A4 Design & Print Ltd

Event Summary

A4 Design & Print Ltd Northern Urban League - Event 1 - Pilmuir, Thornhill and Knockomie

Kindly sponsored by A4 Design & Print Ltd, Moravian and INVOC invite you to enter the A4 Northern Urban League.  Four events over four weeks in June 2023.  

Event 1 is being organised by Moravian.

The event dates and locations, which have now been confirmed with permissions, are as follows:

  • Wednesday 7 June 2023 – Pilmuir, Thornhill and Knockomie in Forres.
  • Thursday 15 June 2023 – UHI and Raigmore in Inverness
  • Thursday 22 June 2023 - Inshes Park in Inverness.
  • Wednesday 28 June 2023 – Elgin South.

Two courses will be on offer: a long (5-6.5 km) and a short (2-3.5 km).  Juniors under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult (not merely shadowing).  Seniors competing and accompanying juniors MUST run their own course first.  Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. 

Points awarded for each race and prizes after the final event.

Registration/Entry on the Day and dibber hire will be available from the back of the Organiser's car.  There will be a Moravian Club banner next to it on the day!  Download will be by registration in the Download car.  Signs will be present to indicate the vehicles.

Urban
Level D Local
SI AIR
1745-1845 hours
1800-1900 hours
2000 hours
83172
On Leads
Online
SI Entries

Directions and Parking

Event registration will be on Blaven Court - near to Forres Tesco and Lidl.  What three words:///resembles.haunts.pylon.  Please self park in the area, but avoid parking in Pilmuir (as this will be in the competition area).  Parking options include Blaven Court and West Road (by Lidl).  

Nearest public toilets are available at Grant Park.

Start and Finish

Start and Finish.   The start and finish will be adjacent to event registration at Blaven Court in Forres.

First Aid.  At registration. The nearest A&E hospital is Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin (15 mins drive).  A map to find the hospital can be obtained at registration.

Courses

Two Courses:

  • Long - 5.1 km (straight-line), 23 controls, 25m climb.
  • Short - 2.6 km (straight-line), 13 controls, 15m climb.

The courses will enter the housing estates of Pilmuir and Thornhill in Forres and extend into Knockomie for the Long course. 

The courses have additional Out of Bounds barriers printed in deep purple on the map.  These will be across some paths and alleyways.  Please observe them and do not cross.  

Participants must report to download by the Course Closure time of 2000 hours, even if they retire.

Terrain

The terrain is relatively flat overall and consists of paved areas, housing estate roads and grassed areas.  Parts of the urban area consist of narrow lanes and passageways. 

Participants are reminded to acquaint themselves with the map symbols for urban orienteering and un-crossable boundaries, in particular.  Please respect and observe all un-crossable boundaries and out-of-bounds areas on the map, even if the terrain suggests that the area/feature could be crossed.  Should participants be seen to cross an un-crossable boundary or knowingly cross one, then they may be disqualified or should declare themselves disqualified, respectively.

The event is suitable for the wearing of shorts and road shoes.

Entry Details

Entries opened for the series on 24 May 2023, via SIEntries.  

Sign up to all four events and receive the following discounts:

  • Senior Non-member: £24 down to £20.
  • Senior Member: £20 down to £16.
  • Junior/Student Non-member: £12 down to £10.
  • Junior/Student Member: £8 down to £7.

For event #1, entries close at midnight on Sunday 4 June 2023. 

Entry Fees:

  • Senior Member (per person): £5.00.       
  • Senior Non-Member (per person): £6.00.       
  • Junior / Student Member (per person): £2.00.       
  • Junior / Student Non-Member (per person): £3.00.      

Card payments preferred.

SI Entries

Final Details

Safety Information

  • The A940 Grantown Road heading south out of Forres and the B9011 Nairn Road heading West towards Tesco are strictly Out of Bounds for all participants.  The courses have been designed to avoid these roads.
  • The courses cross estate roads.  All participants MUST check roads for vehicles, cyclists and other road users before crossing them.  
  • Juniors under 16 on the day of the event  MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult who is responsible for the safety of their under 16 Junior on the course.
  • There are some wide drainage ditches connecting Pilmuir and Thornhill areas which are steep-sided and contain large rocks/boulders.  These are marked as Out of Bounds on the map and must not be crossed or entered.   
  • Participants are advised of potential trip hazards on the courses, including tree roots, stony and broken ground, litter, kerbs and steps.
  • There are some passageways and paths which have been marked on the map as Out of Bounds (thick purple line).  Please observe them and do not cross them.  
  • Participants advised to be mindful of other competitors and users on the courses, particularly when in narrow passageways and entering those passageways via a blind corner.
  • Participants advised that a waterproof may be made compulsory if inclement weather.  Participants will be advised by a sign at the start and by the Organiser at registration, as required.  

Event Officials

Andrew Campbell
Colin Hall
Andrew Campbell
andrewandlizcampbell@outlook.com
Andrew Campbell
07951628600

COVID-19

COVID-19 Guidance (Updated March 2025)

If you have symptoms of COVID or have tested positive to COVID, then do not attend the event or activity to help avoid spreading infection.  

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