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INTRODUCTIONS

Well, JK 2007 has arrived at last, and I hope you all enjoy the feast of orienteering that we have arranged for you! This JK has a couple of "firsts". It is the first time that the JK has been staged by British Orienteering, rather than by a region. It is also the first time that the JK has included a full set of competitive Sprint Races for all age classes.

I took on the challenge of organising this JK very late in the day, after the original plans for the weekend fell through.

As a consequence, inviting an Association to agree to take on such an undertaking at short notice proved too difficult. Since stepping into the "hot seat", I have been overwhelmed by all the offers of help that we have received, from all of the local clubs and a good few others besides, to make sure that the weekend is a success.

I was also inspired by the success of the invitation Sprint Race at JK 2006, and vowed to build on that for JK 2007. It looks like we will have in excess of 1,000 competitors for this year's Sprint Race, so I think it is destined to become a permanent part of future JK weekends.

Orienteering comes to the campus of the University of West of England for the first time on Good Friday, organised by the junior squads in Wales and the South West. The next two races, organised by SWOA, bring together three excellent pieces of Forest of Dean terrain, but with a new perspective enabled by electronic punching and road crossings. We finish with a fast and furious relay race, organised by SCOA, at Caerwent, which will be a new area to most of you.

So, I hope you appreciate our efforts to bring you an excellent weekend of orienteering, and understand why we have not been able to provide some of the "frills" which have been a feature of past JKs.

Mike Forrest, JK 2007 Co-ordinator coord@jk2007.org.uk

Dear orienteering enthusiasts

I am very pleased to welcome you to the historic Forest of Dean between the rivers Wye and Severn, and to the nearby areas in Bristol and Caerwent.

The Forest was established almost 1,000 years ago by William the Conqueror as a Royal hunting forest, and the area has been exploited since Roman times for its iron, charcoal and timber – indeed, Nelson’s Victory is said to have been built using trees from here.

As well as the orienteering, there is much for you to see and do – steam railways, a Heritage Centre, woodland sculpture trails, an arboretum, peregrine falcons at Symond’s Yat, an iron-ore mine and caves … indeed too many attractions to list in full. The JK is always a special landmark in the UK orienteering calendar, despite its date varying with Easter. It often marks the end of poorer early spring weather, and the start of access to some different orienteering terrain with different vegetation and different challenges. It’s also a time to renew friendships and rivalries, and indeed to make new friends.

On behalf of all the participants, I would like to thank everyone who has made this weekend possible – landowners and sponsors especially. I would also like to thank the mappers, controllers and planners, and indeed all the people who have given their time in so many ways to run this Festival of Orienteering. Above all I would like to thank the few key individuals who have taken on the time-consuming task of coordinating and organising this great sporting event, and without whose tireless efforts we would not be here at all.

I wish everyone an enjoyable weekend, and hope to see some of you in person at the British Orienteering AGM at 1700 hrs on Saturday at the Speech House marquee.

Neil Cameron
Chairman, British Orienteering

INDEX

General Information page 4
Day 1 Good Friday 6th April 2007 page 15

Day 2 Easter Saturday 7th April 2007 page 21
Day 3 Easter Sunday 8th April 2007 page 27
Day 4 Easter Monday 9th April 2007 page 33

OTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LANDOWNERS

Day 1 – University of West of England
Training race – The Stoke Park Consortium, Hewlett Packard
Day 2 – Forestry Commission, Forest of Dean College
Day 3 – Forestry Commission, Speech House Hotel
Day 4 – Ministry of Defence

OTHER

Pat McLeod (NGOC) for masterminding our equipment needs for the weekend

Amplified Sound for supporting the commentary and prizegiving ceremonies

Chris Poole and Andy Munro for providing commentary throughout the weekend.

GENERAL INFORMATION

BOF 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY AND CEILIDH

SATURDAY EVENING 7TH APRIL 2007

Join British Orienteering and the JK Orienteering Festival in celebrating their 40th Anniversaries at this year’s JK
Where

In a marquee in the grounds of The Speech House Hotel, Forest of Dean

When

1900 to 2300 hrs; immediately following the 26th British Orienteering AGM (which starts at 1700 hrs in the same venue).

What

1900 hrs onwards

Finger buffet to be served
1915 to 1930 hrs Speeches regarding the 40th Anniversaries
1939 to 2230 hrs Ceilidh called by Chris James with "Just we 3 + 2" a local folk dance band
Bar available in the marquee all evening

Tickets

The marquee has a maximum capacity of 200, therefore in order to ensure we do not go over this limit you will need to buy a ticket beforehand. Tickets are £1 each and need to be purchased in advance from Amy Sarkies at the British Orienteering National Office.

Tickets are available on a first come first served basis. Please complete the form below and send it, or a photocopy, together with a cheque payable to ‘British Orienteering’, to the National Office. Once tickets have sold out, a note will be added to the British Orienteering website homepage and cheques will be returned.

40th Anniversary Booking Form

ENQUIRIES

Enquiries team leader – Alex Ross (DVO)
Enquiries will be available at all of the events over the weekend, as follows:

Friday 6 April 1200 – 1700 hours UWE Sports Hall

Saturday 7 April 0800 – 1700 hours Assembly area – Worcester Lodge

Sunday 8 April 0800 – 1700 hours Assembly area – Speech House

Monday 9 April 0800 – 1700 hours Assembly area – Caerwent

In addition to general enquiries about the weekend, the enquiries team will be dealing with:
Entry enquiries Sale of parking permits
Return of trophies Map Legends
Colour coded entry Sale/collection of extra programmes
Complaints Issue of hired EMIT bricks
Message board Ceilidh tickets
Map sales Car key deposit (for safety),
especially for the training event

Individual (days 1, 2 and 3) entry queries

With this event programme, you should have received details of your classes and courses entered (for days 1 - 3, as appropriate), start times and EMIT brick numbers. If you have entered more than 4 competitors on your entry form you will be able to collect extra programmes, so that you have one programme for every four entries. Extra copies of the programme will be on sale for £1 each. If you have any queries about your entries, please contact the entries secretary, preferably by e-mail to entries@jk2007.org.uk, or by telephone on +44 (0) 1629 650815.

Relay registration and enquiries

UK clubs will have been sent team declaration forms separately. Declaration forms for overseas teams can be collected from enquiries. The clubs’ completed declaration forms should be brought to enquiries, where they will be exchanged for runners’ numbered bibs and any last minute details relating to the relay race. You will need to provide your own pins to pin numbered bibs to the front of runners’ o-tops.

There is a large amount of data to be processed in a short space of time for the relay race, so early declaration of teams would be much appreciated and declarations must be made before 1600 hrs on Sunday 8th April.. Change of declaration forms will be available at enquiries for last minute changes to teams already registered. Any outstanding entry fees should also be paid at enquiries when collecting relay decalartion forms. There will be a limited number of entries available at enquiries, subject to availability of maps – book early to avoid disappointment!

EMIT hire and changes

Hired EMIT bricks can be collected from enquiries at any time during the weekend. Please note that hired EMIT bricks will only be issued to the person who completed the entry form, and they must collect ALL of the bricks relating to the entry they submitted. It would help if you could have your notification of start times with you when you collect them. Bricks will be issued with back-up cards for each of days 2 and 3 as appropriate. These cards should be inserted onto the bottom of the EMIT brick, to provide pin punch back-up in the event of battery failure. You must use the EMIT card that has been allocated to you, so any changes must be reported before you run. An EMIT brick must not be used by more than one competitor during the weekend. Lost EMIT bricks will result in a charge of £40.

Late entries, cancellations or alterations

Late entries on JK courses (on all four days) will be accepted after the close date of 23rd March, but only subject to the availablility of maps and start times, up to and including Wednesday 4th April. There will be no facility for late entries after that date.

Cancellation of or changes in entries

Individuals and teams may cancel, amend or transfer entries already made, by e-mail or post to the Entries Secretary, to be received by 23rd March. Refunds will be paid on such cancellations, subject to a charge of £2 per competitor per day for administration. Should the event, or part of the event, be cancelled, the organisers reserve the right to retain all or part of entry fees to cover committed costs.

Parking permits

Please display your parking permit in the top centre of your windscreen (behind your rear view mirror). Those who are not displaying a valid parking permit will be charged a daily car parking charge of £3 / £6 / £13 for cars and campervans / minibuses / coaches, before you are allowed to park. This is particularly important on day 2, as the colour of your permit will indicate where you should park, so as to minimise the amount of walking to and from the event that you will have to do. On Day 2, Trail O competitors with an Orange permit should follow the signs to the Yellow car park.

Start lists

These will be published on the JK2007 website (www.jk2007.org.uk) and displayed in the event assembly areas.

Event computing

The event timing software is provided by Michael Napier, with support from Ian Marsden supplying radio controls, to support the commentary team comprising, as in past years, Chris Poole and Andy Munro.

Photography

British Orienteering has employed the services of Digisport to be the JK’s official photographer. Pictures will be available on the Digisport website (www.digisport.net) shortly after the event. If you do not want your picture published on the website or used to promote orienteering in publications please email marketing@britishorienteering.org.uk

GB Squad Sticker Books 2007

As a fundraiser for the GB Squad Support Fund, sticker books will be on sale starting from the JK. Once bought, you can ask Junior and Senior squad members for a sticker of themselves until you have collected them all and therefore completed the book. The first person to complete the book receives a prize, very kindly donated by PlanetFear. They will be on sale for only £3 from Jess Halliday, who can be found via the Octavian Droobers (OD) tent.

COMPETITIONS: GENERAL INFORMATION

Safety Statement – Safety Officer: Andy Creber (BOK) Competitors take part in orienteering events at their own individual risk, as per BOF rule 1.7.1. Comprehensive risk assessments have been completed for each day’s competition to ensure that the events are as safe as is compatible with the staging of competitve races.

Please read the safety statements in this programme relating to each of the competitons. BOF rules dictate that all competitors should wear full body cover for all of the races (except the Sprint Race, for which shorts are acceptable). Full body cover refers to the covering of the torso and legs of the competitor.

Yellow and black tape will be used to mark out hazards during the whole weekend, so competitors should take special care when coming across such tape, whether on their course or in car parks and assembly areas.

Individual race start times

Start times for non-elite classes have been allocated by computer, with manual adjustment to satisfy individual requirements, including split times, helpers’ requirements and selectors’ requests. Seeding has been carried out in accordance with Appendix L of the BOF Event Rules. Day 1 start times for each entry form have been allocated randomly by computer. For days 2 and 3, except as needed to meet organisational requirements, start times have been balanced between days 2 and 3, and every attempt has been made to ensure that members of the same club have been allocated times in the same start block.

Elite competitions

The M/W21 Elite courses are all part of the UK Cup. On days 2 and 3, the events are also World Ranking Events, and will therefore be conducted under IOF rules. Where these are in conflict with BOF rules, IOF rules will prevail.

Day 1 and Day 2 start times have been allocated by the BOF Elite Competition Steering Group, based on latest available information regarding the competitors’ recent form.

M/W 20 Elite start times have been based on past Future Champions Cup results.

Day 3 start times for all elite classes will be dependent on day 2 results.

Elite runners will be required to wear numbered bibs on each of the first three days of competition. These will be available for collection at the starts, and it is your responsibility to allow enough time to collect your bib and pin it to your clothing. It must be pinned to the front of your torso, in such a way as to ensure that sponsors’ logos are visible.

Elite start intervals will be one minute for the Sprint Race, two minutes for the Middle Race and three minutes for the Classic Race.

Drug testing

Elite competitors should be aware that this event is being held in accordance with BOF Rules of Competition, 2003. These rules require competitors on Elite courses to make themselves available for drug testing if requested. It is the responsibility of competitors to ensure that no prohibited substance enters their body tissue or fluids. They are warned that they are responsible for all and any substance(s) detected in samples given by them. Any competitors using a prohibited substance or method commits a doping offence unless they have previously declared themselves to be non-competitive or obtained exemption from BOF. Information on prohibited substances can be obtained from BOF office (during office hours), on +44 (0) 1629 734042.

Race starts and course closing times

	First start	Last start	Courses close
Training event	1300	1700	1745
Day 1 - Open Sprint Race	1300	1700	1745
Day 1 – Elite Sprint Race	1600	1645	1745
Day 1 – String course	1300	1600	-
Day 2 – Open and elite	1000	1400	1630
Day 2 – Colour coded	1130	1330	1630
Day 2 - String courses	1000	1400	-
Day 2 – Trail O (competitive)	1030	1230	1600
Day 2 - Trail O (come and try it)	1245	1500	1600
Day 3 – Open and elite	1000	1400	1630
Day 3 – Colour coded	1130	1330	1630
Day 3 - String courses	1000	1400	-
Day 3 – Trail O (competitive)	1030	1230	1600
Day 3 - Trail O (come and try it)	1245	1500	1600
Day 4 – Relay races	1010	1110	1500

All competitors must report to the appropriate finish for their event before the “Courses close” time.

Start procedure

Please note that the start procedures will not be the same on each competition day, so it is imperative that you read each day’s details carefully so that you know how the start procedures will work

Shadowing of junior competitors

Adults will be permitted to shadow inexperienced junior competitors on colour coded courses only. However, for the adult to be competitive on their own course, they must compete in their competition before entering the competition area as a “shadower”. This means that no shadowing will be permitted at the Sprint Race or the relays.

Competition maps

All competition maps (including colour-coded maps) will be printed on waterproof paper, and therefore not bagged. Map scales will be as set out in the details for each day.

These details set out the size of competition maps. Should you wish to have additional protection for your map, you should ensure that you bring the means so to do. However, bags will be available at map exchange points on days 2 & 3.

Copies of maps used at the most recent events held on the Speech House area (being used for days 2 and 3) will be displayed at the assembly area on day 1 and were displayed in the February publication of Compass Sport magazine. Likewise, copies of maps used at the most recent events held at Caerwent will be on display at the assembly areas on days 2 and 3.

Control descriptions

Pictorial control descriptions, as well as being available, loose, at starts only, will be printed on the front of competition maps. Text descriptions in English will be available, loose at the pre-start only, for junior courses (M/W 10/12) and Colour Coded courses. Loose control descriptions will not be available on day 4 (relay).

Controls/punching

Days 2, 3 and 4 are using standard EMIT controls (see Sprint Race and training details for day 1 arrangements). There will be a “demo” control for you to try out in the assembly area. The EMIT card has a yellow back-up card and in the event of any disputes over punching a competitor can only be re-instated if there is evidence of a back-up punch mark on the card. Therefore all competitors are advised to punch fully at each control to ensure they obtain the back-up punch. You “speed punch” at your own risk as that type of punching will not record the back-up mark. Those competitors with version 3 cards are strongly advised to check the card after every punch to ensure the card display is scrolling, this indicates a punch has been registered and also that after 15 seconds the left hand count display has advanced by one. This display will accrue by one after every punch.

Finish procedure

The finish procedure will be not be the same each day, so, again, you are advised to read the details for each day’s competition. However, on all days you will be encouraged to keep moving towards the download tent to download your EMIT brick as directed, collect your individual print-out of split times, and move on towards map collection and drinks. Should you have any problem with your result, there will be a “problems” desk on the way out of the download tent. Otherwise, please proceed on to map collection.

Once you have started a race, YOU MUST REPORT TO DOWNLOAD before you leave, whether or not you have completed your course.

Map collection

On day 1 maps will be collected as you finish. On day 4 all competition maps will be collected as you leave the download tent. You will be asked to place your map in your “club bag”, and these will be available after the last starters have set off on their runs.

On day 2, some courses have a map exchange, at a road crossing. Part 1 maps will be collected at that point, and will be available for collection from enquiries after the last start on day 3, on presentation of your day 2, part 2 map. For the elite classes, maps will be collected on days 2 and 3 and will be available for collection after the last elite start time on presentation of your numbered bib.

On day 3, part 1 maps for those courses with a map exchange, will be available after the last start time, on presentation of your day 3 part 2 map.

All map collection will be from Enquiries

Refreshments

There will be drinks stations on longer courses on both of days 2 and 3, marked on competition maps by the usual cup symbol. Water will be available at the finish on all days.

Results

Results will be displayed in assembly areas each day, incuding the final results from the previous day’s races.

Complaints and protests

BOF rule 9 applies for all classes except for M/W 21E. Complaints may be made on special forms available at Enquiries. You will be expected to have lodged any such complaints within a reasonable time of your finishing the race. The Day Organiser will respond with a decision on your complaint as soon as is practicable. Should you wish to protest against the organiser’s decision you will be required to lodge a fee of £5 at enquiries with your protest.

Protests will be passed to the Day Controller, who will convene the jury, if necessary. If the protest is upheld, the fee will be refunded. For M/W 21E classes, IOF rules 27 and 28 apply. These are broadly similar to BOF rules, except that no fee is required when a protest is lodged.

Colour coded courses

White, yellow, orange, red and light green courses will be available on an “entry on the day” basis on each of days 2 and 3. Registration will be at Enquiries from 1015 to 1300 and the entry fees will be £6 / £3 for seniors / juniors + EMIT hire at 50p. Loss of hired EMIT bricks will be charged at £40. You will be allocated to a block of start times, and your course will have a punching start.

Club tents

Club tents will be welcome on days 2, 3 and 4, although space will be at a premium on day 2. The campus location of the Sprint Race on day 1 means that club tents will not be welcome.

Dogs

Day 1 – No dogs are allowed on the campus (unless with visually impaired). Dogs are allowed on Purdown which can be accessed direct from the car park.

Days 2 and 3 – permitted in car parks and assembly areas on both days and must be on a lead at all times (but not at the Yellow Car Park on day 2). Dogs will not be allowed on buses.
Day 4 – permitted only in the car park, on a lead.

Dogs are not permitted in the competition area on any of the race days, except the training venue on day 1.

String and off-string courses

Free string and off-string courses will be available on all days. electronic punching will be used for all of these races – e-cards will be issued at the start, and collected at the finish.

A string course is designed for younger competitors. They will be issued with a specially drawn map, and will follow a string through unknown terrain. On the way round, they will find controls based on different themes, each day. Thus children experience the fun of orienteering in a relatively safe environment, using the map to check where they are and thus to learn to identify orienteering features on a simple map. They can, of course, be accompanied by parents, should you so wish.

On the off-string course, some of the controls will be away from, but visible from the string for them to visit (and then return to the string), adding a modest degree of adventure for those ready for the challenge of using some basic navigational skills to find their controls.

Please note that the string course is not a creche – children must not be left in the care of the string course team, as their safety cannot be guaranteed if they are not in the care of a responsible adult.

Traders

Wilf’s and YHA will be in attendance to provide food and refreshments on each of days 2, 3 and 4. On day 1, the university sports cafe will be open to provide catering services. CompassPoint, UltraSport and Planet Fear will be selling orienteering and outdoor clothing on all four days.

JK Trophies

All current holders of trophies should have received a letter asking them to return their trophies at the event. If you are not able to deliver your trophy yourself, please make every effort to arrange for someone to do it for you. They should be returned, in their boxes, to Enquiries, at the earliest possible time. If you have any difficulties with returning trophies please contact Peter Guillaume 01926 511490 p.m.g@btinternet.com.

Prize Giving Information

Please will all individual and relay trophy holders return them to Enquires on Days 1 to 3. If you have any difficulties with returning trophies please contact Peter Guillaume 01926 511490 p.m.g@btinternet.com.

Day One – Sprint Race

Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Men’s Veteran (M 40+), Women’s Veteran (W 40+), Men’s Super Veterans (M 60+), Women’s Super Veterans (W 60+), Junior Men (M 14-16), Junior Women (W 14-16) and Minis (M/W 12-).

The prize presentation for the Open courses will be made as soon as results are available, probably around 1715 hrs. Prizes for any other completed courses will then be presented, all others on Day 2 at the time of the Elite Flower ceremony.

Day Two

There will be a flower ceremony with presentations for 1st, 2nd and 3rd fastest on the 4 Elite courses. The remaining Sprint race prizes will be presented at this time.

Day Three

Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for all classes, based on the aggregate of day 2 and day 3 times. The prize giving will take place at about 1515 hrs in the event assembly area. Please stay and attend the prize ceremony and bring your club flags to place behind the prize giving to add to the atmosphere and colour.

Relay

Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd on all courses

The prize giving will take place at approximately 1330 hrs in the assembly area. The trophies for the best Male and Female individual performances will be made at this presentation. Please stay and attend the prize ceremony and bring your club flags to place behind the prize giving to add to the atmosphere and colour.

Trail O prize-giving; this will be incorporated in the main prize-giving at Speech House on Sunday (day 3). There will be parking space only for Trail O competitors (not Trail O CATI) adjacent to the traders/bus parking rather than in the Speech House field.

If you are unable to collect your prize, please arrange for someone to collect it for you. Unclaimed prizes should be claimed from the event co-ordinator (coord@jk2007.org.uk). Unclaimed prizes will only be retained until 7th May, 2007.

Rubbish

We will provide some rubbish bins/bags for you to use, please help us to maintain Orienteering’s reputation for leaving competition sites clean. There will not be a skip for rubbish, so please take your rubbish away with you.

Commentary

Andy Monro and Chris Poole will be providing the commentary and acting as Master of Ceremonies for all of the prize-giving. They will be keeping you informed using radio controls linked to the commentary.

BOF AGM

The BOF AGM is being held at 1700 hrs on Saturday 7th April at the Speech House Hotel (next to the day 3 car park).

EOC AGM

The 2007 EOC AGM will be held before the BOF AGM at 1600 hrs on Saturday 7th April at the Speech House Hotel, Forest of Dean. This is close to the JK event. We will be using an upstairs lounge which will be signed from the foyer. We hope that all English regions will send representatives. Other members of English regions will be welcome to attend as observers.

DAY 1, SPRINT AND TRAINING EVENT,

FRIDAY 6TH APRIL 2007

University of the West of England,
Frenchay Campus, Bristol

Organiser Nigel Ferrand SWOC
Clubs assisting SWOC, Welsh Junior & SW Junior Squads, DVO
Planner Alan Honey – BOK and BAOC
Controller Simon Errington - HH
Mapping Nick Nourse – Map Works
String course Jeremy and Louise Tonge

Acknowledgements:

JK2007 wishes to thank the University of the West of England’s staff at their Frenchay Campus for their cooperation and assistance, without which this event would not have been possible. We would also like to thank Stoke Park Consortium for granting permission to use Purdown for the training event and Hewlett Packard for allowing us to use their access road. Thank you to the generous support of our sponsors. We hope all competitors and spectators have a great day.

Format for the day

The first day of this year’s JK Festival provides the orienteer with a great afternoon of sport, entertainment and relaxation. We are offering fast and furious Sprint races around the UWE campus. Between about 1600 and 1700 hrs you will be able to watch the elite seeded competitors on the open courses start and finish their runs. The elite races form part of the UK Cup. There is a training event on the nearby Purdown, and for our youngest competitors there is a string course near the assembly area. However, there is no Trail–O today.

Safety

Take particular care when crossing the road from the Car Park to the Campus and only use the marshalled crossing point.

Follow the marked routes to the training event and the assembly area. Please observe any instructions given by event marshals or on signs. If you are travelling alone, please leave your car keys or details at enquiries at the sports centre. The format of the Training event means that there is no other safety check in operation. Competitors in the Sprint Race must report to download, even if they do not complete the course.

The Campus is likely to be quiet on a Good Friday with few students on site. The Campus is open to cars and a regular bus service will be in operation in the south east of the map, but in general there should be little, if any, traffic over most of the area. However, please take care when crossing all the roads and respect other members of the public using the campus and sports centre.

The Campus has the usual array of steps, fences, walls and other items of which you will need to be careful. The courses end along a deep grassy re-entrant with a stream at the bottom. The stream is no worse than knee deep with a firm bottom, and is narrow enough to be jumped in most places by those whose courses cross it. Please take care if your route takes you near or across the stream. Junior courses do not cross it.

Parents/guardians who have entered children on Course 6 should note that the Course is a hard TD2. Please ensure that children entered on this course have the necessary skills for this level of technical difficulty. It is not suitable for children who have not previously completed TD2 courses.

Clothing – sprint race

The Sprint race does not require full body cover and shorts may be worn. The Sprint Race will be approximately 40% on grass and 60% on hard surfaces, depending on route choice. Shoes with metal studs are not allowed as they may damage some of the floors.

Venue

The University of the West of England (UWE) is a modern, growing university with four locations in Bristol. UWE is one of Britain's most popular universities, with more than 30,000 students and 3,000 staff and is the largest provider of higher education in the south west of England. The Frenchay campus is very modern and has recently benefited from a £200m investment in a student village and sports centre.

How to get to the event and where to park

The event is approximately 1 mile from the M4. The event will be signposted from the A4174, just off Junction 1 of the M32. For most competitors, exit the M4 at Junction 19 onto the M32. Keep on the inside lane of the M32 heading towards Bristol and come off at Junction 1. Head right (West) under the M32 onto the A4174, Bristol Ring Road, signposted to Bristol Parkway Railway Station and Filton. Go past the Holiday Inn on your left and then turn left at the first set of traffic lights into Coldharbour Lane, sign-posted ‘University of the West of England’. Turn left at the first roundabout into the event car park.
Parking is at grid reference: ST624781. It is a large car park with space for over 2,000 cars. All vehicles must display a valid JK2007 parking permit. If you do not have a parking permit you will be able to purchase either a “day” permit or a “four day” permit at the car park entrance.

Vehicle type	Day permit	Four day permit
Car/ camper	£3.00	£5.50
Minibus	£6.00	£11.00
Coach	£13.00	£25.00

The Assembly area is about 600m from the car park. Allow about 10 minutes to walk there. Please follow the marked route.

Minibuses, camper-vans and coaches can be accommodated. However, if you are bringing a coach please let the Organiser know two weeks before the event on telephone number 029 20 255 037. Vehicles over 2 metres in height may need to be directed to another car park on the campus

Public transport

Bristol Parkway Station is on the main London to South Wales railway line and is only a short distance from the Campus. From Bristol Parkway take bus number X84, 312, 318, 319, 581, 680 or 681 to the Frenchay Campus (a five minute journey). Bristol Temple Meads station is located in the centre of Bristol. From this Station take bus number 8 or 9 to the Haymarket (Debenhams). Cross via underpass to bus stops by the Travel Inn and take X84 or 70 to the Frenchay Campus (15 or 30 minute journey).

From the Bristol Bus and Coach station you can use the X84 or 70 buses to get to the campus.

Assembly and Registration

Registration and Assembly are located in the sports hall, which forms part of a new and impressive campus sports centre. Please use the marked entrances into the Sports Hall.

Registration, Enquiries, EMIT collection and Download will all be located in the Sports Hall. The Start, Finish and Results will all be located very close to the Sports Hall. Part of the Sports Hall will be sectioned off to provide space for a meeting area and to leave your bags etc. Changing facilities are available in the Sports Centre. There is no space for club tents.

Event timings

1130- Car park opens

1200- Registration, enquiries etc opens

1300- First starts on Sprint Race, Training and String Course

1600- First seeded runners on open course start

1630- Top seeded woman starts

1645- Top seeded man starts

1700- Last starts on public Sprint Race and String Courses

1715- Prize giving for UK Cities Cup

1745- Courses close

Use of outdoor shoes in the sports centre

The sports hall floor will be covered to avoid damage. However, we have been requested to ensure that competitors do not wear dirty shoes (including O shoes) in the Sports Hall. Please either take dirty shoes off before entering the sports hall or bring along a clean pair of shoes to wear after you have competed. Dirty shoes will not be allowed in the main Sports Centre, changing rooms or indoor toilets.

First Aid:

Will be located close to Assembly/Registration

Toilets:

We have been given kind permission to use some of the toilets in the sports centre. There are also a number of portable toilets at the entrance to the car park.

Refreshments:

There is a café that forms part of the Sports Centre complex that has a limited selection of snacks and drinks from vending machines. The University will also be serving hot food from a barbeque situated in the assembly area. The café opens onto a large open area, with plenty of tables and seats which should prove popular if the weather is fine. Wilfs will not be present.

THE TRAINING (MODEL) EVENT

Twenty control flags (but no punches) will be placed around Purdown for you to visit at your own pace, and in which ever order you choose. This part of the event is not timed, and there is no finish. A flag will mark a suitable starting location. The area contains significantly more open areas than the Day 2 and 3 areas. Maps will be at a scale of 1:10000 with 5m contour interval and drawn to be consistent with those for Days 2 and 3 and the Relays. Maps are pre-marked and printed on waterproof paper. Control descriptions will be printed on the map, together with suggested courses.

You are advised to wear full leg cover and carry a whistle if you are taking part in the training event on Purdown. Maps for the training event can be bought at Enquiries in the sports hall at a cost of £3 seniors / £2 juniors. If you wish to go straight to the training event from the car park, maps will also be available to purchase at the car park entrance. The route to the training event is marked from the car park entrance. It is a 10 minute walk from the car park to the start.

THE STRING COURSE

There will be a free string course for young children available from 1300 to 1700 hrs. The string course will use e-punching. It is located near the assembly area.

THE SPRINT RACE

Terrain
The Campus provides a complex array of building and open spaces in a “tight” environment. Whilst the area is relatively flat there are a number of short, sharp slopes and stairs to sap the legs. There are numerous rows of boulders to keep vehicles off the grass. These have not been mapped, but other distinct boulders are shown.

No entry on the day for the sprint race There will be no entry on the day for the Sprint race.

Shadowing of junior competitors
Shadowing is not allowed on any sprint course.

SPRINT-RACE COURSE DETAILS

Sprint course details are as follows (subject to final controlling)


Course	Classes	Distance	Climb	Controls	Map Scale
1	Open Men	2.9 km	70 m	20	1:4000
2	Open Women Junior Men (M16-)	2.4 km	45 m	18	1:4000
3	Veteran Men (M40+)	2.4 km	45 m	19	1:3000
4	Super-veteran Men (M60+) Veteran Women (W40+)	2.1 km	35 m	19	1:3000
5	Super-veteran Women (W60+) Junior Women (W16-)	1.7 km	15 m	14	1:3000
6	Mini Juniors Boys (M12-) Mini Juniors Girls (W12-)	1.5 km	20 m	16	1:3000

UK CUP

The JK Sprint Race is the second in the 2007 UK Cup series of ten. Full details of all races, the standings of competitors and UK Cup rules are available on http://www.ednash.com/ukcupdb/races.php

EMIT punching

The Sprint race will use the latest touch-free controls. These controls are only compatible with Version 3 and higher Emit cards. Anybody who is hiring a card for the weekend will automatically get a Version 3. If you have your own version 2, or earlier, card that you will be using on the other JK days, you will be able to borrow a version 3 card for the Sprint race, free of charge. Please go to Enquiries in the sports hall. You will be asked to leave your version 2 card at the EMIT stand until you return the borrowed Version 3 card after you have competed. There will be a demo control for you to try out in the assembly area.

Out of bounds

There are some out of bounds areas. These are marked clearly on the maps. Courses have been planned to avoid them.

The route from the car park to the Assembly Area passes through the competition area, and gives good views of runners. Spectators will be able to see the start and finish in the immediate vicinity of the sports centre. The remainder of the Campus is out of bounds to all competitors until after you have run. We are happy for people who have finished going out onto the area to spectate and take photos, so long as they do not interfere with the race, but we do not want people to do this before they have run. We are aware that this will be hard to enforce, and we are relying on runners not to abuse this rule.

Start lists

Start lists for all courses will be posted on the website www.jk2007.org.uk. The top 30 competitors on the Men’s and Women’s open courses will be seeded and will start last.

The Starts

All starts are located next to the sports-centre and assembly area. There is a 4 minute call up. There will be a ‘punching’ start. All competitors are advised to check their EMIT card immediately after they have started to confirm that their start has registered.

Race numbers will be worn by the seeded competitors in the open races and will be available at the start, together with safety pins. Race numbers will not be worn by other competitors.

Late start procedure

Late starters will be permitted only at the discretion of the officials who will ensure that proper separation of competitors applies. The competitors shall be timed as if they had started at the time given on the start list. However, their actual start times shall be noted. (BOF Rule 8.1.2) Start times will not be changed.

The Finish

The finish for all courses is adjacent to the sports-centre and assembly area. Spectators will have excellent views of the final controls and run-in. ALL MAPS WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE FINISH. Please use the club bags provided. Maps can be collected by club representatives after the last starts and at enquiries on days 2 and 3.

All competitors must report to download, even if they retire.

Maps

The maps for courses 1 and 2 will be 1:4000 with 5m contour intervals. Surveyed in early 2007. Courses 3, 4, 5 and 6 will use 1:3000 maps with 5m contour intervals. Maps are A4 (courses 1 and 2) or A3 (other courses) printed on waterproof paper and overprinted.

Control Descriptions

Control descriptions will printed on the front of competitors’ maps. Control descriptions will be pictorial for all courses. Loose control descriptions will be available in the start lanes, including written descriptions (in English) for Course 6. Control descriptions will be 50 mm wide by up to 140 mm long.
You may not be familiar with the following descriptions: The statue symbol has been used for Frisbee goals; these are metal frames with chains hanging from them.

Symbols

The map is drawn in accordance with the International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (ISSOM2007). To ensure that you maximise your enjoyment and perform to the maximum of your capability, we strongly recommend that you familiarise yourself with the map specifications and control descriptions used in Sprint orienteering. These can be found on this link http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/document_library/rules_and_guidelines/mapping_standards . Crossing or entering impassable features except at marked crossing points will result in disqualification.

DAY 2, SATURDAY 7TH APRIL 2007

Individual Day 1 incorporating an IOF World Ranking Event, & Future Champions Cup Race.
Sallowvallets & New Beechenhurst, Forest of Dean.
Organiser Roger Coe NGOC, assisted by David Urch BOK
Clubs assisting BOK, KERNO, QO, NGOC, SARUM, DVO, WSX, HOC, NWO Planners Charles Daniel BOK, Alice Bedwell BOK, Mark Saunders BOK
Controller Mike Crockett QO
IOF Adviser Mike Crockett QO
Mapping Dave Peel, Peel Land Surveys
Trail O Organiser John Warren WIM
Trail O Planners Dick Keighley & Keith Henderson WIM
Trail O Controller Brian Parker DEVON
Trail O Mapping (Nine Wells) Bob Teed NGOC
String Course Roger & Judy Craddock QO

General Event Plan

Travel Directions

The event car parks will be signed from:

For traffic approaching from Gloucester, the Midlands and North; signed from the A4136/B4234 X-roads at SO 613147. Follow the A40 west from Gloucester towards Ross, turning onto the A4136 at Huntley and continue through Mitcheldean for a further 4 miles to the start of the signed route. This junction will also be signed for competitors approaching from the Ross direction on the B4234.

For traffic approaching from mid Wales; signed from the A4136/B4432 X-roads at SO 581122. Take the A466 towards Chepstow over the Wye Bridge at Monmouth and then immediately keep ahead onto the A4136 towards Mitcheldean to the start of the signed route. This junction will also be signed for competitors approaching from Symonds Yat and the Christchurch campsites on the B4432.

For traffic approaching from S Wales, the S West and the M4; signed from the B4228 on the south edge of Coleford at SO 578100. Take the A48 over the Wye at Chepstow and after half a mile turn left and follow the signs for the B4228 to Coleford.

The signed routes are arranged to ensure that all vehicles make a final left turn off the public road into their respective car parks which will be colour coded; see below. Please do not approach the competition area from any other directions and in particular avoid the B4226/B4234 X-roads at Cannop (SO 608115) which is out of bounds to all competitors’ vehicles. Once on the signed routes continue straight ahead at road junctions unless directed otherwise; some minor junctions may not be signed.

Parking

Parking spaces for Day 2 are very limited and it is essential that you go to the car park indicated by the colour of your parking permit – you will be turned away if you go to the wrong parking area. Entry to the Green car park is via a single track approach road – exit from this car park will not be allowed until after 1230 hrs. Late applicants may find that they have been issued a White permit for the linear overflow car park. Those who have not pre-purchased a permit must also use the White car park. Please note that the route to Assembly from here involves rough terrain and a steep climb unsuitable for the very young, the very old and pushchairs. The estimated time shown on the layout diagram is for competitors going downhill to their Start; uphill may take a little longer.

There is no correlation between the colour of your car park, the colour of your Start or the colour of your course.

Assembly and Finish

These will be situated in a section of field adjacent to the Green car park. Dogs will be permitted here and in the car parks but must be kept strictly under control at all times as there may be sheep and lambs grazing in the adjacent open forest. Traders, caterers, toilets, First Aid and all other facilities will be located here. Space will be at a premium as priority is being given to parking needs but there will be limited space for club tents adjacent to the run in.

Enquiries

All information about the event and the area will be available here. Any competitor travelling alone to the event will be able to leave a valuable item (i.e. car keys), suitably labelled, here as a safety check. Lost property will be held here.

Colour Coded Courses – see General Information
Colour coded courses will share the late start lane at the WHITE Start, which is approximately 2.3km from assembly along level paths. Competitors will use a punching Start for these courses. Also see General Information.

String Course

There will be a free string course, available from 1000 hrs to 1300 hrs, situated immediately to the SW of the Green Car Park, adjacent to the routes to the Starts.

Trail O

The Trail O competition map will be at 1:5000, updated for the Trail-O event, in February/March 2007.

Parking for Trail-O competitors is in an especially reserved section of the Yellow car park. Please enter by the Sports Centre / Student parking entrance and follow directions. Registration is in a classroom in the car park and the Start is nearby. Trail-O competitors not needing a JK parking permit will be issued with a special free parking permit valid only in the JK Trail-O car parks on Day 2 & 3.

The competition will be largely in Nine Wells, adjacent to the college campus. The course is mainly level on playing fields, a minor public road, forest roads and broad tracks and is about 1.5km. After the finish, competitors will have to retrace part of their course to return to their starting point, about further 1km.

Paralympic & Open classes Start times 1030 to 1230 hrs, pre-entry only. Come & Try it (enter on the day) 1245 to 1500 hrs. The course closes at 1600 hrs.

THIS IS IMPORTANT – ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS!

Safety

You are strongly advised to carry a whistle. You must wear full body cover (see BOF rule 9.1.1). Notices will be posted if weather is bad and cagoules are thought to be necessary. Car keys, suitably labelled can be left at Enquiries by competitors travelling alone, otherwise a ‘buddy’ system will be in operation. Once you have started your course you must report to the Download, even if retiring.

Terrain

The area comprises two areas, Sallowvallets and New Beechenhurst, either side of the B4234, Parkend to Lydbrook Road. Both areas are mainly coniferous woodland of varied age, and have an extensive network of tracks and paths. There has been extensive industry, including charcoal burning and mining activity, which has left detailed contour features and many pits, depressions and platforms.

Sallowvallets consists of a plateau, with a steep east-facing escarpment. The plateau is cut by a deep east-west valley, Wimberry Slade. The assembly area and white and red starts are at the top of the plateau. This wood is the most runnable of the area being used. However there are some areas of light brashings and brambles. Also some of the courses cross Wimberry Slade which has been recently felled and contains areas of heavier bramble. There are some other areas of recent felling, but most courses do not cross these.

Sallowvallets is a mountain bike access area, and there are many mountain bike tracks through the wood, only the most significant of which have been mapped. Be aware that bikers may be making fast descent down some of these tracks, particularly in the south-east of the area.

As we go to press, some new fencing work has commenced, if necessary further details on this will be posted in the start lanes for affected courses.

Competitors starting at the Blue Start will also run in New Beechenhurst. New Beechenhurst was the area used for the 1974 JK and is considered by many to be a classic orienteering area. Some areas of the forest now have light bramble. Where this might affect progress, appropriate screens have been used on the map. There are several areas of extensive mine workings with intricate contour detail.

Map

Sallowvallets	1:10000	A3 courses: 1, 3, 13-29, and all colour coded
Sallowvallets	1:15000	A4 courses: 8-12, and map exchange for 5-7
New Beechenhurst	1:15000	A4 courses: 5-7

Race Numbers

See elite races (competitions: general information).

Routes to Starts

The routes to all Starts commence from the SW corner of the Green Parking area (see Event Plan). The route to the RED and WHITE Starts (both 2.3km) is essentially level whilst that to the BLUE (3.5km) involves a steep descent and later a little climb. The distances shown are accurate but the times are indicative only and it is your responsibility to ensure that you arrive at your Start in time. Distance markers will be placed periodically along the routes to assist you. Elite competitors should allow extra time to collect their race numbers at the pre Start. The routes skirt the competition area and the land adjoining them should be considered out of bounds.

Start Layout and Procedure – See General Information

At the WHITE and BLUE starts, call up will be at -4 minutes and competition area maps displayed at -2 minutes. Competitors will have their e-cards checked at -1 minute. A timed start will apply and you can then collect your map from the appropriately labelled box. It is your responsibility to ensure that you collect the correct map. Late starters will be permitted only at the discretion of the officials who will ensure that proper separation of competitors applies. The competitors shall be timed as if they had started at the time given on the start list. However, their actual start times shall be noted. (BOF Rule 8.1.2) Start times will not be changed.

The RED Start call up will be at -5 minutes. The second box will be two minutes long during which time competitors will pass through an area of dense woodland to the forward start area. Thereafter, the procedure will be the same as at the other starts.

There will be limited toilet facilities and clothing deposit areas at the BLUE Start and near the point where the routes to the RED and WHITE Starts diverge. Please provide your own bags and mark them with your name, club and start time using the pens which will be provided. Your clothing will be transported to Assembly and available for collection near Download. At the RED / WHITE Start please allow Elite competitors priority in the use of the toilets.

Control Descriptions will be available for collection in the Start area. The maximum length of these descriptions will be 20 cm. Control Descriptions will also be printed on competitors’ maps.

Timed crossing point

Competitors starting from the BLUE Start will have a timed road crossing when their course crosses the Lydbrook to Parkend road. There will be controls on either side of the road, and competitors will be allowed two minutes to run between them. The controls are not very far apart, so there should be no need to rush. Please obey instructions from those manning the crossing point. Traffic may be travelling very fast – despite our road signs.

The time taken by competitors between these two controls will be excluded from their final race time, up to a maximum of two minutes. This point will also be a map exchange point, and it should be noted that competitors do need to register at the second EMIT control, before picking up their part 2 map.

Spectator Control

Because of the constraints of the terrain, it has not been possible to plan a spectator control.

Drinks Points

There is a drinks station at the road crossing and one in the forest. Competitors on all of the longer courses will be able visit one or other of these drinks stations.

Finish and Download

There will be two finish lanes. The right hand lane is reserved for fast runners only thus protecting young juniors on the run in. Courses 1 to 7 inclusive MUST therefore approach the Finish along the RIGHT HAND LANE. Everyone else should approach the Finish along the LEFT HAND LANE.

There is a punching finish so make sure you punch; then proceed to Download in the tent nearby. You must download, both as a safety check and so that your time is recorded. Even if you do not finish your course and are retiring you must still go to the Download tent and record your safe arrival back in Assembly. You will then be given your split times. Any questions or problems you may have will be addressed at a queries desk which will be located nearby.

Results

The final results will be displayed in the Assembly area as soon as possible on the day and also at Assembly on Day 3. Additionally they will be placed on the website after the event.

Course Details (subject to final controlling)

			DAY 2 - Saturday			DAY 3 - Sunday
Course	Class	Map Scale	Start	km	m	Start	km	m
1	M21E M20E - day 2	10,000 - day 2 15,000 - day 3	red	6.2	255	blue	15.9	630
2	M20E - day 3				15,000	blue	11.4	430
3	W21E W20E - day 2	10,000 - day 2 15,000 - day 3	red	4.9	230	blue	10.3	405
4	W20E - day 3				15,000	red	7.8	245
5	M21L	15,000	blue	12.1	425	blue	12.1	425
6	M35L	15,000	blue	10.6	445	blue	10.9	425
7	M20L, M40L	15,000	blue	9.6	420	blue	9.9	350
8	M18L, M21S, W21L	15,000	red	8.4	290	red	8.4	275
9	M35S, W35L	15,000	red	7.4	255	red	7.4	250
10	M20S, M40S, W20L, W40L	15,000	red	6.7	290	red	6.4	230
11	M18S, M21V, W18L, W21S	15,000	red	5.5	210	red	5.6	180
12	W20S, W35S, W40S	15,000	red	4.6	195	red	4.5	135
13	M45L	10,000	red	8.5	305	red	9.1	325
14	M50L	10,000	red	8.1	335	red	8.1	290
15	M55L	10,000	red	7.0	265	red	7.2	245
16	M16A, M60L	10,000	red	6.4	215	red	7.0	255
17	M45S, W45L	10,000	red	5.8	245	red	6.0	220
18	M65L, M50S, W50L	10,000	red	5.5	225	red	5.6	175
19	M55S, W55L	10,000	red	4.9	200	red	4.7	130
20	M70L, M60S, W16A, W60L, W65L	10,000	red	4.4	145	red	4.5	100
21	M75L, M80L, M65S, W70L, W18S, W21V, W45S, W50S	10,000	red	3.8	155	white	4.0	130
22	M70S, M75S, W75, W80, W55S, W60S, W65S, W70S	10,000	red	3.4	140	white	3.4	85
23	M21N	10,000	white	6.2	210	white	6.1	230
24	W21N	10,000	white	4.2	130	white	4.1	170
25	M14A, M16B	10,000	red	4.5	190	white	4.6	180
26	W14A, W16B	10,000	red	3.6	150	white	3.6	105
27	M12A, M14B, W12A, W14B	10,000	white	3.1	85	white	3.3	110
28	M10A, M12B, W10A, W12B	10,000	white	2.5	70	white	2.4	60
29	M10B, W10B	10,000	white	1.8	40	white	1.9	55

DAY 3, SUNDAY 8TH APRIL 2007

Individual Day 2 incorporating an IOF World Ranking Event, & Future Champions Cup Race.
Speech House East, Forest of Dean

Organiser Margarette Parker BOK, assisted by David Urch BOK
Clubs assisting BOK, KERNO, QO, NGOC, SARUM, DVO, NWO, SLOW, WSX
Planners Charles Daniel BOK, Alice Bedwell BOK, Mark Saunders BOK,
Controller Colin Duckworth TVOC
IOF Adviser Mike Crockett QO
Mapping Dave Peel, Peel Land Surveys
Trail O Organiser Chris Branford WIM
Trail O Planners Dick Keighley & Keith Henderson WIM
Trail O Controller Brian Parker DEVON
Trail O Mapping (Worcester Walk) Peel Land Surveys
String Course Roger and Judy Craddock QO

Travel Directions

All parking will be next to the Speech House Hotel at Map Ref SO620122 and should be approached only from the South. Please do not attempt to approach through Cinderford or along the B4226. Please follow the 'O' signed routes which will lead from two points on the A48 Gloucester to Chepstow road. Unlike Day 2, route signing for Day 3 is NOT colour coded; you should follow the ‘O’ signs irrespective of the colour of your car parking permit.

For traffic from the Midlands and North From the A40 at Gloucester, take the A48 towards Chepstow, then follow the 'O' signs from Blakeney towards Parkend along the B4431.

For traffic from the South and South West, M4, M48 or South Wales From Chepstow take the A48 towards Gloucester, and then follow the 'O' signs from the Lydney by-pass into Lydney. Take the B4234 to Parkend and then right on the B4431 towards Blakeney.

Car Parking

Parking will be on level fields. Please display your parking permit and follow the marshals' directions. You will have a short walk to Assembly during which you have to cross the busy B4226. Please follow the signs to the designated crossing point where marshals will guide you. Take care crossing and do not be tempted to cross this road at any other place.

Assembly and Finish

Is sited about 200 metres from car park. Enquiries, registration, traders, toilets, results display, First Aid and prize giving will be here. Also here are the Finish lanes where spectators will have good views of incoming runners. There is also the opportunity to view the spectator control and keep up to date with winning positions and commentary from the PA system. There will be plenty of room for club tents too.
At the eastern end of assembly there will be the pick up point for buses going to the BLUE Start. Please be aware that these buses will be turning in the parking bays so causing a possible hazard. Therefore, we ask you to keep all dogs on a lead at all times and watch over your children. They are your responsibility.

Enquiries

All information about the event and the area will be available here. Any competitor traveling alone to the event will be able to leave here a valuable item (i.e. car keys), suitably labeled, as a safety check. Lost property will be held here.

Colour Coded Courses

Colour coded courses will share the late start lane at the WHITE Start, which is approximately 700m from assembly along level paths. Competitors will use a punching Start for these courses. Also see General Information.

String Course

There will be a free string course available from 1000 to 1300 hrs, situated at the eastern edge of Assembly.

Trail O

The Day 3 Trail O competition is at Worcester Walk, Sallowvallets, parking on a forest road off the B4028 at Grid Ref SO 592127. Please park as directed. The course, which is about 2.6km, is on forest road, tracks and paths with a little climb. Both the Start and Finish are within 100m of Registration.

Paralympic and Open classes Start Times1030 - 1230 hrs. Pre-entry only.

Come and Try it (enter on the day) 1245 – 1500hrs. Course closes 1600 hrs It is hoped that there will be also be a demonstration of TEMPO once the Elite competition is over. TEMPO is a variant of Trail-O which uses only timed controls with clusters of control flags which yield multiple timed control sites.

THIS IS IMPORTANT – ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS!

Safety

You are strongly advised to carry a whistle. You must wear full body cover (See BOF Rule 9.1.1). Notices will be posted if weather is bad and cagoules are thought to be necessary. Car keys, suitably labeled can be left at Enquiries by competitors traveling alone, otherwise a 'buddy' system will be in operation. Once you have started your course you must report to Download, even if retiring.

Terrain

The area comprises two areas, New Beechenhurst and the Pludds, either side of the A4136, Mitcheldean to Monmouth Road. Both areas are mainly coniferous woodland of varied age, and have an extensive network of tracks and paths. There has been extensive industry, including charcoal burning and mining activity, which has left detailed contour features and many pits, depressions and platforms.

New Beechenhurst was the area used for the 1974 JK and is considered by many to be a classic orienteering area. This area has now been extended to the east to include Crabtree Hill and Birch Wood. Some areas of the forest now have light bramble. Where this might affect progress, appropriate screens have been used on the map. Some areas have been brashed, but this is not reflected on the map. Some areas of the forest have extensive ditch networks. Only the most prominent of these are shown on the map, and may be encountered as control sites. There are several areas of extensive mine workings including old coal tips with intricate contour detail.

New Beechenhurst is a very popular area with the public, and will be busy over the bank holiday weekend. Please be courteous to other forest visitors. The south-east of New Beechenhurst has a sculpture trail, some features of which are being used as control sites.

Competitors starting at the BLUE Start will also run in The Pludds. The Pludds is by far the most physically challenging and rough of the three woods, with big hills, some heavy bramble (marked on the map). The big hills and deep valleys will present the competitor with challenging route choices.

Map

The area has been surveyed by Peel Land Surveys during December 2006 – February 2007.

There are three special symbols in use on the map, as follows:

Charcoal burner’s platform solid brown triangle
Hide and / or picnic bench black cross
Sculpture (on the sculpture trail) empty black circle

The maps will not include a full legend, only details of these special features. Competitors’ control descriptions will be printed on the face of the map.

New Beechenhurst 1:10000 not A3 (305 x 420), courses: 13-20, 23-25, L Green, Red

New Beechenhurst 1:15000 not A4 (215 x 295), courses: 4, 8-12, and map ex. 1-3 and 5-7

The Pludds 1:15000 A4, courses 1-3 and 5-7

Speech House 1:10000 A4, courses: 21, 22, 26-29, white, yellow, orange

Control Descriptions

The following special symbols have been used. Picnic Bench black circle
Hide black cross
Sculpture statue symbol

The statue symbol has been used for a Sculpture on the sculpture trail.

Race Numbers

M20E, M21E, W20E, W21E competitors must wear the number allocated to them by the Results Team. They must collect a new number for Day 3, and starts will be in a different order, according to their finish position on Day 2. These new numbers will be available at the pre-start appropriate for your course.

Routes to Starts

The marked route to both the RED and WHITE Starts is along a level path. The distance to the WHITE Start is approximately 700m and the RED Start is approximately 1.7 km from Assembly. The BLUE Start will be accessed by bus. Classes traveling on the buses to this start will be M21E, M20E, W21E, M20L, M21L, M35L, M40L

The bus pick up point is next to Assembly in the Forestry car park. There will be a marshal to guide you but please remember to bring everything you need, as the time taken from this point to the drop off point should be about 20 minutes. There will then be a 500m walk to your Start. You should allow at least 45 minutes from the bus departure time to your start time. It is planned that a bus should depart every 15 minutes from 0900 hrs onwards.

Start Procedures

Call up for all starts will be at -4 minutes when you will be checked against the start list. Competitors will have their e-card checked at -1 minute. A timed start will apply and you can then pick up your map from the appropriately labeled box. It is your responsibility to ensure that you collect the correct map. Late starters will be permitted only at the discretion of the officials who will ensure the proper separation of competitors applies. The late competitors shall be timed at the time given on the start list. However, their actual start times shall be noted (BOF Rule 8.1.2) Start times will not be changed.

Control Descriptions will be available for collection in the Start area. The maximum length of these descriptions will be 23 cm. Control Descriptions will also be printed on competitors’ maps.

Facilities

Plenty of toilet cubicles will be provided for everyone in Assembly. Clothing dumps and return to Assembly will be provided for the BLUE Start. Please bring your own bag, marked with your name and start time for this purpose.

Timed crossing point

Competitors starting from the BLUE Start will have a timed road crossing when their course crosses the Monmouth to Cinderford road. There will be controls on either side of the road, and competitors will be allowed two minutes to run between them. The controls are not very far apart, so there should be no need to rush. Please obey instructions from those manning the crossing point. Traffic may be travelling very fast – despite our road signs.

The time taken by competitors between these two controls will be excluded from their final race time, up to a maximum of two minutes. This point will also be a map exchange point, and it should be noted that competitors do need to register at the second EMIT control, before picking up their part 2 map.

Other road crossings

There are two minor roads that BLUE start competitors will cross in the Pludds. There will not be timed crossings on these roads, nor specified crossing points. Please beware of traffic on these roads.

Spectator control

The elite courses have a spectator control within the assembly area. After this control there is a short loop to the finish.

Drinks Points

There is a drinks station at the road crossing, two in the forest and at the elite spectator control. Competitors on all of the longer courses will be able visit one or other of these drinks stations.

Taped Route

Courses 29 and White have a taped route between two controls, marked by red and white tape.

Finish and Download

Results

The final results will be displayed in the Assembly area as soon as possible. They will also be placed on the website after the event.

All courses close at 1630 hrs

Prize giving

This will take place in the Assembly Area. See General Information

DAY 4, MONDAY 9TH APRIL 2007

JK RELAYS
Caerwent Military Training Area, Near Chepstow
Incorporating UK Relay League

Organiser Alan Farrington BAOC
Clubs assisting (SCOA) BAOC, BKO, SOC & TVOC
Planner Hugh Drummond, BAOC
Controller Philip Gristwood MV
Mapping Hugh Drummond BAOC

Acknowledgements:

JK2007 wishes to thank the MOD for use of the land and in particular the staff of Caerwent Training Area who have been extremely helpful, particularly with allowing us to modify the numerous fences and without their cooperation and assistance, this event would not have been possible. They have put in 36 fence crossings. We would also like to thank the Army Orienteering Association for provision of portaloos. Thank you again for the generous support of our various sponsors. Whilst BAOC have taken the lead for this event most of the other SCOA clubs have offered to help and we are grateful for their expertise in key areas. We hope all competitors and spectators have a great day on what is certainly a unique area.

Format for the day:

As with the first day of this year’s JK Festival we are offering fast and furious races around this old military camp at Caerwent. The parking is close to the compact assembly area where spectators should be able to follow progress of all of the races, assisted by the commentary team who will also have the benefit of radio controls at strategic points. The courses have all been designed with a spectator control to enhance your enjoyment.

Venue

History of Caerwent Military Training Area: Prior to the 1930’s the site was open farmland containing isolated farmhouses and some archaeological remains. Between 1937 and 1941, the Royal Navy Propellant Factory (RNPF) was constructed, to provide additional armament capability for the Second World War. The RNPF took some 1500 acres of land, which was enclosed by a high security fence, and construction of buildings, production areas and bunkers was completed. The Training Area was in use as a propellant factory until 1968 when it was handed over to the RAF. The RAF in turn leased the site to the United States Army for use as an ammunition storage and maintenance facility. The site was closed in 1993 due to the reduction of US forces in Europe and re-opened as an Army Training Area in March 1998.

Today the training area consists of 1250 acres within a 6.5 mile security fence. Within the secure area, there is a network of 31 miles of roads, buildings, open pastureland and woodland with much of the original 5 miles of railway sidings and railway removed. It has been common for much of the pastureland to be let on short tenancies to local farmers. This led to the construction of vast and complex fenced areas. The training area staff, have over the past few weeks, constructed many new crossing points for our use and for visiting military users in the future.

Safety

Please realise that this is an army training area which has been deliberately left in a derelict condition to try and replicate difficult terrain, this means there are numerous hazards on the area which somewhat unique, such as hidden holes, drains, sudden drops, railway lines with rolling-stock in position and even a sewage plant. Please take care on the area and note that the inside of all buildings/structures are strictly out of bounds. The Mini Relay has deliberately been kept out of the more rugged areas. Caerwent is a well used military dry training area, where the use of pyrotechnic, blank ammunition and barbed wire is exercised. Touching or picking up unidentifiable objects is obvious dangerous and is strictly prohibited.

How to get to the event and where to park

Caerwent Training Area is signed off the A48 to the west of the village of Crick. From England (in the east) follow the M4 to J21, take the M48 and cross the old Severn Bridge towards Chepstow. At J2 of the M48 exit north towards Chepstow and turn left onto the A48 at the first roundabout. Travel west for 4 miles. From Lydney and the Forest of Dean, take the A48 through Chepstow. From Monmouth to the north turn off A466 at Chepstow onto A48 as above. Alternatively take A40 and then A449 to J24 of the M4. From the west, leave the M4 at J24 and take the A48 to Caerwent. Caerwent is approximately 5 miles west of Chepstow.

There are two official entry points to Caerwent Training Area, the West and East gates. We shall be using the West gate for entry, open from 0730 hrs. Exit will be via the East and West gates, as directed by the car park officials, returning to the A48. The roads on Caerwent are narrow, so a one way system will operate from leaving the main, A48 Chepstow - Newport road at GR ST 466908. The assembly area is approximately 1.5km from the turn off on the A48. The approach route is all on tarmac road and will be conventionally "O" signed; car parking officials will direct you to release points off the road and into designated parking places on the grassed fields around the assembly area.

Unfortunately the recent heavy rain, combined with some extensive digging on the area to remove underground piping has resulted in the normally well drained grassland becoming waterlogged along the edges. It is hoped the recent dry spell has alleviated that problem, but in the event that this is still a problem we will invoke the wet weather parking option. This will entail severely reduced parking on the parts of the field with minibuses and larger vehicles parked 800m away on an old car park and later arrivals will be on roads up to 1.5 km from the assembly area. If we have to invoke this option notices will be displayed at the exit on days 2 & 3. Cars when leaving will should follow the exit signs on the perimeter fence, along the tarmac road, across a railway line to the East gate. Please be aware that the exit road does go through part of the competition area and there is a manned road crossing point.

All vehicles must display a valid JK2007 parking permit. If you do not have a parking permit you will be able to purchase a “day” permit at the West gate where there is a large hard standing area. Desirably you should have the correct cash to hand. The outer gate will also be opened on Sunday night for anyone who wants to park up overnight by the gate, note there are no facilities available.

Vehicle type	Day permit	Four day permit
Car/ camper	£3.00	£5.50
Minibus	£6.00	£11.00
Coach	£13.00	£25.00

Assembly and Registration

Registration, Enquiries, EMIT collection and Download will all be located in the Assembly area next to the finish. There is plenty of space for club tents, which should be erected along the fence line facing north towards the final controls. Please leave enough space for spectators to pass along the front of your tents, a 2m wide tent free zone along the fence will be maintained.

Relay Category Start Times

	Class	No of Teams	Call-up	Mass Start	Bib no.
M	Mini Relay (M/W12-)	30	0955	1010	1201-1240
A	JK Trophy	50	1005	1020	1-50
E	M120+	100	1010	1025	2001-2099
H	W165+	30	1015	1030	6601-6630
L	M/W40-	45	1015	1030	4001-4050
C	Men’s Short	80	1020	1035	201-280
B	Women's Trophy	30	1025	1040	101-130
G	M165+	80	1025	1040	6501-6599
D	Women’s Short	60	1030	1045	301-360
F	W120+	45	1035	1050	2101-2150
J	M48-	35	1040	1055	4801-4840
K	W48-	30	1045	1100	4851-4880
N	Mixed Ad Hoc	150	1055	1110	1001-1130

Mini Mass Starts

Mini Mass Starts will be held as appropriate and will be announced on the PA system.

Course Closure

All courses close at 1500 hrs

Map Collection

Maps will be collected from finishers until after competitors have started on the final Mini Mass Start. The club bags containing the maps may be collected (by one person per club) after the final Mini Mass Start.

First Aid

This will be located in the Assembly Area.

Toilets

Portable toilets will be located along a tree line within the car park complex.

COMPETITION INFORMATION

Results Display

Results will be pasted onto boards on a regular basis through the duration of the event. Results from the previous two days will be on display nearby.

Explanation of Classes

	Class	Lap	Length	Climb	Spectator control to Finish km	Control Descriptions	Map
A	JK Trophy	1,4	6.4	135	2.00	Pictorial	A4
A		2,3	5.0	65	1.70	Pictorial	A4
B	Women's Trophy	1,3	5.3	110	1.10	Pictorial	A4
B		2	4.6	60	1.10	Pictorial	A4
C	Men’s Short	1,3	4.6	60	1.10	Pictorial	A4
C		2	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
D	Women’s Short	1,3	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
D		2	2.5	55	0.65	Pictorial	A4
E	M120+	1,3	5.3	110	1.10	Pictorial	A4
E		2	4.6	60	1.10	Pictorial	A4
F	W120+	1,3	4.6	60	1.10	Pictorial	A4
F		2	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
G	M165+	1,3	5.0	65	1.70	Pictorial	A4
G		2	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
H	W165+	1,3	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
H		2	2.5	55	0.65	Pictorial	A4
J	M48-	1,3	4.6	60	1.10	Pictorial	A4
J		2	2.8	40	1.80	Pictorial	A4
K	W48-	1,3	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
K		2	2.8	40	1.80	Pictorial	A4
L	M/W40-	1,3	2.8	40	1.80	Pictorial	A4
L		2	1.7	25	0.77	Pictorial	A4
M	Mini Relay (M/W12-)	1,2,3	1.7	25	0.77	Pictorial	A4
N	Mixed Ad Hoc	Long	5.0	65	1.70	Pictorial	A4
		Med	3.5	35	0.65	Pictorial	A4
		Short	2.8	25	1.80	Pictorial	A4

• For age restricted relay classes (E to L), use the sum of the competitors’ BOF age classes applicable for the 2007 calendar year (e.g. M45 + M65 + M55 = 165). The sum must be equal to or greater than (classes E, F, G, H), or equal to or less than (classes J, K, L) the cumulative “age” stipulated for the class. Do not use the actual ages of the competitors for this purpose.
• For junior classes (J, K, and L) competitors must not be older than M/W 20.
• For the Mini Relay (class M) all competitors must be M/W 12 or below. Copies of all the pictorial descriptions being used in this race will be on display at Enquiries with explanations in English.
• To be competitive in classes A to M all competitors must be in the same club (UK or overseas).
• Class N (Mixed Ad-Hoc) is open to teams (M and/or W) comprising members of different clubs.
• Laps will be run in the order shown except for class N (Mixed Ad Hoc) which will have lap lengths jumbled up. The running order will be shown on the Team Declaration Form – don’t loose it!
• Junior fees apply to junior classes only. Juniors running in any class other than J, K, L, M will be charged the same entry as a senior runner in that class; (i.e. the entry fee applies to the relay class entered, not to an individual runner).
• The Mini Relay is technical level 2 which is equivalent to a Yellow Colour Coded course.

Note that under new BOF guidelines JK relays are approximately 20% shorter than previously.

The String Course

Unfortunately there is no space to have a string course; however, we are looking into the feasibility of an alternative “Easter Egg Hunt” option. Watch this space!

Terrain

The competition area is an excellent mixture of fast undulating open grass land interspersed with an almost redundant ditch system, patches of impenetrable bramble, large (at least five metre) banks partly surrounding redundant ammunition bunkers, disused buildings and detailed woodland. The vegetation on the map accurately shows the runnability for the time of the year.

Entry On The Day For The Relay Race

There will be very limited entry on the day for the Relay races to use up any team maps left over.

Out Of Bounds

We will issue a map of the assembly area as you enter the car park. We will be using orange tape on poles to fence the assembly area. Spectators should remain behind this taped viewing fence. The remainder of the camp is out of bounds to all competitors. There are also several areas marked “Out Of Bounds” on the competition map; some of these are SSSI so please do not enter them.

Many Out of Bounds areas are often buildings in a part demolished state, are dangerous and must not be a route choice option. There are many optional route choice and mandatory crossing points over/through the many types of fence both high and low and which are often topped with barbed wire. An unusual array of other features are present such as steps, high walls, railway lines, redundant air raid shelters, walled ditches and other items of which you will need to be careful. There are also sudden drops on the area off the numerous high banks, usually around buildings.

Start Lists

Start lists for all categories will be on display in the assembly area.

The Start

First lap runners will be called up 15 minutes before their designated start time, and will move into the pre-start box at -5 minutes. Maps must not be opened until the race is started. All relay starts will be timed starts. All competitors will be required to start their EMIT card as they enter the map issue lane and are also advised to check their EMIT card immediately before they start to confirm that it is still running.

The start is located to the east of the changeover area, marked by the start kite next to a large start banner. Competitors will leave the assembly field by one of two marked exit points. The routes from the start kite to these exit points pass close to the spectator control, so you may be distracted by runners crossing your route

Late Start Procedure

Late starters will be allowed to start at the discretion and at the direction of the start officials.

Junior Courses

Young competitors may not be experienced in relays where their courses are “gaffled”. They need to be made aware that their courses may be different from others, whom they may expect to be going to the same controls. Also at the start they do not need to go over the crossing point like all the senior courses.

EMIT Punching

The event is using standard EMIT controls. Anybody who is hiring a card for the relay only and who has not already collected it should go to registration. All competitors must report to download, even if they retire.

Complaints & Protests

See general information

Shadowing of junior competitors

Shadowing is not allowed on any relay course. Spectators will be able to view the start of the mini relay from the eastern edge of the car park.

Team Declaration

Early completion and return of team declaration forms to Relay Registration would be appreciated. (See General information for details). There will be no relay entry available on the relay day. Any change of runner or running order must be made on the appropriate form available at relay registration. Completed change forms should be returned to Relay Registration as soon as possible; however, last changes must be made by 1000 hrs.

Maps

The map for all courses will be 1:10000 with 5m contour intervals to ISOM 2000 (Survey and cartography completed early 2007 by Hugh Drummond). The competition map is printed on A4 waterproof paper and will have the control descriptions printed to the right of the overprinted course. The maps will be sealed inside envelopes. A label on the map unit will show team number, class and lap number.
Competitors must not open their sealed map unit until, for leg 1 runners the race start signal has been given and for remaining legs when physical contact has been made with their incoming runner.

Spectator Control

There will be a spectator control to the North East of the hand-over area. Commentary from the approach to the spectator control will indicate the majority of those runners passing through it. Refer back to “Explanation of Classes” for approximate distances to the finish from the spectator control.

Special Symbols

There are a number of special symbols which will be shown on the map. The most significant of these for your immediate attention are; an overgrown section of road,
a large earth bank greater than 5m in height, and an air raid shelter.

Colour copies of these symbols will be available at Enquiries and at the start. The competition map does not have a full legend, only these special symbols.

Race Numbers

Race numbers will have a coloured band to indicate the lap. The JK Trophy class has 4 laps - the colour sequence for the 4 laps is Green; Red; White; Blue. All other classes are of 3 laps – the colour sequence is Red; White; Blue.

Call up & Map Issue for First Lap

First lap runners will be called up at -15 minutes. They must start their Emit cards as they enter the map issue tent and, having collected their maps. They will be directed to the designated waiting area. First lap runners will be called into the Start area at -5 minutes.

Call-up and Map Issue for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Laps

Second, third and fourth lap runners must start their Emit cards as they pass through the map issue tent, collect their map units, and proceed to the waiting pen at any time after their previous lap runners have started.

Changeover and Finish

The numbers of incoming runners will NOT be announced. However, a guide to the likely finish time of incoming runners can be estimated from their time through the spectator control (see above). Runners may enter the changeover area at a time of their choice. It is the competitor’s responsibility to be there on time. Please allow smaller runners access at the front. Changeover will be by touch of hand, after which the outgoing runner may open the envelope. Incoming runners should then punch their Emit card (to record their actual finish time) and continue to the download tent. For last lap runners in the event of a close finish with another team in their class, their position is determined by whoever is leading as they cross the Finish line, not when they punch to record a time.

Prize-giving

The prize-giving will take place in the assembly area, with the appropriate pomp and ceremony that the premier orienteering event in this country deserves. Please stay and attend the ceremony to support those who have done well and especially if you think you have finished in a prize winning position. The time of the ceremony will be as early as possible to accommodate those travelling long distances. Celebrities will be on hand to present the medals and prizes. There will be time for photographs but don’t panic if you miss the opportunity because there will be an official photographer who will capture the memories for you.

Refreshments

Wilf’s mobile café will be present and hopefully one or two other refreshment vendors.

UK CUP

The JK Relay is the first in the 2007 UK Relay Cup series events. Full details of all races, the standings of competitors and UK Cup rules are available on www.ednash.com/ukcupdb/races.php.

Let’s hope its not quite like this at Easter!

INDEX
General Information	page 4
Day 1 Good Friday 6th April 2007	page 15
Day 2 Easter Saturday 7th April 2007	page 21
Day 3 Easter Sunday 8th April 2007	page 27
Day 4 Easter Monday 9th April 2007	page 33

Friday 6 April	1200 – 1700 hours	UWE Sports Hall
Saturday 7 April	0800 – 1700 hours	Assembly area – Worcester Lodge
Sunday 8 April	0800 – 1700 hours	Assembly area – Speech House
Monday 9 April	0800 – 1700 hours	Assembly area – Caerwent

Final Details

INTRODUCTIONS

OTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LANDOWNERS

OTHER

GENERAL INFORMATION

SPONSORS

BOF 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY AND CEILIDH

SATURDAY EVENING 7TH APRIL 2007

ENQUIRIES

Individual (days 1, 2 and 3) entry queries

Relay registration and enquiries

EMIT hire and changes

Late entries, cancellations or alterations

Cancellation of or changes in entries

Parking permits

Start lists

Event computing

Photography

GB Squad Sticker Books 2007

COMPETITIONS: GENERAL INFORMATION

Individual race start times

Elite competitions

Drug testing

Start procedure

Shadowing of junior competitors

Competition maps

Control descriptions

Controls/punching

Finish procedure

Map collection

Refreshments

Results

Complaints and protests

Colour coded courses

Club tents

Dogs

String and off-string courses

Traders

JK Trophies

Prize Giving Information

Day One – Sprint Race

Day Two

Day Three

Relay

Rubbish

Commentary

BOF AGM

EOC AGM

DAY 1, SPRINT AND TRAINING EVENT,

FRIDAY 6TH APRIL 2007

Acknowledgements:

Format for the day

Safety

Clothing – sprint race

Venue

How to get to the event and where to park

Public transport

Assembly and Registration

Use of outdoor shoes in the sports centre

First Aid:

Toilets:

Refreshments:

THE TRAINING (MODEL) EVENT

THE STRING COURSE

THE SPRINT RACE

SPRINT-RACE COURSE DETAILS

UK CUP

EMIT punching

Out of bounds

Start lists

The Starts

Late start procedure

The Finish

Maps

Control Descriptions

Symbols

DAY 2, SATURDAY 7TH APRIL 2007

General Event Plan

Travel Directions