NESS XC – Round 4 – 25 January 2026 – BDAC at Thorrington

13 January 2026 - By Jodee Mayer

UPDATE 20 JAN RE PARKING AND COURSE MAPS

🏁 NESS XC Race 4 – Final Race Day Info

🚗 Parking
• Please car share where possible to help reduce traffic.
• Junior race only? Use the first car park on the right – exit opens at 10:45am when the senior race begins.
• Staying for the senior race? Use the second car park on the right. Note: cars here cannot leave until the senior race finishes.

☕ Refreshments
• Tea & coffee available – cash only, so bring coins.
• The site shop will be open for us too – again, cash only.

🌿 Site Access
• Please respect the venue: no access to any marked areas on the map except ‘Top Field’, which is where clubs should base themselves.

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As I have wimped out of going for a run in this rain, I thought I would share with you the details of our second brand new NESS fixture for the 2025/26 season, kindly hosted by BDAC!

BAKERS

As always, we would love some cake for the runners and volunteers to eat after – if you can bake or buy please let me know!

VOLUNTEERS

As we do not host a race, we have offered some volunteers to BDAC – they are particularly looking for some marshals and if you are running and fancy another lap, the cones and tape will need collecting at the end of the race. Please let me know if you can help! 100 club champs points for anyone that volunteers.

RACE INFO

Please read the venue notes below and follow them so we can hopefully have a fixture at the venue again next season.

There is a hard packed car park on site, but as always car sharing is strongly encouraged. Please also note the one lane road onto the site.

Venue: Thorrington Scout Camp, Colchester, CO7 8JF
Date: Sunday 25 January 2026
Time: 10:45am (team photo at around 10.35am to allow for a warm up thereafter.

Course Description 

Approximately 5 miles.

An undulating, lapped course featuring a mix of:
• Well-compacted dirt trails
• Softer woodland sections underfoot

Venue Notes (Please Read) 

We have kindly been granted permission to use the Scout Camp site. To ensure we are welcomed back in future, all runners are asked to respect the area.

• No littering
• Respect public footpaths and rights of way
• Do not enter or warm up on the actual camp sites or green spaces – the route uses permitted paths only

Facilities

• Permanent toilet block available
• Please remove muddy footwear before entry
• No showers available

Parking

• Hard-surface car park on site
• Parking is limited, so car sharing is strongly encouraged
• Access road is tarmac but narrow with passing places
• To avoid congestion, juniors are asked not to leave until the senior race has started, ensuring one-directional traffic flow
• Please be considerate to local residents and the surrounding area

Course Maps

To follow – I will update when these are recieved!

Thanks

JM