OCTAVIAN DROOBERS

Details:

The Octavian Droobers Wednesday evening events offer courses suitable for everyone from the absolute beginner to the experienced orienteer.

Start times are from 6.30 to 7.30. Just turn up on the night.

Cost: Seniors: £2.50 (£2.00 if you have your own EMIT card); Juniors: £1.00.

For further information on any of the events just telephone the Organiser.

Wednesday

22nd April

Hillfield Park, Solihull. Map Ref SP138780 on sheet 139.

Northern car park in Brick Kiln Lane. Leave the Solihull bypass and take the B4102 Blossomfield Road though Solihull to its junction with Widney Lane. Turn left along Widney Lane, then right into Brick Kiln Lane after about half a mile.

Jane and Tony Feltbower - tel. 01926 864465.

Wednesday

29th April

Arley Wood. Map Ref SP 275907 on sheet 140.

Old Arley is 8 miles north west of Coventry. Going north out of Fillongley on the B4098, after one mile turn right into Station Rd, then Rectory Rd. Turn left into Oak Avenue just after the church. The Sports Centre is on the left.

Organisers: Keith and Margaret Wildig - tel. 01455 614845

Wednesday 6th May

PARK RACE

Memorial Park, Coventry. Map Ref SP 322772 on sheet 140.

Entrance to the Park is off the A429 Coventry to Kenilworth road by the junction with Beechwood Avenue.

Organiser: Sue Hallett - tel. 01926 334982.

Wednesday 13th May

Charnwood Forest South. Map Ref SK 523118 on sheet 140.

LEICESTER event. See their web site http://www.leioc.org.uk/ for details.

Organiser: John Marriott - tel. 0116 236 4295.

Wednesday 20th May

PARK RACE

St. Nicholas Park, Warwick. Map Ref SP 288649 on sheet 151.

The entrance to the park is between the roundabout at the foot of Castle Hill (by St. Nicholas's Church) and Castle Bridge (where all the photographs of Warwick Castle are taken from). This is the old Banbury Road leading out of Warwick town centre.

Organiser: Richard Gardner - tel. 01604 770761.

Wednesday 27th May

Swift Valley, Rugby. Map Ref SP 505775 on sheet 140.

From junction 1 of the M6 head south towards Rugby on the A426. The event will be signed from the 2nd roundabout where you turn right onto a minor road for half a mile to the car park. Oganiser: Amy Sarkies - tel. 01788 536715.