Nopesport

Bank Holiday Monday 2 May 2005
Battersea Park, South London

Young orienteers from around the country will be able to compete in this national festival, which will be held in conjunction with the World Cup Sprint Final. Young people will be able to rub shoulders with the world’s top orienteers, cheer on the GB team in what promises to be the most spectacular and spectator-friendly orienteering event ever held in the UK - and then take part in their own competition festival.

Local Young Orienteers Festivals
will be held in April around the country in which all young people can take part. The best from each Local YO Festival will be selected to represent their town/borough at the Young Orienteers Festival on 2 May.

Clubs, Local Authority Sports Development Units, or youth organisations are encouraged to hold their own Local YO Festival and send a team to the inter-town festival on 2 May.

Local Young Orienteers Festivals currently planned are:
14 Apr Kingston
19 Apr Aldershot
20 Apr Fleet
21 Apr Woking
21 Apr Guildford
22 Apr Surrey Heath, Frimley Lodge Park
25 Apr Merton, Wimbledon Park
? Barrow, Bexley, Bristol, Cambridge, Essex, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Mole Valley, Nottingham, Oxford, Swindon, Watford

A suggested timetable for the Local YOFs
(this is here as some people have asked for guidance; it is up to you how you run the Local YOFs)
10-12am Primary (Years 5&6) - equivalent to White standard
1-2pm Lower Secondary (Years 7& - equivalent to Yellow standard
2-3pm Upper Secondary (Years 9, 10 & 11) - equivalent to Orange standard

Schools can send any number of competitors to the Local YOFs.

Young Orienteers Festival, Battersea Park, 2 May 2005

From each Local YOF, up to 24 competitors may be selected to represent the town/borough at the Young Orienteers Festival at Battersea Park on 2 May:
§ Primary (Years 5&6) 4 boys and 4 girls - equivalent to White standard
§ Lower Secondary (Years 7& 4 boys and 4 girls - equivalent to Yellow standard
§ Upper Secondary (Years 9,10 & 11) 4 boys and 4 girls - equivalent to Orange standard

The local council, club or youth organisation will be responsible for:
§ organising and planning their own Local YOF
§ sending results to the World Cup Development Team to go on the World Cup website
§ selecting up to 24 members of the team to compete at Battersea Park
§ providing their team with a uniform T-shirt or some other distinguishing garment, preferably bearing the name of the town (eg as used in London Youth Games etc)
§ sending the names and ages of the members of their teams to the World Cup Development Team by Wednesday 27 April
§ transporting the team to and from Battersea Park on 2 May

The British Orienteering Federation Regional Development Officer may be able to support and help organise your local festival; details from www.britishorienteering.org.uk or ring 01629 734042.

There will be an entry fee of £1 per person (payable to BOWC2005 Ltd).
Start times will be approximately 12.30-2.00pm

Prizes for Young Orienteers Festival, Battersea Park
Individual prizes for the first three boys and girls in each of Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary.
Team prize for Primary and Secondary (Lower & Upper combined); team scores will be based on a team’s top two girls and top two boys in Primary and the top two girls and top two boys in each of Lower and Upper Secondary.
Overall team prize based on all competitors in the team.

For further information contact:
Karen Williams, World Cup Schools Development Officer or
Christine Robinson, World Cup Development Officer