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Organiser’s Comments
The success of any event depends on the quality of the team setting it up. As a Planner, Paul Garton is renowned for the quality of his courses and that was reflected today in every leg of every course. The comments that I overheard in the Event Centre where overwhelmingly complimentary and I even heard the word ‘devilish’ used to describe one orienteers run. For the Controller, Clive Wilkinson, this was his first attempt at controlling an urban event and he told me that he had really enjoyed the experience. The weather had made the business of getting all the controls out quite a bit more difficult, so I hope that you will understand why the starts were delayed by about 15 minutes. It was a titanic effort by Paul and Clive to ensure that the delay was not greater. But a great deal of credit must go to the multitude of NOR volunteers who covered every aspect from starts to registration and marshalling. They were ably led by Alan Bedder, whose experience in organising events is invaluable.
Mick Liston
Planner’s Comments
I hope you enjoyed your run despite the fact that some of you might now be very wet. Planning in Norwich has been really enjoyable; it is a great city for an urban event. Give planning a go, it is great fun. I started very early, sometime last April, with summer evenings & weekends wandering round Norwich travelling in to the city by bus (great with a bus pass!). I found bits of Norwich I did not know existed. We particularly wanted you to see the city centre and some of the old parts of Norwich. Norwich Lower School is a good event centre, but there are not many routes out to make courses different. I hope the walk to the Castle was worth it, a lovely complicated area chosen to give courses a variety of routes from the start, before setting off in different directions into the rest of the city.
We also wanted to give juniors a genuine urban orienteering experience. This is possible, with the manned road crossings, as Norwich has extensive pedestrianised areas.
I would like to thank Clive (Controller) and the rest of the NOR team, the City Council, Cathedral, Norwich School, the housing associations and the many people who allowed me to put controls on their property and outside their front doors & shops. One reason for starting to plan early is that you need to talk with many people before courses can be settled.
Paul Garton
Controller’s Comments
Thank you all for coming across to the far east of East Anglia for the event today, especially with Storm Angus coming through. Luckily this didn’t have a major effect on the event although Paul, the planner, and I may beg to differ. It was far worse in the early hours and did have an effect on the hanging of controls which meant that the start was slightly delayed.
Paul’s courses were well received and showed that East Anglian terrain, which is sometimes seen as docile, can bite back. Two controls in particular caused problems for a few competitors, but what became clear in discussions afterwards was how many orienteers rely on getting to the centre of the circle without looking at the detail in the control description. Thank you for your constructive feedback which I will take forward to controlling future events.
Thank you to all of the NOR team who ensured that the event ran smoothly and I look forward to seeing you all at an event soon.
Clive Wilkinson
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