WGC Urban, 25th October 2026
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Organiser’s Comments
With the met. office predicting the wind gusting to gale force, we had to seriously consider whether the event should take place. Thankfully we had had a dress rehearsal on Friday in the form of storm Austen and given that we weren’t under a weather warning and neither National Rail nor National Highways had an advisory out for this region we decided to go ahead, albeit with some mitigations which in the end had minimal impact on the event.
I’m very pleased we did – though maybe we should call orienteering in a storm Boel-O – and you had the opportunity to enjoy Daniel’s fantastic courses in this lovely garden city. I heard some very positive comments from competitors and I’m please we were able to deliver a high quality event. The kite at control 139 went missing early on but was quickly replaced. The thief (or maybe Boelo) was unable to remove the control box from the Gripple so there was no impact on the SI punching. I hope it didn’t spoil your enjoyment.
Let me give a big thank you to the HH team of helpers, planner Daniel Hodson and controller Mike Bennett, who did a magnificent job of keeping everything running smoothly despite the wind, and to Oaklands College and their staff for providing an excellent event centre for us. It’s worth also mentioning that this could not have happened without the ongoing support from Welwyn & Hatfield District Council.
Finally, to all competitors, thank you for braving the wind to come along and we look forward to welcoming you at future HH events.
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