SMILE 2009 Events

The summer's low key events hold lots of opportunities for people new to orienteering to come and have a go at this great sport. It's the perfect time to invite some of your friends and family along and have some fun.

Registration between 10:00 and 11:30, starts anytime between 10:30 and 12:00.

Cost: £1 per child/student and £3 per adult with no charge for a second go: just remember that you need to have finished your last course before 13.30.

You will have a choice of courses to try:

White - a short, very easy course, suitable for children, particularly Years 5 and 6 and those who have not orienteered before.
Yellow - a fairly short, easy course, suitable for more experienced children, including Years 7 and 8 and adults who have not orienteered before.
Orange - a longer, more difficult course, with some of the controls off the paths, suitable for experienced children from Years 9 and 10 and adults who understand about maps.
Timed Score - a course for experienced orienteers of all ages.

This year we are running a SMILE Schools' League, open to all children who do courses on their own, or in a pair with another child (but not if they have an adult going round behind them). The best school will win a SMILE Schools' Trophy based on the results of all the SMILEs.

More information on these SMILE events is available from the SMILE co-ordinator Helen Bickle (email: ).