Pupils from Cronk-y-Berry School have become among the first to test drive the orienteering course installed in Douglas Borough Council's Noble's Park.
The park was mapped by Markus Puusepp (Trans Atlantic Mapping Company) for Peo (Per-Olof) Bengtsson, a renowned promoter and international orienteering competitor of World Wide Orienteering Promotion. This map was used for a successful Scandinavian international orienteering event in late October 2012 as part of a series of orienteering events undertaken during a European tour by World Wide Orienteering Promotion. The base map was then donated to
Head of parks David Hewes, Councillor John Faragher and William Higgins of Cronk-y-Berry School
In collaboration with Douglas Borough Council Mr Higgins developed a permanent orienteering course in the park with 48 control points which was installed in early July. Pupils from
Councillor John Faragher, Cronk-y-Berry School's William Higgins and head of parks David Hewes
(Archallagan plantation is also being set up for a permanent orienteering course).
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