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New Flimby orienteering course gets village moving

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Two primary age pupils with their backs to the camera, standing in a grassy area with railings beyond, and then a road, a parked van, and houses. One of them, a girl with her hair tied back, in a black coat, is pointing the camera of a smartphone at a QR code on an orienteering control point in the form of a rectangular orange and white sign attached to the vertical post of a much larger sign. The boy beside her is also looking carefully at the smartphone screen.

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New public orienteering course in Flimby encourages villagers to stay active

Overview

A new public orienteering course has been launched in Flimby, Maryport, developed with the help of pupils from Flimby Primary School to help the local community become more active. Funded by Sport England and supported by Cross-Curricular Orienteering and Active Cumbria's Let's Move! team, the free course can be completed using a mobile device or a paper map, offering an alternative to screen-time and encouraging outdoor activity for all ages and abilities.

Key points

  • A new public orienteering course has been established in Flimby, Maryport, to help villagers engage in physical activity.
  • Pupils from Flimby Primary School helped design the course, incorporating elements from their curriculum.
  • The project was funded by Sport England and developed in partnership with Cross-Curricular Orienteering and Active Cumbria's Let's Move! team.
  • The course can be accessed digitally via a mobile phone or tablet, or through a paper map, making it accessible to all ages.
  • Markers around the village can be scanned to reveal questions or activities, with an option to add scores to a leaderboard.
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