Running on the clock

A group of orienteers’ had been in contact with the friends of Ightenhill. They had programmed a large orienteering event in Salford on the Sunday the 8th of September and had wanted to provide their runners a warm up orienteering session. The orienteers’ participants were mainly from the North-West of England but there were members from the orienteering organisation that had travelled from as far as Italy to take part! The friends of Ightenhill obliged and decided to set up a base at the Ightenhill gardeners compound. We had stalls which highlighted the work the Burnley Civic Trust undertake, that sold honey and promoted beekeeping, served hot sandwiches, and served hot drinks. David and I manned the beverage stall selling teas, coffees, and cold drinks to the participants. The weather just held off for the event. The orienteering organisers said they received great feedback and that they were encouraged to put on more events in the future. The orienteers’ themselves said it was the best event they had been too and hoped to come back in the future.