghurst. In Sissinghurst
take the road south to Benenden. (If you reach Benenden village you have gone
too far!). The event will be signed from this road; parking is in the school
grounds. Please be aware that this is a boarding school and the pupils will be
in residence so please drive slowly.
Public transport: Tricky. In the middle of a few
railways. Lifts from various places are a possibility. Mail organiser with your pick-up/transport requests. Busses
also an option and will get you very close.
Area/Map: 1:7,500. 5m contours. Spring 2007 map, Roger Maher. Take care crossing fences. Many have barbed wire. Ideally
use the marked crossing points. Mainly parkland, some wood,
undulating, and skool bill-dins. Take care
when crossing roads.
Times: Mass start at 1930 prompt. 60 minute score. Course
closes 2030. Controls being collected from 2035
(volunteers needed!). Late arrivals – maps left at start/clear punch if
I am not there. Please mail me if you want to start earlier. Please arrive in
good time for the start.
Equipment: SPORT IDENT Dibbers to hire if you don’t have one. Bring
a map bag, compass, whistle highly advised. Descriptions on map only. Some sort of torch and a small
back up/reserve.
Cost: Free
Course: Suitable for all abilities (various yellow/orange
controls) 20 controls total. Anyone getting them all will be able to get more
points by ‘map memory control revisiting’. Finish the course and punch the
finish. You’ll then have your map taken off you as soon as you punch and given
a new dibber which will be started for you. Use your remaining time to visit as
many of the controls again, that you can remember! Same penalties for being
late apply. You won’t be shown your map again till the 60 mins are up. Then
you’ll get it back.
Prizes: At the pub afterwards. Please feel free to augment
the prize-table.
Coming? Nice to know if you are coming to gauge how many maps
we need to print off. E-mail or ring.
Après-O: The
Bull, central downtown Benenden. www.thebullatbenenden.co.uk Landlord and Landlady Mark and Lucy welcome
you. Please pre-order food from the menu at registration.
Results: will be online at www.saxons-oc.org
with a short report as soon after the event as possible.
Welcome!
Mail me if you have questions/or if I have left anything out
NickBarrable@hotmail.com, 07720
952241
Next rounds….(and
other Night O events)
JAN 2009
Thus
Sat 24 British Nights – Mytchett - SN
Mon 26 KNC 18 – HAVOC –
FEB
Wed 4 KNC19-DFOK - Mereworth:
Mark Collins
Thus 5 SONiC 5
–
Tues 10 SLOW NSL -
Thus 12 KNC20 – Hargate, Tunbridge Wells – Holfords
Thus 19 KNC21 –
Thus 26 KNC22 – Blean – NB
MAR
Thus 5 SONiC 6
& KNC 23 – East Grinstead Street-O – Bridget Hooper
Tues 10 SLOW NSL -
Thus 12 KNC24 – Brede
High Wood – mid
Tues 17 Army Night Champs, Mytchett
www.baoc.org.uk
Thus 19 KNC25 –
Thus 26 FINALE - KNC 26 – Hemsted – Fiona
Wilson/Mike Solomon
APR
Tues 7 SLOW NSL - Pimlico
Notes: SONiC = Southdowns Orienteers Night Cup (6 rounds, 3 are
combined with KNC) see www.southdowns-orienteers.org.uk
SLOW NSL (Night Street League) – 8 races, best 4 score
www.sloweb.org.uk
LOK Street-Os – a couple of one offs - www.londonorienteering.co.uk
DFOK at www.dfok.co.uk