Our thanks to the National Trust staff, especially Clare and Brona, for all their help to make this a successful event.
Spare a thought for the control collecting team in the snow and the gloom.
Organiser – Brian Denness, Planner – Andrew Middleton, Controller – Doug Dickinson
Organiser’s Comments
Well,
weren’t we lucky with the weather? The storm had passed over and we were
blessed by winter sun that only later succumbed to further snow. We were also
lucky with the excellent courses provided by Andy and Doug’s positive
support throughout as Controller. Hardwick is a delightful park to run through
and the excellent facilities provided by the National Trust made life easy for
us all. Special thanks must go to Clare and Brona for their help in
facilitating the smooth running of the day and, of course to the DVO teams that
made every aspect of the event run like clockwork, as usual.
There are two
items of lost property; a purple Ronhill glove, probably a woman’s, and a
Hygge buff in blue and yellow triangles. Please get in touch as below if you
want them returned. Finally, thank you all for attending and making the day
such fun to be a part of. There are a few photos on the DVO Facebook page that
you might like to check out.
Brian
Planner’Comments
.I was privileged to plan on Richard Parkin's new map of Hardwick with its extra arboreal detail. From the start my aim was to maximize the time you spent thinking rather than just running and when longer legs were needed, I tried to create route choice. There seemed to be positive comments from finishing runners so hopefully I achieved my aim. My sincere thanks to Doug Dickinson for his positive and patient controlling and for his willingness to share the burden of control hanging on a very unpleasant Saturday afternoon. Many thanks also to our organiser, Brian Denness not least for arranging for nice weather while you were all out running!
Andrew
Controller's Comments
I hope that you all managed to get
home safely As the last of the
control collectors returned to assembly the blizzard came, by the time I left a
deserted car park the snow lay deep and crisp and even. Weren’t we lucky.
I hope that you enjoyed your course.
Andrew had taken a positive, new look at Hardwick and I feel that his courses
kept you orienteering all the way round rather than just running. Many people
commented on their enjoyment of the challenge. Sorry about the hill at the
finish but it did get you back close to your cars.
Thanks must go to the DVO volunteers
who, as usual, sprang to their tasks with the minimum of fuss and the maximum
of professionalism.
Doug
Dickinson
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