To all MDOC members.

We hope you have heard or seen that a totally new Permanent Course has been created at Lyme, on a brand new map.

On Thursday a few of us spent a day “planting” all the 40 new posts, greatly helped by the Lyme Rangers and Volunteers.

Saturday October 24th is the OPENING EVENT, open to everyone, regular orienteer and novice alike – details on our website, http://www.mdoc.org.uk/events/opening-of-new-poc-at-lyme-24-oct-2015

We have challenged all the nearby O-clubs to take part in an informal competition using the POC courses.

PLEASE come along between 10 am and 3 pm and have a run, not only to celebrate the opening of the new POC, but also to see if we can beat them all!

Courses available are White, Yellow, Orange, Long Orange, Green, Blue and Brown. The control descriptions are on the back of the map.

Run any course you choose, but preferably the one most suited to your age class.

You will use a Control Card and will have to carry a pen/pencil to write down the symbols on the posts you visit. We will be using SI for the Start/Finish timing, so please bring your dibber if you have one. (Spares available)

Scoring will be as follows:

· On each course, points will be awarded based on your finishing position – 20 for the winner, then 19, 18, etc. down to 0. (Subsequent positions, if any, also score 0)

· Club score: The best 10 scores to count (maximum of 3 from any course)

The Timber Yard Cafe will be open for lunch or snacks.

We would also welcome any comments you have on the new map, the post sitings, control descriptions, courses, etc ... so anything we've missed can be fixed as soon as possible.

Hope to see you there,

Julie