I also think that if a club’s primary aim is staging events rather than developing the members of the club, then it is alienating a very sizeable potential membership.

Downside: I suspect that others might claim you are cherry-picking and not cultivating (“parasite”), or that you are diverting effort from more profitable activity (“opportunity cost”).

Mitigation: You will need to make it clear that all relevant local clubs have declined to provide what you propose (“new development”), and persuade them that the new club will act as a feeder, or at least will not interfere with their patch (“both, not either/or”).

Practicalities: may be difficult. Putting on events (and perhaps even informal training) requires third-party insurance. Affiliiating to BO as a club would require getting Regional approval for your constitution – so you need to remain on good terms with club / regional reps.

Potential allies: Perhaps worth discussing with Ed N or Richard B in their roles as Development Manager and Participation Manager (South). The Development Committee meeting of October 2011 discussed marketing to target groups – perhaps you could spin this manifesto as a proposal for practical experiment and an opportunity for learning.

Over the same period Level D events which are most likely not included in the above Wordles make up 54% of our event structure and 56% of our participation. So the illustrations only relate to less than half of Orienteering activity.

I see that power=minor_line is not rendered right now, maybe it could be rendered in the same way as power=line?

Thanks again!