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Organiser’s Comments

Having spent the previous night listening to the rain lash the roof of my house I was somewhat concerned about what the conditions underfoot would be like in the wood and heath. However, despite the wet weather we were fortunate that Sunday morning brought drier weather and the terrain was less muddy than anticipated (do feel free to correct me!).

While the area is not huge in size, we were able to offer a range of challenging courses for which we received very positive feedback. Runners who undertook the harder courses enjoyed the the technical area on the Southwest side of the heath which put their navigation skills (and fitness!) to the test, locating controls around the many land features that are present.

We received some comments regarding the timed-out crossing over the road linking the two competition areas. Some runners felt that the 90 seconds afforded to traverse the road between controls was a little too short, particularly as these were navigation legs also. These comments are noted, and we will take them into consideration when planning future courses.

On a personal note, I would like to say a very big thank you to Ben Budsworth from Bylaugh Hall who supported us in every aspect of the event from access, parking, a warm dry room for the download team, and toilet facilities (always invaluable if you have travelled a distance to attend!). His generosity is greatly appreciated. I would also like to thank Mr. Robert Gurney for giving permission to use Bylaugh Wood for our event which allowed us to visit and compete in a location which perhaps we would not normally have the chance to experience. And finally, my biggest thanks go to the volunteers who helped with car parking, registration, starts, road crossing, downloads and clearing up when all was done.

Neil Stockham.

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Planner’s Comments

Felbrigg proved to be a lovely place to plan a night event. Once we had decided on the car park and registration site it was relatively straightforward to come up with rough outlines for the three courses which enabled both the start and finish to be close to each other and close to registration.

Although there is a significant path network which helped planning the Yellow and Orange courses, the fact that some of these paths become less visible in winter due to the amount of leaf litter on the ground automatically adds an increased element of difficulty at night.
Also aiding with the course planning was the fact that there are plenty of features available to use, some near paths for Yellow and Orange, and some further away which helped with the Green.

I hope everyone enjoyed their visit to a cold but thankfully dry Felbrigg (two weeks ago you would all have needed wellies) and also enjoyed the unique challenge of night orienteering in such a lovely deciduous woodland.

Paul.

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Organiser’s Comments

I was very pleased with the turnout for this event given it is a busy time of year for most people and my thanks go to Neil for organising the publicity.

In common with many smaller clubs we aim to put on quality events with a relatively small but dedicated band of helpers and would appreciate feedback, especially from first-timers, to help us achieve this. You can provide feedback by following the link: https://forms.office.com/r/YCT54BUFRa

You will have noticed that the main car park was unavailable to us and I would like to mention the support we received from Forestry England regarding alternative arrangements.

Finally, I would like to thank our controller Clive (SUFFOC), the local landowner and the NOR volunteers who ensured the event ran smoothly.

John Ward.

Planner’s Comments

Owing to an unavoidable change of Planner, my first visit to the wood was in mid-September. I left feeling very deflated! The bracken was 100ft tall, the map was massively out of date, the rhododendron had taken over some of the nice bits, and several areas were a sea of wind-blown. Over a period of weeks a set of courses did come together. I elected not to use the western end (as had been suggested by the pre-plan by the original Planner) but to concentrate courses in the trickier part of the wood. I tried hard to make the courses challenging and, thankfully, the feedback suggested that worked. The map updates made a huge difference, but I accept that some areas show a need for a comprehensive re-draw. Something to add to the NOR list of jobs to do…

Thanks to the team who made the event a success. There are lots of them. Particularly thanks to Controller Clive for his patience with our challenges and his level-headed approach.

I hope all those who ran enjoyed their time in the wood today.

Ben Bethell.

Controller’s Comments

I hope those of you who had a late run and those who picked up controls at the end have dried out. Those of you who finished before the rain – well done!!

It was a pleasure as always to work with the Norfolk team. From comments received, Ben’s courses were enjoyed and they used the area well and allowed for options of cutting across the grain as well as path running. It was appreciated that even after the very last minute map changes that more will be required in the future. In terms of control sites it was hard to evaluate how quickly the bracken would die back in certain areas but it was noticeably easier to get through on the day than it was when I checked tapes two weeks ago; it was worth holding firm on the chosen sites.

Thanks to Ben, John and the team and see you in the forest soon.

Clive.