All posts by John Britton

Burrs Masterplan

Posted On 17 Dec 2021
By John Britton
In Burrs Country Park, Course Maintenance

The picture shows the Masterplan for Burrs Country Park. The first bullet under General Notes is “upgrade QR codes linked to orienteering trail”. Well, fear not, folks, we’ve just done it all by ourselves without being asked.

Our experiment of using the MOBO app on phones wasn’t a triumph (QR codes no longer functional, very few users), so we’ve replaced all the controls with new plaques with our own QR code in the middle. While we were at it, a couple of controls (22,23) have been removed due to traffic on the cobbled road, and a few controls (Y, 15, 24) moved to new positions.

Courses at Lyme redesigned

Posted On 2 Dec 2021
By John Britton
In Course Maintenance, Lyme

New white and yellow courses are about to be unveiled at Lyme, along with some posts moved to more accessible sites.

Wythenshawe Hall Gardens

Posted On 13 Oct 2021
By John Britton
In Course Maintenance, Wythenshawe Park

Now the gardens have been re-opened, we’ve updated the (very old) map of the Hall Gardens at Wythenshawe.

Full tour of Lyme

Posted On 21 Sep 2021
By John Britton
In Course Maintenance, Lyme

A full tour of the Lyme course is just over 15km. Didn’t see any deer! … but the park currently closes at 4.30pm so I did manage to get locked in.

The Martians have landed !

Posted On 10 Aug 2021
By John Britton
In Course Maintenance, Princes Park Irlam

A Big Top is sitting between controls G and E at Princes Park Irlam – shows from Aug 11 to Aug 21.

Brilliant new facility at Brereton Heath

Posted On 25 Jun 2021
By John Britton
In Brereton Heath, Course Maintenance

Ice-cold milk and milkshakes from a dispenser in a kiosk opposite the park entrance. Very tasty and very popular with the locals.

New Forest in Brabyns Park

Posted On 19 Jun 2021
By John Britton
In Brabyns Park, Course Maintenance

Several patches of new trees have been planted in Brabyns Park. The actual trees are a lot smaller than their protectors!

Pop-up forests

Posted On 20 May 2021
By John Britton
In Brabyns Park, Bruntwood Park, Course Maintenance, Moss Bank Park

Photo is new tree planting at Moss Bank Park. We are also aware of planting intentions at Brabyns Park and Bruntwood Park. Watch out for new pop-up forests everywhere!