SURREY FIVE-O

The Surrey Five-O will be staged in conjunction with the compact World Cup programme, announced in November 2004, and replaces the previously publicised Southern 6-Day.

You can enter as few or as many of the individual days as you wish, but your best 3 scores out of Days 1-4 count for the overall prizes. The scoring system will be based on that most recently used at the Scottish Six Day competition.

All 5 days will be BOF Ranking Events.

All public races will start shortly after completion of the World Cup races, giving you an opportunity to support your national team before competing.

More details on the locations of the races and the World Cup itself can be found in Bulletin 2.5

VENUES and TERRAIN

Day 1 Fri 29 April - Surrey University Campus, Guildford

A new orienteering area featuring a complex mix of buildings and parkland on the slopes of a hill crowned by Guildford Cathedral.

Sprint race; the emphasis is on quick decision-making. Most classes will run World Cup courses which have a recommended winning time of less than 15 minutes.

Start times: early evening.

Day 2 Sat 30 Apr - Mytchett & Old Windmill Hill

A military training area comprising mature conifer woodland to the south, with deciduous areas in the north west. Runnability will be good. There are zones of contour detail within the maximum height differential across the competition area of 50 metres.

Middle races; emphasis on the use of technical terrain. The maximum course length will be less than 7km and shorter courses will be reduced in length proportionally.

Start times: pm.

Day 3 Sun 1 May - Winterfold, Pitch Hill & Holmbury Hill

The area runs along the Greensand ridge to the east of Guildford and comprises generally fast, mature woodland, with bilberry undergrowth. It features a steep, south-facing scarp slope, backed by gentler gradients to the north. Isolated sections of interesting landform detail associated with past quarrying activities.

Long race; emphasis on route choice. Course lengths will follow National Event guidelines.

Start times: early pm.

Day 4 Mon 2 May - Battersea Park, south west London

An ornamental city park with many artificial features, bordering the south bank of the River Thames.

Sprint race; most classes will run World Cup courses which have a recommended winning time of less than 15 minutes.

Start times early pm.

Day 5 Tue 3 May - Leith Hill South-West

Mostly runnable, mixed deciduous woodland, with interesting detail in the south, and many areas of contour features. Leith Hill is the highest point in South East England.

Middle races; emphasis on the use of technical terrain. The maximum course length will be less than 7km and shorter courses will be reduced in length proportionally. Recommended winning time for the World Cup courses is 30 minutes.

Start times: early pm.

CLASSES and COURSES

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION CLASSES

• M/W 10, 12, 14, 16 A and B classes
• M/W 18 Long and Short
• M/W 20 Long and Short
• M/W 21 Long, Short and Novice
• M/W 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 Long and Short

COLOUR-CODED COURSES

Entry on the day only. Provisionally, White, Yellow and Orange.

STRING COURSES

String courses for younger children will be available on Days 2 & 3 only.

OTHER EVENTS

TRAIL CHALLENGE - Sun 1 May

6k and 10k mass-start races with simple navigation, targeted at runners, in conjunction with the World Cup Long race and National Event at Winterfold.

More information will be available later.

YOUNG ORIENTEERS FESTIVAL - Mon 2 May

There will be a special competition for young people, in conjunction with the Sprint Final at Battersea Park. In April young people will take part in Local Orienteering Festivals and the best will be selected to compete for their town in the Young Orienteers Festival. All UK towns or boroughs are invited to hold a Local Festival and send a team to compete at Battersea.

Contact Development Officer, Chris Robinson, for details:

We are hoping that other public events will be held in the days following the World Cup ie 4-8 May, including a Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) event. More informationwill be available later.

ENTRIES

Online entry from 20^th December 2004 (preferred method) or by using the special entry form available here. Discounts for early entries apply.

ENTRY FEES						day 1	day 2	day 3	day 4	day 5
Entries received before 24th January 2005					Senior Junior	£3.50 £1.50	£4.00 £2.00	£9.00 £4.50	£3.50 £1.50	£4.00 £2.00
Entries received 25th January - 31st March 2005					Senior Junior	£4.00 £2.00	£5.00 £2.50	£10.00 £5.00	£4.00 £2.00	£5.00 £2.50
Late Entries / Entry On the Day					Senior Junior	£5.00 £2.50	£6.00 £3.00	£11.50 £5.50	£5.00 £2.50	£6.00 £3.00
Surcharge for Non-BOF members (Not applicable to Juniors or non-UK competitors)						£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00

NON BOF MEMBERS

In line with British Orienteering Federation policy there is a surcharge on entries for non-BOF members. This does not apply to Juniors or non-UK competitors.

STUDENT CONCESSIONS

Juniors are defined as M/W20 or below. Full-time students may enter at the Junior rate.

LATE & ON THE DAY ENTRIES

Entries received after 31^st March 2005 and entries on the day will be accepted, but will be charged at the higher rate as shown on the table above.

ALTERATION OR CANCELLATION OF ENTRIES

Changes to class or start time are free up to 31 March 2005, but will cost £2 from 1 April. Cancellations received by 31st March 2005 will be subject to a handling fee of £2 for manual entries or 5% of the refund fee + £1 + VAT for online entries. From 1 April refunds will be at the discretion of the organisers.

Should the event be cancelled for any reason, the organisers reserve the right to retain all or part of the entry fee to cover costs.

GENERAL INFORMATION

PROGRAMME

A printed version will be given to all competitors free of charge at the event. The programme will be available for download from the World Cup website. A printed copy may be ordered in advance using the entry form: cost £2.

RESULTS

These will be available via the World Cup website. A printed copy may be ordered using the entry form: cost £3.

PARKING

Anyone wishing to bring a coach or caravan to any of the events should contact the Surrey Five-O Co-ordinator beforehand.

DOGS

On leads in car parks and assembly areas only.

EVENT CENTRE

The Event Centre for both the World Cup and the Surrey Five-O will be at the Spectrum Leisure Centre, Guildford. Facilities at the Spectrum include swimming, ice-skating, ten-pin bowling, gym, cafés and bar.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation of all standards is available in the Guildford area, including campsites. There will not be a central event campsite.

For help with accommodation contact: Guildford Tourist Information Centre, 14 Tunsgate, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3QT

Telephone:	Fax:
Email:	Website: www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Tourism

TOURIST INFORMATION

Plenty to do! Explore the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, visit the cornucopia of outstanding tourist attractions nearby, take on the challenges of the local theme parks or head off to London. For details of gardens, historic houses, vineyards, breweries, castles, coastline, steam railways, countryside, rivers, arboretums, museums, galleries, farms, theme parks etc etc visit:

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Surrey Five-O Co-ordinator: Anne May-Email:

World Cup general contact: