This is the fourth and final race of the Autumn Short Race Series held between November and December 2023.

Newcomers to orienteering:   Help and advice will be available at this event.  Just come along and ask!

Parking will be in the Kirkleatham Street public car park in Redcar at grid reference NZ 598249.  The postcode is TS1 3QJ and the What3words reference of the entrance to the car park is ///mile.closes.vines.

Click on the link to see a map.  You can switch to Satellite mode and zoom in to see the details of the final approach to the car park.  You can also get directions if you specify your starting location.

If you are approaching Redcar from the south on the A1042 (Kirkleatham Lane), continue north to the traffic lights at the junction with the A1085 Trunk Road.  There, turn right on to Corporation Road (going past Locke Park on your left), take the first left on to Locke Road and then the first right on to Kirkleatham Street, where you will see the car park on your right.

The Kirkleatham Streeet car park is "pay and display", but there is no charge for parking at weekends.

Download and Enquiries will be in the small car park in the south-east corner of Locke Park.  See below.

There will be three courses available, each with a winning time of about 15 - 25 minutes:-

Scale 1:2,000   No contours!   Updated by Chris Wright and Paul Taylor in 2023.

The Open course and the Youth/Vet course will both have double-sided your map over for part 2.

Control descriptions will be printed on the map and loose copies will be available at the Start.

This event will use SPORTident electronic punching.

The control boxes will be activated to enable SIAC cards to operate in touch-free mode ..... but please note that you will need to punch the conventional way at the Start and Finish.

You can arrange to hire an SI-card (for a charge of £1) by adding the request to your entry in Racesignup.  Please collect your hired SI-card from Download before your run and return it as you download after your run.  Take care of your hired SI-card, as there will be a £20 charge if you lose it.

Starts: 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.       Courses close at 1 p.m.

The Start is about 10 minutes' walk from the car park.

There will be no entry on the day.  If you wish to participate in this event you must pre-enter via the Racesignup online entry system.

The entry deadline is midnight on Thursday 14‑Dec‑2023.

You can run a second course for free, subject to map availability.  Register when you download after your first run. If you intend to do a second run, please start your first run early enough to enable you to finish your second run before the courses close at 12:30 p.m.

There are public toilets in Locke Park, next to the Just Natural Dogs pet shop, which is close to the Corporation Road entrance on the south side of the park.

First Aid at Download.

The Locke Park Cafe will be serving hot and cold food and drinks.

Covid 19 and other infections – e.g. influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and adenovirus) continue to circulate in the community.

Orienteering is an outdoor, naturally socially-distanced sport.  However, although you should be relatively safe when you are out on your run, there is a risk of virus transmission during the pre- and post-run activities.

Please:-

• Do not attend this event if you have respiratory infection symptoms.
• Maintain good hand hygiene.
• Be mindful of other people's space.  Some people may be more concerned than you are about avoiding close contact.

Please remember that competitors take part at their own risk.  Orienteering is an adventure sport – your safety while orienteering is your own responsibility.

CLOK recommends that you carry a whistle whilst participating in this (and every) orienteering event.

Please make sure that you download even if you do not complete your course.

If you have a relevant medical condition, please add this to your competitor details in Racesignup.  Any information provided will be treated in strict confidence and will only be used if you need medical treatment and are unable to communicate at the time.