Hi all
The LEL controllers met in York last wekeend, for an all-day sesh to hammer out our plans for the LEL controls. It was a really productive day, but it reminded me that we still need controllers for three controls.
The controls in questions are in Moffat (Dumfries and Galloway), Eskdalemuir and Great Dunmow, just outside London.
Moffat is likely to be a busy control. I anticipate a lot of people will sleep there on their second night on the road, which means a lot of catering. Happily the school has great facilities, including plenty of space for people to sleep. It's only a control heading north, so will only be open for a couple of days.
Eskdalemuir is a pretty small control, but as we saw in 2009 can get very, very busy. Catering is handled by Samye Ling Temple, which means the control needs a much smaller team. As Phil D did such an excellent job last time, he's been promoted to a bigger control further south. Again, it'll be used in one direction only, for riders heading south.
Great Dunmow is 40km from the finish, so will mostly be just a quick stop for tired riders to break up the final leg. It'll be only used south, but because of where it is will be open for quite a long time. However I doubt it'll ever get really busy.
Don't worry if you've not got experience of helping at LEL. I managed a control in 2009 having never been involved in LEL before. I had three months to prepare, and the team pulled it off just fine. You'll have plenty of support all the way, and you'll be part of really tight team who are always happy to offer their help. It's also a lot of fun!
If you're interested, drop me a line.
