MV/GO Training Activity at Reigate Priory Park

Guildford Orienteers (GO) and Mole Valley (MV) Orienteering Club have teamed up to offer training and coaching for novice and less experienced orienteers. Our joint GO/MV training activities are small, friendly events aimed at beginners and at orienteers who want to improve their skills.

The next activity is on Saturday 5 October from 12pm to 2pm in Reigate Priory Park.

Meeting point

Meeting point is by the Armada beacon (pictured in above image) – at what3words: moons.papers.solve ( https://w3w.co/moons.papers.solve)

Activities:

There will be two courses suitable for newcomers/beginners and help from volunteers available.

For improvers there will be activities to work on ‘simplification’. There is a lot to look at on an orienteering map. Simplification helps you to focus on the key detail to save time!

To bring:

Bring your own food and drink (or nearby cafe available) and wear clothes suitable for the outdoors including full leg cover. Shoes with some grip are advised. We are likely to go ahead whatever the weather.

To enter:

Please sign up via racesignup, https://racesignup.co.uk/ by Wednesday 2nd October, so we know how many maps to print. Let us know your level of experience – Beginner or Improver.

Attendance is free to members of GO and MV. For anyone not lucky enough to be a member of either of our clubs we ask for £4 towards the cost of maps and land permission.

If you are coming as a bystander and/or to watch over your young charges and you are willing to help, please register as a Helper (for free).

Entries can be registered (and amended) until midday on the day of the activity. Withdrawals online until 8pm the night before.

Useful introduction to orienteering terms

There is a useful jargon-buster web page for beginners to orienteering on the MV website at https://mvoc.org/jargon-buster/

Photo credit: Armada Beacon, Priory Park by Ian Capper