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BMBO National Championship Weekend
Posted: 29/06/17
The BMBO National Championship Weekend.
When: 21 – 23 July 2017
Where: The beautiful & very cycle friendly ‘Forest of Dean’, home to the largest population of Wild Boar in Britain.
Venue - Soudley Village Hall, Soudley, Forest of Dean Gloucestershire GL14 2TZ
Map Link
What:
Saturday 22 July - Day One 5hr Score Event (But you don’t have to stay out for that long)
The 1:25000 map will cover the centre & eastern side of the ancient Forest of Dean and out into more traditional farm land to the north. The area is crisscrossed by hundreds of forest tracks with some visits to the fringe settlements.
Sunday 23 July - Day Two 3hr Score Event
This map will cover the center & southern side of the forest, again the area is crisscrossed by many forest tracks and is richly dissected by small river valleys which can be steep in places.
Prizes:
Your score will be the combined total of both days. The BMBO National Championship Shields will be awarded to the best overall Female and Male. Also category winners and runners up will receive prize packs. Your combined score will also count for the BMBO National League.
Both days’ individual scores will count towards the Black Mountains MBO League, so if you can only enter just one event come and join us for just the day.
Camping:
There is plenty of Free Camping at the venue for riders and families from 4pm Friday afternoon.
Dogs are welcome but must be on a lead at all times and they are not be exercised in the sports pitch compound. A reserved area will be set aside for you to camp near the entrance/exit.
Toilets, Showers and changing rooms are available and there will also be an area to wash your pots and pans; please bring your own bowl and cleaning materials.
Catering:
Claire’s Outdoor Kitchen will be onsite for the week end, offering hearty food and drink from 6pm on Friday evening, they will also cater for breakfast and afternoon tea on Saturday and Sunday breakfast.
The entry fee includes a free BBQ for riders on Saturday Evening and a free post ride ‘Forest of Dean Wild Boar’ Chilli on Sunday afternoon prior to the award ceremony.
A full menu and price list is here which includes vegetarian options, please bring cash.
Menu Link
Entry Fees:
Please enter each day separately:
Day One:
BMBO Member - £19
Non-Member - £20
Under 18 - £12
Day Two:
BMBO Member - £14
Non-Member - £15
Under 18 - £10
To help with event planning we'd like to encourage riders to get there entry in early, to that end there is a 10% discount available until Sunday 1 July and on Sunday 8 July entry will go up by £5.
Online Entry will close Sunday 15 July.
Event Entry
Limited Entry on the Day is permitted, but please email us to reserve a paper map and SI Dibber. Print off the Event Flyer from the BMBO Event page and bring a completed copy with you on the day.
So what you waiting for get your entry in now and come and join us for a fantastic week end in a really beautiful part of the world.
Siôn and the Black Mountains Planning Team
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