Following hot on the heels of Worsley Woods, SELOC is excited to announce a Street O event in Swinton, Salford. Using this new area and Open Orienteering Map, Swinton provides a vast number of route choices and with a deceiving gradient in places, which will provide a great run.

Everyone will need to pre-enter, selecting your start time and follow the Covid briefing and code of conduct below.

Update 13th December – we have now removed the restriction on entries to local club members only. Anybody can now enter.

Update 14th December – final details are now available below including information on the start and finish procedures.

Final Details

Street O Series Guidelines Dec 2020

Location:

Swinton Cenotaph, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5UG

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Parking:

Limited on the road near the start. But 3-hour free parking is available at ASDA and Morrison’s which is a 300m or 400m walk away respectively. Both car parks are camera controlled so don’t go over your 3-hours.

Terrain:

Swinton and its surrounding area with an extensive path and road network providing multiple route and decision choices. There are also a few deceiving hills dotted around the area.

Map: New map based on Open Orienteering Map – 1:12500

Facilities: None at the start/ finish area. But there are customer toilets at ASDA and Morrison’s.

Timings: Starts from 1800-1915

Courses: 

Score event, 60 or 75 minute options.

Controls will be items of street furniture from which you will record an answer on your separate answer sheet. Each control will have a points value from 10 to 60, which is the first digit of the control number multiplied by 10.

SI dibbers will be used to record start and finish time, these can be hired as part of the entry process.

Entries and Fees:

Due to Covid restrictions, we are limited to the number of entries allowed. All competitors must pre-enter via Fabian4.

There will be no Entry on the Day.

Fees – £4 single, £6 pairs (50p dibber hire)

Update 13th December – we have now removed the restriction on entries to local club members only. Anybody can now enter.

Equipment:

You will need:

• Pencil – to record your answers at each control
• Headtorch – to see where you’re going
• Stopwatch – to minimise your chance of being late back
• High visibility top/vest – so you can be seen
• Dibber (if you have one) – to record your start/finish time (you can hire one when you enter if you don’t have one)

First Aid:

A first aid kit will be available but competitors should try to treat any injuries themselves with guidance from a first aider if necessary.

The nearest hospital with A&E facilities is the Salford Royal, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD. A location map will be available at Download if required.

Officials:

Peter Brooke – Planner and Organiser