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Measurer's contact details (for measurer ID NO=157)

Grade 2. Qualified to measure all events except National Championships.

Measurement Area:
Dorset & neighbouring part of Hants, Wilts, Somerset & Devon

The most recent courses measured by Bill Hicks in the South are:

certno course_name distance datemeasured
2011300  Portland 10  10 miles  2011-11-07 
2011128  Lewis Manning Hospice 5k  5 km  2011-04-19 
2011127  Lewis Manning Hospice 10k  10 km  2011-04-19 
2011027  Poole Festival of Running 10 K  10 km  2011-01-24 
2011026  Poole Festival of Running 5K  5 km  2011-01-24 
2009100  Southbourne Fast & Flat 10K  10 km  2009-10-09 
2009099  Southbourne Fast & Flat 5K  5 km  2009-10-09 
2009082  AECC Dashback 10k  10 km  2009-09-14 
2009065  Egdon Easy 10k  10 km  2009-05-01 
2009064  Guernsey Marathon  26m 385y  2009-07-06 
2009056  Swanage Half Marathon  13m 192.5y  2009-06-21 
2009029  Poole Festival of Running 5K  5 km  2009-03-25 
2009026  Guernsey Easter Half  13m 193y  2009-03-23 

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TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF COURSE ACCURACY:

  1. Select a safe course and measure it as accurately as you can. (Use an OS 1:25000 map, a bike, a GPS, or, worst, a car)
  2. Prepare a course map
  3. Notify the police and follow any safety recommendations
  4. Only after 1, 2 &3 are you ready to contact an accredited measurer and make an appointment for an accurate measurement. The measurer will make a charge (see guidelines) and you should ask for an estimate.
  5. Supply the measurer with the following:
  6. On the agreed day meet the measurer and show him the course. It is usually best to accompany him on a bike. But a car may also be suitable. On busy roads the measurer may need someone behind him to 'protect' him from the traffic as he concentrates on an accurate measurement. Busy courses may need to be measured at a quiet time, e.g. early on Sunday morning. You may find it worthwhile to consult the Safety Code for Course Measurement so that you have an appreciation of the procedures the course measurer uses to make the measurement safe. The course measurer will seek your help to ensure his safety while riding, and he might not be able to complete the measurement at a single visit if he discovers hazrds which he has not planned for.
  7. After the measurement the measurer writes a report and sends copies to the race organiser and to the area measurement secretary, who issues the Certificate of Course Accuracy. Without a valid certificate or a renewal for subsequent races, any permit issued for a race advertising a specific distance would be invalid.