Summer Series 2019
Wrekin Summer series will run weekly on a Tuesday evening from 7th May until 27th August (no events on 28th May and 30th July due to clashes with SinS and the Scottish 6 days)
Beginners are welcome to come along and have a go. Let us know if you are a beginner when you arrive and everything will be explained to you.
Registration:
Open from 6.30pm until 7.15pm. Courses close 8.15pm
Entry Fees:
Wrekin Members: Adults £2.50. Juniors £1.
Non Members: Adults £4.00. Juniors £2. Special Offer: Free club membership at your 4th event.
Non Members will need to complete a short form on your first visit, this is to provide details for insurance purposes. All information will be kept confidentially, under GDPR guidelines.
Courses: We aim to provide the following courses where possible.
Short: 1km - 2km. Yellow Standard and suitable for beginners.
Medium: 3.0km - 4.0km,
Long: 4.5 - 6.0km.
Whistles must be carried.
Full leg cover is mandatory, except for the Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth Urban events where shorts are permitted.
Junior competitors under the age of 16 are not allowed to cross roads at the urban events. (Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth and Edgmond Village) If road crossings are included on the courses, then those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. First Aid cover will be provided. A risk assessment will have been completed for each event.
Your name/age class will appear in the results on the Wrekin Orienteers website.
Please check the Wrekin Orienteers website before travelling to an event in case of venue changes.
All events at present are subject to permissions from the landowners.
Dates and Locations
7th May Madeley Court. Just off the B4373 Castlefields Way, take the dead end road signed for Mercure Madeley Court Hotel. Parking on the roadside without blocking access to the hotel. Postcode: TF7 5DW. (Organiser: Clive)
14th May Telford Town Park. Parking in the large central car park close to the Rugby Club/Wonderland. Off Hinkshay Road/Dark Lane, Dawley. Postcode: TF4 3NZ. GR: SJ69895 07885 (Car park Closes at 8pm!) (Organiser: Craig)
21st May Edgmond Hall and Village. No parking is available at Edgmond Hall. Please use the car park in Shrewsbury Road (Opposite the village hall) Postcode TF10 8HT. Grid Ref: SJ 72323 19808. Then on foot, turn right out of the car park, down to the crossroads, turn right, follow down High Street for approx. 550 metres and Edgmond Hall is on the left. The short course will not have road crossings. (Organiser: Duncan)
Please note additional information:
Parking: There is NO parking in Edgmond Hall grounds. Limited parking is possible along Edgmond High Street NE of Edgmond Hall. Please do not park outside Edgmond Hall itself or to the west of the hall on High Street.
Preferably use parking available outside the junior school in Stackyard Lane at TF108JP (400m from Edgmond Hall) and in the free car park opposite the Village Hall on Shrewsbury road TF108HU.
No dogs please on courses since they are within the grounds of Edgmond Hall residential study centre.
Courses are a bit different this week. There will be:
2 courses entirely within the Edgmond Hall grounds with no road crossings
- Short suitable for juniors
- Medium
2 courses which are partly within Edgmond Hall grounds and partly around Edgmond village involving road crossings.
- Medium
- Long
Runners must be 16 or over to do these courses, or accompanied by an adult.
4th June Bridgnorth Urban. Meeting in the town centre car park close to/same side of the road as Sainsbury’s, off Old Smithfield Road. Postcode: WV16 4EF. (Organiser: Mike)
11th June Stanmore Country Park. Stanmore Country Park is located off the A454, just outside of Bridgnorth. Meeting in the public car park. Postcode WV15 5HN. Grid Ref SO740928. (Organiser: Dave and Lynda)
18th June Severn Valley Country Park. The County Park is signed from the A442 at Alverley Village, south of Bridgnorth. Meeting in the car park. Postcode: WV15 6NG (Organiser: Steve and Molly)
25th June Shrewsbury Urban. Meeting at Frankwell car park, close to the footbridge, which is accessed off the A458 Frankwell. (Close to the Welsh bridge) Postcode: SY1 1PH. Grid Ref: SJ 49060 12895 (Possible car parking charge)(Organisers: Tim and Heather)
2ndJuly Attingham Park. Attingham Park is located off the B4380. Approx. 4 miles East of Shrewsbury. Follow Brown tourist signs. Park in the car park. You need to enter Attingham via the main visitor reception. If you are a National Trust member please take your membership card and show it for entry. If not a member, please take your compass and show your compass to gain entry. (Organisers: Cathy, Gemma, and James)
9thJuly Nesscliffe Country Park. From Nesscliffe village take the road opposite Old Three Pigeons Inn, signed Hopton, follow this road up, take the first right turn, then first left into the car park. Postcode: SY4 1DG. GR: SJ 38935 19861.(Organiser: Richard L)
16thJuly Brown Moss. Located 2 miles south of Whitchurch, Follow the brown tourist signs off the A41/49. Approaching from the south you will have to U turn at the roundabout at the northern end of the dual carriageway. Turning left opposite the Car Auction. Postcode: SY13 4BX. (Organisers: John and Becky)
23rd July Venue TBC
6th August Haughmond Hill. Haughmond Hill is signed off the B5062 to the East of Shrewsbury. From the Shrewsbury bypass, take the B5062 and turn right in approx. 1.5 miles at the top of the hill. Car Park is on the right. Postcode: SY4 4RP (Possible car parking charge) (Organiser: Tom)
13th August Cardingmill Valley. Follow the Brown Tourist signs from the A49 close to Church Stretton. Postcode: SY6 6JG. (Organisers: Peter and Jane)
20th August Plush Hill. Travelling South from Shrewsbury on the A49. Take the B5477 towards All Stretton. Turn right into Castle Hill as you approach All Stretton. A red phone box is on the corner of this junction. Follow this narrow lane up the hill. Parking is along the roadside. Nearest Postcode: SY6 6LL. (Organiser: Adrian P)
27th August NEW AREA!
Concord College. Concord College is located in the village of Acton Burnell. From Shrewsbury take the A458 Bridgnorth Road and after crossing over the A5 bypass, take the first right turn on to an unclassified road. Follow this road all the way to Acton Burnell (6 miles). As you enter the village you need to turn first left. Concord College is signed here on the signpost. Then first right into the drive. Postcode: SY5 7PF. Grid Ref: SJ 53548 02397 Parking is in front of the main college building. This area is closed to the public so a great opportunity for juniors to have a go without being shadowed. (Organiser: Andrew/Tony)
Series Coordinator: Di Jacks: dijacks@btinternet.com
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7th May
Madeley Court Telford Just off the B4373 Castlefields Way, take the dead end road signed for Mercure Madeley Court Hotel. Parking on the roadside without blocking access to the hotel Postcode: TF7 5DW. (Organiser: Clive) |
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14th May
Telford Town Park Parking in the large central car park close to the Rugby Club/Wonderland. Off Hinkshay Road/Dark Lane, Dawley. Postcode: TF4 3NZ. GR: SJ69895 07885 (Car park Closes at 8pm!) (Organiser: Craig) |
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21st May
Edgmond Hall and Village. Nr Newport No parking is available at Edgmond Hall. Please use the car park in Shrewsbury Road (Opposite the village hall) Postcode TF10 8HT. Grid Ref: SJ 72323 19808. Then on foot, turn right out of the car park, down to the crossroads, turn right, follow down High Street for approx. 550 metres and Edgmond Hall is on the left. The short course will not have road crossings. (Organiser: Duncan) |
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4th June
Bridgnorth Urban Meeting in the town centre car park close to/same side of the road as Sainsbury’s, off Old Smithfield Road. Postcode: WV16 4EF. (Organiser: Mike) 11th June Stanmore Country Park Stanmore Country Park is located off the A454, just outside of Bridgnorth. Meeting in the public car park. Postcode WV15 5HN. Grid Ref SO740928. (Organiser: Dave and Lynda) 18th June
Severn Valley Country Park The County Park is signed from the A442 at Alveley Village, south of Bridgnorth. Meeting in the car park. Postcode: WV15 6NG (Organiser: Steve and Molly) 25th June Shrewsbury Urban Meeting at Frankwell car park, close to the footbridge, which is accessed off the A458 Frankwell. (Close to the Welsh bridge) Postcode: SY1 1PH. Grid Ref: SJ 49060 12895 (Possible car parking charge) (Organisers: Tim and Heather) |
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2nd July
Attingham Park Attingham Park is located off the B4380. Approx. 4 miles East of Shrewsbury. Follow Brown tourist signs. (Organisers: Cathy, Gemma, and James) 9th July Nesscliffe Country Park From Nesscliffe village take the road opposite Old Three Pigeons Inn, signed Hopton, follow this road up, take the first right turn, then first left into the car park. Postcode: SY4 1DG. GR: SJ 38935 19861. (Organiser: Richard L) 16th July Brown Moss Located 2 miles south of Whitchurch, Follow the brown tourist signs off the A41/49. Approaching from the south you will have to U turn at the roundabout at the northern end of the dual carriageway. Turning left opposite the Car Auction. Postcode: SY13 4BX. (Organisers: John and Becky) 23rd July Venue TBC |
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6th August
Haughmond Hill Haughmond Hill is signed off the B5062 to the East of Shrewsbury. From the Shrewsbury bypass, take the B5062 and turn right in approx. 1.5 miles at the top of the hill. Car Park is on the right. Postcode: SY4 4RP (Possible car parking charge) (Organiser: Tom) 13th August Cardingmill Valley Follow the Brown Tourist signs from the A49 close to Church Stretton. Postcode: SY6 6JG. (Organisers: Peter and Jane) 20th August Plush Hill Travelling South from Shrewsbury on the A49. Take the B5477 towards All Stretton. Turn right into Castle Hill as you approach All Stretton. A red phone box is on the corner of this junction. Follow this narrow lane up the hill. Parking is along the roadside. Nearest Postcode: SY6 6LL. (Organiser: Adrian P) 27th August Concord College Concord College is located in the village of Acton Burnell. From Shrewsbury take the A458 Bridgnorth Road and after crossing over the A5 bypass, take the first right turn on to an unclassified road. Follow this road all the way to Acton Burnell (6 miles). As you enter the village you need to turn first left. Concord College is signed here on the signpost. Then first right into the drive. Postcode: SY5 7PF. Grid Ref: SJ 53548 02397 Parking is in front of the main college building. |
