A long trek north of the
river for some of the 60 competitors, and some would say a cunning ploy to help
the northerners win the day (we await the analysis!), but we hope you enjoyed
this new area, courtesy of Tom Edelsten (CHIG) who
originally mapped the area for Enfield school use. Also thanks to Mike Hughes (LOK) for taking
on his first planning assignment, and for Pete Sacares’s
(LOK) for his controlling ….. as you all enjoyed the courses, I’ve booked them
for next year!
Grovelands Park was originally a heavily wooded
area, close to the southern border of Enfield Chase (a hunting forest formed in
the 12th and 13th centuries) up until 1777. In the 1700’s Southgate became a
fashionable place for the wealthy London merchants to build their mansions, and
the wood reduced in size to become parkland ….. hopefully the wooded areas that
remain provided some variety to your run, and that the nettles I didn’t warn
you about (sorry!), didn’t slow you down too much.
A reminder for those who are
intending to enter several Park Race events … do register at www.parkrace.org so that your north/south
allegiance can be included in our friendly ‘which side of the Thames has the
best orienteers’ competition!
Next Tuesday (8th) we move to
SLOW territory, with their first Park Race event at Battersea Park, followed
the following week (17th) by a score event on Hampstead Heath ….. see you all
there!
Neil Brooks chairman@londonorienteering.co.uk
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