Sunday Morning Hangover Cure

[NormaStitz]

If you're looking to work off the effects of Saturday night's celebrations after we go one better than county, then try this....

A group of teenagers doing their Duke of Edinburgh Awards have been organising an orienteering event at Darnaway Castle near Forres in aid of Highland Hospice. It's taking place this Sunday (10am - 12.15am). I've had the job of supervising them and it looks to be shaping up to be a good day with 75 folk already signed up.

The ICT squad came and did orienteering in Forres during pre-season. Most seemed to enjoy it and they all worked extremely hard. The idea is to get yourself round a cross-country course as quickly as possible using a specially designed map. You get an electronic tag to record all the stations that you visit on the way round. The fastest runner sometimes wins, but it's generally the folk who have half a clue how to read a map and don't waste time standing still or going off in the wrong direction who do best. They've set 3 courses, the shortest of which is ideal for kids from about age 8 upwards, but anyone can enter any course, and you don't have to run either. All we ask is you report back to the finish by the witching hour of 1.30pm.

Info about the event is here and although you can enter on the day we prefer people to pre-register by Friday night here. It's free to register - just make a donation when you pitch up on Sunday (anytime betwen 10 and 12). If you've signed up and don't make it because the hangover's too bad (or the unthinkable happens and you're too depressed to go out) we won't mind.