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British Middle Championships at Holmbush & Buchan Country Park
Saturday, 15 March 2025 @ 10:30 - 13:30
MV is looking forward to welcoming orienteers from across the country to the British Middles.
Short version:
- Entries are on racesignup – at Racesignup, closing date 2nd March
- Details are on the BOF minisite: https://www.britishmiddlechamps.org.uk/
Welcome to the British Middle Distance Championships at Holmbush & Buchan Country Park, West Sussex. This is part of a weekend of orienteering alongside the Worth Lodge Forest UKOL on Sunday 16th March 10 miles away, run by Southdown Orienteers: details here.
Pre-event info
Location: Holmbush Farm, Crawley
Postcode: RH12 4SE
Grid Ref: TQ227343
What3words: twice.hulk.value
Directions/Parking
By Road: Entry to the parking area is from Crawley Road, the A264.
Holmbush Farm is located between Horsham and Crawley off a dual carriageway a mile from junction 9 on the M23 motorway. The main car parking will be in a field accessed from a 200m long layby on the westbound A264.
There will be dedicated parking for minibuses and campervans on hard standing in the Holmbush Farm car park.
Public transport
By bus: Buses stopping nearby are numbers 23 (Metrobus Crawley to Worthing, stopping at Faygate Lane roundabout, 700m 11min walk, and Millpond Lane, 1200m 17min walk) and 200 (Metrobus Gatwick Airport to Horsham, stopping at Faygate Lane roundabout); see Metrobus.co.uk
By train: The nearest station is Faygate (Southern) 1.6km, 21 min walk; see Southernrailway.com
By cycle: Use the main entrance to Holmbush Farm.
Course Information (subject to final controlling)
| Course | Classes | Length | Climb | Suitable for |
| 1 | M21 | 7.8km | 190m | |
| 2 | W21 | 6.3km | 160m | |
| 3 | M35, M40 | 7.1km | 155m | |
| 4 | M45, M50 | 6.4km | 175m | |
| 5 | M55 | 5.8km | 150m | |
| 6 | M60, W35, W40 | 5.3km | 140m | |
| 7 | M65, W45 | 5.2km | 115m | |
| 8 | M18, M20, W50 | 4.9km | 110m | |
| 9 | M16, M70, W55, W60 | 4.4km | 110m | |
| 10 | M75, W16, W18, W20, W65 | 3.8km | 85m | |
| 11 | M80, W70, W75 | 3.1km | 90m | |
| 12 | M85, M90+, W80, W85, W90+ | 2.5km | 80m | |
| 13 | M14, W14 | 3.7km | 65m | |
| 14 | M12, W12 | 3.5km | 65m | |
| 15 | M10, W10 | 2.8km | 70m | |
| 16 Orange | Non-champ | 3.2km | 65m | Improvers (intermediate skills) |
| 17 Yellow | Non-champ | 2.6km | 45m | Beginners (basic skills) |
| 18 White | Non-champ | 2.7km | 40m | Beginners |
The area was used for JK2017. See the JK2017 RouteGadget site for the map (and courses).
Entry Details
Online entries via racesignup
Entry Fees – Championship Courses
Closing Date for entries March 2nd – Seniors £30; Juniors and full-time students £14
EOD Entry Fees – Colour Coded
Seniors & Juniors on Orange,Yellow and White charge at £20/£10 (as per pre-entry)
Dibber Hire: SIAC hire will be £2.00 (senior and junior) via Racesignup only. SI dibbers (max 30 controls) will be £1 senior and free for juniors and will be available from Registration.
Start Times
1030 – 1330. Courses close 1500. Allocated start times will be strictly adhered to.
Map Details
1:10000 with 5m contours. A3 or A4 depending on the course.
Dog restrictions
Please keep dogs on a short lead when passing through the parking field and in the arena. Note there it is very likely that the field(s) adjacent to the car park field will have sheep timed to lamb at the end of March. No dogs on the courses.
Facilities
Portable toilets
Tom’s Burger Van
Onosh
Compass Point
Bring your own water
Contacts/Officials
Organiser: Mike Elliot 07960 895385, mike.i.elliot@btinternet.com
Deputy Organiser: Ashley Tilling 07941 595538
Planner: Tony Burton
Controller: Trevor Hoey (FVO)
Important Event Information
Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. Information about how to keep yourself and your children safe at an event can be found here.
Whistles: Carrying a whistle is strongly recommended at all our events and may be made compulsory by the organiser depending on identified risks and conditions.
SIACs: Note that in contactless mode no record of a SIAC “punch” is held in the control box. By using contactless punching, competitors are accepting the resulting risk that we may take longer to find them if they are lost or injured.
Covid Prevention: Please adhere to the British Orienteering Code of Conduct and take care to allow others to maintain social distance if they wish.
Ticks: Please be aware that ticks are common across many of the areas we run in and can carry infections such as Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Encephalitis. This is why the rules of orienteering say that you MUST wear full leg and abdomen cover in the forest. Full arm cover is also recommended. Please check for ticks after running and seek medical advice if you develop flu like symptoms or a spreading circular rash after being bitten. There is an excellent government leaflet here.
Insurance: All of our events are registered with British Orienteering and are covered by their public liability insurance; individuals are advised to consider their own private accident insurance.
Please note that the insurance only covers those registered as being part of the event so if you are taking part as a group or are accompanying / shadowing a child please make sure you register the names of everyone taking part as you sign up.
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