June Series, event (4/4) FINALEWitton Park, BlackburnWed 28 June, 2023

Local level event

Explanation of Event levels

Training events are non competitive events used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport.
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Most clubs run some 'mini series' throughout the year as local mid week events.
Regional events attract participants from around the local Region.
National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away,
Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships or the annual JK competition.

Results

• Results, splits and scores

Report

Series Organiser Report:

It is now 11 years since PFO started to offer a June Score series. Back then we used the standard score format, but with second maps for the smaller areas. We used pin punches and manually produced results. The very first event at Towneley South was preceded by a biblical deluge, that reduced the field to just 4 runners. One of them was Steve Wilson, still running the format today!

Our 2023 June Series has been unusual in that we have used 2 different formats, Snook-O and Ratchet Score, Week-by-week League results have not been published because of the big difference in overal maximum scores available. Howerer, despite that, and out of interest, I've calculated a league list (see below) based on the sum of all participants scores. Anyone who competed in all 4 weeks has a big advantage over those who did not. Those in the know, will not be surprised to learn that John Embrey came top of the list with total score of 799 points out of a possible maximum of 860 points for the 4 events.

I would like to thank every one of the 69 individuals and teams that took part in one event or more, and thank our 3 rookie planners, David Bliss, Hannah Dabinett and Steve White for their hard work. Apart from the prickly and stingy June undergrowth, I think everyone will have enjoyed their courses. A good training run, with quite a lot of orienteering thrown in.

Additional thanks must go to the SI registration, dibber issue, timing and results team who have done a cracking job of getting results out in a jiffy.

The Wednesday Evening June Series is already in PFO's event calendar for 2024, though the format and choice of areas has yet to be decided. Any suggestions?

George Crawford-Smith PFO - Series Organiser.

June Score Series 2023:				June 7th	June 14th	June 21st	June 28th
FINAL League standings after FOUR events.				Week 1 Snook-O	Week 2 Ratchet Score	Week 3 Snook-O	Week 4 Ratchet Score	Overall
				45 mins	45 mins	60 mins	60 mins
Overall score is the sum total of points scored at all 4 events. Maximum score possible is 115 + 315 +115 + 315 = 860 points				Scott Park Burnley (Max 115)	Stubbylee Parks Bacup (Max 315)	Brun Valley Burnley (Max 115)	FINALE Witton Park Blackburn (Max 315)
League Pos	Name	Club	Age Class	Net Score	Net Score	Net Score	Net Score
1	John Embrey	SROC	M65	115	315	80	289	799
2	Steve Wilson	PFO	M45	108	315	70	249	742
3	Simonas Sakalauskas	SROC	M35	83	315	67	259	724
4	Allan Hodkinson	PFO	M45	115	315	54	235	719
5	Maxwell Cole	PFO	M50	110	245	65	297	717
6	James Woods	PFO	M35	99	315	43	167	624
7	Helen Ellis	PFO	W50	99	315	45	155	614
8	William Cole	PFO	M16	85	315	48	160	608
9	Andy Ellis	PFO	M60	104	315		180	599
10	Jacqueline Embrey	SROC	W65	89	300	46	156	591
11	Colin Woolford	PFO	M45	78	265	45	200	588
12	Catherine Wilson	PFO	W45	105	315	58		478
13	Richard Edwards	PFO	M60	87	315	51		453
14	Daniel Allen	PFO	M55	74	175	26	145	420
15	Nicholas Colwill	MDOC	M40	104	315			419
16	Karen Windle / Geraldine Varley	PFO		86	175	-9	150	402
17	Kay Hawke	PFO	W40	107		12	255	374
18	Catherine Hignett	PFO	W65	55	175	24	119	373
19	Julie Laverock	MDOC	W55	66	300			366
20	Daniel Wilson / Tom Smith	PFO	M14	74	255	25		354
21	Emma Taylor	PFO	W35	85		17	245	347
22	Garry Alexander	PFO	M55		165	35	143	343
23	Steven White	PFO	M40	102	230			332
24	Vikki Greenwood / Elizabeth Murphy +1				165	12	135	312
25	Dave Motley		M40		270			270
26	Mick Hyde	PFO	M60	87			175	262
27	Maggie Ridehalgh	PFO	W70		175		85	260
28	Deborah Alexander	PFO	W55	72	175			247
29	Pip Larter		M60	59	155	31		245
30	Helen Thomas	PFO	W40	59	175			234
31	Helen Hyde	PFO	W55	71			135	206
32	Peter Ehrhardt		M75		95		100	195
33	Leo Thomas		M10		175			175
34	Michael Hendry	SROC	M40				172	172
35=	Martin Sadler	SROC	M60				170	170
35=	Peter Stobbs	PFO	M60				170	170
37	Conleth Magee		M40		160			160
38	Liz Allison		W60				150	150
39	Katy Thompson	PFO	W70				149	149
40	Ginny Anderson	PFO	W65				135	135
41	Ellen Butcher	PFO	W45				125	125
42=	Aly Brook	EPOC	W35	90		31		121
42=	Clare Wilde		W45	41			80	121
44=	Wendy Crawford-Smith	PFO	W75		125	-5		120
44=	Hannah Dabinett	PFO	W35	89			31	120
46	Les Davies	SROC	M65				114	114
47	Peter Brooke	SELOC	M40	101				101
48=	Katy Thompson	PFO	W70	99				99
48=	Ben Carter	EPOC	M45	99				99
50	Joanne Motley		W40	98				98
51	Nick Barnes	PFO	M40	95				95
52	Liz Allison / Matthew Allison			72		18		90
53	Andy Lamb / Gina Lamb			85				85
54	Verity Brown / Louise Preston			77				77
55	James Logue	EPOC	M55			75		75
56	Lillie Marie Christie		W10	71				71
57	Lucy Wilson	PFO	W21	67				67
58	Joanna Treasure	SELOC	W60	45				45
59	Caroline Ogden / Amelia Smith			43				43
60	Ben Carter	EPOC	M45			39		39
61	Paul Turner	SELOC	M65			32		32
62	Lucy Parker / Dave Woods	PFO				24		24
63	Maebh Logue		W20			16		16
64	Matthew Snarr	MDOC	M40			15		15

RouteGadget

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Location Info

Near: Blackburn
Lat,Lng: 53.73526,-2.52286
OS Grid Ref: SD655267
Postcode: BB2 5LE

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Directions / Parking

In Witton Park, via the Tower Road entrance, then turn first right after passing the park gates.
Ample free parking space. What3Words ///torch.healthier.rice

Map / Terrain

Managed parkland, but with a lot of surrounding woodland with classic orienteering features.

Do not cross any pitches where there is a game in progress.

Scale 1:7500.

Registration and Start times

There is no Registration. Pre-entry via SIEntries only. Entries close at midday on the Tuesday before the event.

Dibber collection: At registration/download in the park. 6:15 to 7:00PM.
Starts: 6:30 to 7:15PM. Start will be up to 5 minutes walk from parking. Finish will be close to dibber collection/download/parking.
Courses close: 8:15PM.
Download: Not far from the Finish.

Course Information

Due to the impact of accidentally mis-punching if you run past a control SIAC WILL NOT BE ENABLED for this event. All controls must be 'dibbed'.

Ratchet Score time limit = 60 Minutes:

MAXI Course: Technical Difficulty = TD3/4/5 (21 controls). Maximum score - 315 points.
Control numbers: 101 to 107 -10 points, 111 to 117 -15 points, 121 to 127 -20 points.
Ratchet rules: Visit 10s, before 15s, before 20s. (Controls punched out of sequence will not score.)
10 points penalty per minute late, or part thereof.

MIDI Course:
TD3/4 (14 controls). Maximum score - 175 points.
Control numbers: 101 to 107 -10 points, 111 to 117 -15 points.
Ratchet rules: Visit 10s, before 15s. (Controls punched out of sequence will not score.)
5 points penalty per minute late, or part thereof.

MINI Orange Course: TD3. No time limit.
A line course for novices and improvers, at Orange standard.

Control descriptions are on the map. IOF symbols for MAXI and MIDI. Text & symbols for MINI Orange.

Entry Details

Pre-entry only via SIEntries. Entries close at 12 noon on the Tuesday before the day of competition.

Seniors: (M/W21+) £6.00. Senior +1 (=Pair): £8.00. Senior +2 (=Trio): £9.00.
Juniors/Fulltime students: (M/W20-) £2.50.

Dibber hire £1, but £40 if lost!
Collect your hired dibber from Download.

Dog restrictions

Dogs permitted under strict control. Please clean up after your dog.

Facilities

Toilets (subject to confirmation.) If games are in progress, the nearby pavilion toilts should be open.

Contacts / Officials

Planner - Steve White PFO
Series Organiser - George Crawford-Smith PFO

For general enquiries -