White
Pos  Name                       Age       Time
 1   Jonathon Hatchett          M10      15:54
 2   Molly Farrow               W7       16:00
 3   Ellie Farrow               W6       16:54
 4   Alistair Beedie            M7       18:46
 5   Luke Simpson               M9       18:55
 6   Ollie Ward                 M11      20:18
 7   Dominic & Alex Wilson      M10&W6   22:56
 8   Thomas Hemingway           M10      23:00
 9   Catherine, Amy, Katrina    W4, W11  23:37
10   Adam Mulcahy               M9       24.05
11   Catherine Hemingway        W4       26:23
12   Southgate Family                    27.44
13   David Ellison              M10      35.21

Yellow
Pos  Name                       Age       Time
 1   Thomas Hemingway           M7       22:33
 2   Hall Family                         27.29
 3   Olivia Johnston Wilder              30.55
 4   Catherine Gresham          W10      32.00
 5   Alistair Johnston Wilder            34.22
 6   Watts Family                        35.36
 7   Adam Mulcaly               M9       36.54
 8   Mitchell Family                     37.48
 9   Daniel and Johnathan       M10      41.35
10   Southgate Family                    56.10

Orange
Pos  Name                       Age       Time
 1   John Gresham               M50      27.54
 2   Alistair Beedie            M7       28.00
 3   Pamela Hemingway           W40      29.28
 4   Jemma Beedie               W5       39.32
 5   Ollie Ward                 M11      40.19
 6   Amy Lewis, Katrina Taylor  W11      43.51
 7   Jitka Sengerova            W45      43.54
 8   Katrin Sengerova           W11      44.38
 9   Luke Simpson               M10      50.56
10   Bob Fuller                          53.08
11   Alaska Simpson             W5       57.41
12   Beth Burns                 W15      58.48
13   Edward Bailey              M11      Unlucky
14   Jamie Lawson               M16      Retired

Score
Pos  Name                       Age       Time  Points
 1   Peter Gardner              M18      23.49   320
 2   S. Lawson                  M21      25.46   320
 3   Simon Gardner              M16      28.04   320
 4   Helen Gardner              W18      30.37   320
 5   Maurice Hemingway          M45      31.41   310
 6   Lindsey Freeman            W50      27.00   300
 7   Nicola Gardner             W45      28.30   280
 8   Ian Lawson                 M45      30.36   280
 9   J. Hadley                  M21      28.17   270
10   Ursula Oxburgh             W65      49.12    90

Note: Maximum  = 320 points, 10 points deducted for each minute over 30 mins
      All controls were worth 10 points, except 4 controls = 20 points

Report by the collective organisers and planners, Katrina (W11), Jamie (M14), Helen and Adrian Taylor

In the 3rd SMILE event of the summer, over 40 children and adults made the most of the Bedford sunshine and galloped around the park. The usually courses, white (1.6km), Yellow, (2.4km) and Orange (3km), and a 30 minute score event, with starts from 11-12.++ provided lots of opportunities to test navigation skills. Many children did more than one course as confidence grew, and went home with a certificate and badge for their efforts.

For the older people, a tight 30 minute deadline was set for a score event with points awarded for each control visited. Peter (M18), Simon (M16) and Helen (W18) Gardner, and Steve Lawson got to all 28 controls to score a maximum 320 points, just. Peter even managed to visit them all again (in numerical order) in 45 mins, while Helen (W18) also demonstrated her commitment to performing at the highest level in the more competitive side of orienteering by doing some hill training up the side of the cemetery; there are no hills in Cambridge.

On the downside, 3 controls disappeared with no trace, no doubt causing some competitors to lose time searching.

Finally, thanks to all who turned up, and made all the effort in planning and organising the event worthwhile. We hope to see some newcomers again at another WAOC event.