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Opportunity to train as a Controller

We have a few places left on the Grade 3 Controllers’ course on Saturday 27 October. People who train as controllers invariably improve their technical orienteering skills and knowledge, and controlling an event gives you the privilege of visiting nice areas when there’s no-one else around. Why not give it…
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a try? The course is being held at Ardkinglas, on the scenic west coast, where Ecko have a local event the next day. Grade 3 is the starting level of controller qualification. You don’t have to be a particularly good orienteer to be a controller, though you’ll need to be basically competent at the highest technical level (though not necessarily at speed!), and doing the course doesn’t commit you to any level of activity as an official. The course fee will be no more than £20 per person (enough simply to cover costs). If you think you might be interested…

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