Pre Event Info
Venue: Macclesfield Cricket Club, Victoria Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3JE
OSGR: SJ903739
Register 6.00 to 7.00pm. Starts 6.30 to 7.30pm. Fee £3/£1.50.
Score event with every participant running for 60 minutes, as in previous MDOC NSL series finales. Each control is worth 10 points. Penalties will be 20 points/minute.
Under 16s MUST be accompanied by an adult. 16 and 17 year olds can compete alone but ONLY with written consent from parent/guardian.
Lights essential (+ back-up). High-visibility clothing compulsory.
Further information on the format, including tips for beginners, can be found on the Night Street League Series 2016-17 page.
Special arrangements for the series finale
For this event, in order to reward precise navigation, we have attempted to make it a ‘clueless’ event. With the exception of a single PO box and a small number of lamp posts which we have needed to include in order to provide a sensible spread of controls over the map, the type of control feature will not be specified in the clue. You must navigate to the dot in the centre of the circle where you will find a standard NSL feature. Sites have been specifically selected with care so that there is only one NSL feature located at the dot. If you think there is more than one, then you are likely to be in the wrong place.
For GB and SS, record the last 3 digits of the number.
For TP, record all the digits (2, 3, or 4 as required); the number of digits to be recorded will (as usual) be indicated on the clue sheet. Ignore any ‘DP’.
There are no clueless 1 digit answers. There are no fire hydrants, and the only lamp posts are those which are labelled as lamp posts in the clue sheet.
Additional information from the organiser
The cricket club car park can accommodate some 40 cars, but competitors arriving early may find some of the spaces occupied by hospital staff. Please park prettily taking care not to block in other cars. There will be no parking marshal in attendance.
Alternative parking is available on sections of Victoria Road and on the residential roads to the north. Please take note of parking restrictions: yellow lines (you may park there after 6pm), and some double-yellow lines. Please take care not to block any entrances.
Further alternative parking is available on Fieldbank Road (use marked bays) and is free after 6pm, or in the Hospital itself (24 hour Pay and Display with Cameras). If Parking on Fieldbank Road, head North following the signs to the Orthopaedic Unit, the access road turns 90 degrees just before the entrance to the orthopaedic unit, continue West through the Hospital Car Park to the gate through to the Cricket Club.
Reserving a map and food
There is a choice of chicken curry & rice or beef chilli and baked potato, both available @ £5/head. A vegetarian chilli and baked potato will also be available at the same price. Please note: no other food will be available at the club on the night.
We are required to specify how many meals we want on Monday 27th February, so please let Grahame Crawshaw nsl2016@mdoc.org.uk (or grahamecrawshaw@gmail.com) have your reservations for maps and food by no later than 21:59 on Sunday 26th February.