by MikeG » Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:40 pm
Folks,
The Macclesfield event of MDOC's Night Street Orienteering is next Thursday (13th Nov).
The area being used is to the West of London Road and to the South of Chester road, so the only Main roads crossing the area are Park Lane and Congleton Road.
The Event is based at the Park Tavern on Park Lane, starts between 6:30 and 7:30 (ideally arrive 30mins beforehand to register etc.) and costs £3 per map.
If you want a map please contact Grahame Crawshaw [grahamecrawshaw AT gmail DOT com] of MDOC by Saturday 8th (i.e. tomorrow).
If you post a reply here by Saturday evening, I will forward to Grahame.
Even though I say so myself, the map is a masterpiece!
I’d also like to emphasise a couple of points about the Parking (to avoid annoying any of the local residents) and the food.
Obviously, I am expecting folks like Digby to walk / jog to the event (especially as Digby passes one of the control sites on the way).
Parking
Park Tavern is situated on a busy Main Road (Park Lane) near the junction with Brown Street, with no dedicated Car Park. On street parking is essentially non-existent as the surrounding roads are all residential. There are two suggested Parking locations.
South Park Car Park
South Park car park is at the end of Park Grove Road (postcode for satnav is SK11 8AS), which can house about 35 cars, and is about 2 to 3mins walk from the Park Tavern. We're hoping to have a marshal on hand to cram in as many cars in as possible. The advantage of Parking here is that it is (slightly) closer to the pub and to the Start / Finish (which is between the Pub and this Car Park). The strong disadvantages to Parking here are that the Car Park has no lighting and critically that when this Car Park is full there is NO nearby on street parking.
B & Q Car Park
B & Q Car Park is accessed from Statham Street (postcode for satnav is SK11 6XN), and is about 3 to 4mins walk from the Park Tavern. We haven't asked permission but they don't have barriers on the gate and it's large and fairly well lit.
The advantage to parking here are that it is well lit and if nervous about parking in the B & Q Car Park, there is plenty of street parking on both Union Street and Crossall Street, and you are guaranteed to be able to find somewhere to park – no matter how late you arrive. Also, if travelling from North of Macclesfield, you would have walked to the pub in less time than the drive to the South Park Car Park.
Food:
The Park Tavern has burger nights every Thursday, and Gill goes once a month for her Book Club. These burger nights are popular, and they regularly run out of burgers, so make sure you pre-order, if you want a burger.
More details on MDOC website.
best wishes, Mike G