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Parking in the Forestry Commission car park
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Please pay for a parking ticket if you don’t have an annual FC one.

Registration: 18:00 to 19:00
Courses close (i.e. report back by): 20:00
Fees: £4 Senior, £2.00 Junior/Student

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4 courses suitable for beginners to experienced:

• easy (all on paths – white/yellow standard – up to 2km)
• medium (partly on paths – orange standard – up to 3km)
• two as-hard-as-we-can-make-it courses of different lengths (generally referred to as short and long tech with as-the-crow-flies distances between 2.5 and 5km)
• Training element: Map memory to help practice Simplification

Parking in main castle car park
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Non-NTS members please pay for a parking ticket

Registration: 18:00 to 19:00
Courses close (i.e. report back by): 20:00
Fees: £4 Senior, £2.00 Junior/Student

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We’re using the eastern end of the map for a change with an optional swim if anyone wants to take a short cut (OK, this is not the recommended option.)
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4 courses suitable for beginners to experienced:

• easy (all on paths – white/yellow standard – up to 2km)
• medium (partly on paths – orange standard – up to 3km)
• two as-hard-as-we-can-make-it courses of different lengths (generally referred to as short and long tech with as-the-crow-flies distances between 2.5 and 5km)
• Training element: Pacing
  The medium course will have two opportunities – one on path and one on open run forest. The short tech and long tech will have the path section only.

Bound to be a WWW again as tonight’s BBQ night.
Bring your own food and drink and we’ll provide the rest – everyone welcome, especially those bearing umbrellas!

Parking at the south end of Balmedie Country Park
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Registration: 18:00 to 19:00
Courses close (i.e. report back by): 20:00
Fees: £4 Senior, £2.00 Junior/Student

4 courses suitable for beginners to experienced:

• easy (all on paths – white/yellow standard – up to 2km)
• medium (partly on paths – orange standard – up to 3km)
• two as-hard-as-we-can-make-it courses of different lengths (generally referred to as short and long tech with as-the-crow-flies distances between 2.5 and 5km)
• NEW FOR 2019 – technical training twist options for the tech coursesTraining element: TBC (probably none as you’ll want to get back for the BBQ asap?)

Another Weally Wet Wednesday! Many thanks to all those that came along – you seemed to enjoy yourselves despite the conditions.

Special thanks to all the helpers – David for welcoming everyone and helping collect controls – Kate, Gareth and Bob* for helping collect controls.

Results (at last. Apologies for delay. Well done everyone for turning up!)

* find out more about Bob here https://www.scottish-orienteering.org/news/celebrating-volunteers-day-7-part-2-grampian-orienteers/

Tollohill orchid

Visit our dedicated Summer Series page for the full list of dates and venues and links to videos and info for beginners to explain a bit more about what the sport involves. Everyone welcome – bring friends/family and have go!
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