This is a dummy post, to facilitate the publication of Newstrack very early in the New Year!
Diary Dates
15 February East Midlands Championships at Longshaw
18 February, 7:30pm Open Meeting, Church in the Peak, Lime Tree Business Park, Matlock DE4 3EJ
Brainstorm: ‘how to do more with less’ i.e. quality events with fewer volunteer hours, as well as some geeking for Sutton Park (vide infra)
22 February CompassSport Cup Heat at Sutton Park, Birmingham
Please let Sally Calland know if you wish to take part, together with your age class, preferred course, dibber and BOF numbers.
Forestry England asked to know volunteer hours for the event at Cromford Moor in November. These were 127 between the 4 event officials who do the bulk of the work, and 103 from club helpers on the day. Total 230.
For those wondering why there were 4 event officials, there were 2 controllers, as John D broke his ankle at the November Classic not having a landing plan when leaping across a ditch. I broke my wrist on Hampstead Heath* in full view of the Start, when my foot caught in a dry-weather fissure [what happened to that? Ed.] and my arm went out to break my fall. As John said however, “between us we have 6 good limbs”!
