REMINDER = Scamper-O Combs Valley, Weds 22 May

[Brian J]

Don't forget the the Scamper-O on Wednesday evening

It's back again - with a New Area, a new planner! Julie Gardner.

The Maytime Scamper-O Evening Orienteering Score Event

Ideal warm-up for the Polly Lander on 20 June.
Car parking – On the lane leading from the Whaley Bridge to Chapel-en-le-Frith road (B5470) to the Beehive, Combs village (GR 041784),
Please park tidily with consideration for local residents and pub regulars.
Mass Start at 7pm
Registration – Opens 6.15pm. Please register by 6.45pm.
Format - like previous years, and similar to MDOC Countryside score events.
Premarked map with questionnaire sheet.
A4 map is approx.1:22,000 scale and the A3 map is approx. 1:15,000.
Questions will be something like “number on telegraph post N side of path? ……” On public rights of way. Decide your own routes, which controls to visit and get back in 90 mins.
90 mins maximum. Points deducted for taking more than 90 mins. Lose all points if more than 10 mins late.
Entry on the day - but we will be conducting a straw poll nearer to the day to estimate how many maps we need to print.
Enter Individually or in pairs etc. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Anyone not used to this type of event may feel more confident doing it as one of a pair, and might find it more fun.
Bring a pen and plastic bag for your map although maps and questionnaire will be printed on waterproof paper. It still gets soggy and difficult to write on when very wet.
Kit – Trail shoes, waterproofs, compass, whistle.
Road safety - some of the routes between controls involve the use of country lanes used by motor traffic. Take care!
Afterwards – In the Beehive pub – for the post mortem + legendary Prizegiving.
Food in the pub – We will be too late for the pub to be cooking individual orders but you share in the communal order for chips and baps served in the pub after the event - if you pay £3 when registering..
Entry fee? – Free

Julie Gardner and Brian Jackson

[Dave Buxton]

Count me in Brian/Julie

I am running out of marmalade, so I do hope Brian has been hard at work....

Dave

[Clare GVS]

Hi all,

Count me in too - the scamper o is a May tradition, like the first cuckoo and Maypole dancing. See you on Wednesday!

Clare

[Hazel]

I'll be there. Looking forward to it

[Dave Parry]

Hi,
I plan to be there so could you reserve me a large map please ...

Thanks

Dave P

[mhlewis]

I will be be chauffeuring Mr Richard Ainley, and he says he does not mind if we take some hoi polloi along as well, so post here if you want a lift.
Leaving Macc at 17.55 (ish)

[raphandbarbara]

Hi Julie / Brian please could I reserve a map. Thanks.

Hi All - if anyone is passing through Rainow and has space, please could I scrounge a lift?

Many thanks
Barbara

[BARRY BLYTH]

Hi Barbara,
I plan to leave my house at 6pm so can pick you up 5 to 10 past.

cheers Barry

[raphandbarbara]

Great, thanks Barry! I’ll be waiting at the main road opposite the church.
See you tomorrow.
Barbara

[Julian Brown]

Thanks Brian and all the helpers for the event, thoroughly enjoyed it as always.

Maps snd rezsults will appear on the website soonish.

[MikeG]

Thanks to Julie, Brian and all the helpers.
Embarrassing piece of Navigational incompetence (after No.3), so I enjoyed the run, the navigation less so...

Cheers
Mike

[Neil Gunn]

Thanks to Julie and Brian for organising, Brian and John M for prizes and Julian for printing (please can we have an A2 version next year...).

Great night out finding new paths.

Neil

[Dave Buxton]

Julie/Brian

Many thanks for all your hard work in putting last night’s orienteering event together. Really enjoyed it, as weather and views were great. Chip butties were a highlight!

Dave

[raphandbarbara]

Hi Julie and Brian
Thank you so much for putting on a great event last night. I really enjoyed it - and the chips, and the chat!
Best wishes
Barbara

[Brian J]

Many thanks to everyone for coming to this year's Scamper-O countryside orienteering event in the Combs valley. Particular thanks to Julie for choosing the area (a new one and a great choice), planning the course and reccying all the checkpoints, fixing the Beehive as the venue and organising those industrial quantities of chips. Also thanks to Julian for the printing, Phil Cheek for help on night, and John Mooney for generously adding beer and mugs to the jars of chutney for the prizewinners.
I've done the results so they should be up on the website and Facebook pretty soon.