Level of event: Local
Type of event: Race, Score, Night
Newcomers to the sport are welcome. Help will be available.
Contact the organiser for more details.
Compare your routes, have a pint of delicious hand pulled real ale/ street food style curry at control 31 afterwards, all really handy for the station.
Bring a headtorch and a pen if you wish to record controls visited.
Whistles are compulsory. There will be a few spare to borrow if required.
Full leg cover is advised if you plan to visit the furthest controls.
Cagoules will be compulsory in the event of poor weather.
Juniors (under 16) to be accompanied by an adult because there are road crossings on the course.
On Villa Road, Bingley which is best approached from Park Road in Bingley. Going uphill it is on the right just as Park Road bends gently to the right. Coming downhill from Eldwick, it is 40m after the bottom entrance to Prince of Wales Park.. Its a short walk from Bingley station to the start/assembly and happy to store warm clothes in the registration van which will be the red camper van on Villa Road.
Registration from 18:30 - 18:55 Red Camper Van
Mass start 19:00
Courses close 20:15
Please be back to registration by 20:15 at the very latest.
Enter via Race Signup
Senior members £4 Non members £5
Juniors and student members £2 Non members £3
EOD while maps still available - 40 in total. Check the number on race signup for up to date entries.
Ideally enter before the event. For EOD - online entries are open until 7:15 otherwise correct cash payment or Helper Voucher (no contactless payments).
Please complete your details on the entry form at the payment position. Most importantly your contact phone number, for safety and insurance purposes.
Mass start at 7pm
45minute or 60 minute score
Penalty of 20 points for within 1 minute late then 5 points thereafter for each minute.
Under 16's need to be accompanied due to road crossings.
Please all take care.
Mix of heathery moorland on Gilstead edge, park land with historical features in Prince of Wales Park and roads, streets and allyways/steps of Bingley.
All spiced up a bit with a brain jangling scoring system where you collect numbers and add up your final score. Please bring a waterproof pen to jot down your scores.
On a tight lead please
Organiser/Planner: Jo Buckley josmith17 AT hotmail.com
Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
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