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Event hours summary - 2008

			Host Group		Assisting Groups
January			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
07/01	09/SA/099	Group AGM	46	23
12/01	06/HA/049	Training session, Message Passing. 09.00-12.00	14	7
13/01		Path checks for Yoredale 100	192	8
20/01	04/HT/246	Fred Hughes 10K Run	48	8
26/01	06/06/906	Exercise Chainlink II	21	7
26/01	04/HT/246	Members Night	36	12
			357	65	0	0	0

February			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
02/02		Rombalds Stride	567	7
20/02	10/CH/312	Group AGM	32	16
23/02	02/NY/135	Exercise Prang - simulated train crash on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway	40	5
			639	28	0	0	0

March			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
02/03		Trollers Trot	657	9
02/03	10/ME/179	Liverpool International Half Marathon	0	0	6	1	1
15/03		Wuthering Hike	632	8
16/03	02/SY/138	Dronfield 10K Race	66	11
16/03		BIGK 10K	340	10
16/03	10/ME/087	Wirral Egg Run	0	0	12	2	1
30/03	10/CH/326	Wilmslow Half Marathon	0	0	14	2	1
			1695	38	32	5	3

April			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
06/04	04/HT/246	Mayors Charity Run	40	5
06/04	10/CH/312	Beeston 10K Run - NSPCC	30	6
26/04	02/WY/140	Three Peaks Fell Race plus setting up from 23rd	0	0	10	1	1
27/04	10/ME/087	Endurance Horse Ride	0	0	6	1	1
27/04	02/SY/138	Sheffield Half Marathon	230	23
			300	34	16	2	2

May			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
05/05	02/SY/138	Christian Aid Mayday Family Trek	72	9
07/05	10/CH/312	Chester Races - May Meeting	63	3
11/05	03/LE/071	Menphys Walk	56	7
11/05	03/LE/319	British Heart Foundation, Belvoir Bike Ride.	160	16
18/05		Eyam Half Marathon	0	0	36	6	1
18/05	02/NY/135	Etape du Dales	40	5
18/05	10/CH/312	Chester Half Marathon	84	14
18/05	22/TA/256	Etape Caledonia	70	7	30	3	2
			545	61	66	9	3

June			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
01/06	03/LE/071	Flashman and Fire Service Triathlon	45	9
03/06	10/CH/312	Cancer Research Race for Life	35	7
08/06	02/SY/138	Endurance GB Wharmcliffe Horse Ride	70	7
08/06	10/ME/087	Leukaemia Bikeathon	0	0	6	1	1
10/06	10/CH/312	Chester Races - Evening Meeting	10	2
14/06	04/HT/246	Geoffs Oak Fete	10	1
15/06	02/SY/170	Hospice Midnight Walk	0	0	36	6	1
17/06	10/CH/808	Cheshire County Show	0	0	107	4	2
20/06	02/SY/138	Rotherham Christian Aid Walk	24	6
20/06	03/LE/319	Whissendine 3ml.	12	4
20/06	10/CH/312	Tattenhall tough Team race	28	7
21/06	02/SY/138	Midnight Memory Walk	112	14
21/06	22/TA/256	Rob Roy Challenge	98	7	70	5	2
22/06		Ashgate Hospice Midnight Walk (midnight - 0800ish)	0	0	7	1	1
22/06	03/LE/071	Rainbows walk of life	132	11
22/06	10/CH/312	Chester Bikathon	56	8
27/06	10/CH/312	Chester Races	24	2
28/06	22/TA/256	Scottish Endurance Riding Club	24	3	24	3	1
			680	88	250	20	8

July			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
05/07	02/SY/138	Christian Aid Night Hike	120	12
06/07	10/ME/846	Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool Bike Ride	0	0	48	8	1
11/07	10/CH/312	Chester Races	33	3
12/07	02/NY/135	44th Annual Lyke Wake Race	70	7
12/07	03/LE/319	Beaverfest 2008.	108	12
19/07	02/NY/135	A Foot in Two Dales	140	7
19/07	10/CH/312	Chester Lord Mayors Parade	21	7
19/07	10/CH/312	Cholmondely Concert & Fireworks	21	3
21/07	10/ME/846	Liverpool Tall Ships Race	0	0	45	5	1
23/07	10/CH/808	RHS Flower Show Tatton Park	0	0	189	3	1
26/07	22/TA/256	Highland 100 cycle event	50	5	14	2	2
			563	56	296	18	5

August			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
03/08	10/CH/312	Chester Races	27	3
03/08	02/NY/135	Kettlewell Kanter	16	2
12/08	22/TA/256	Aberfeldy Triathlon	70	7	32	4	2
21/08	10/CH/312	Chester Races - Evening Meeting	12	2
29/08	10/CH/312	Chester Races	14	1
			139	15	32	4	2

September			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
13/09	10/CH/312	Chester Races	21	3
13/09	10/CH/326	Midnight Walk - East Cheshire Hospice	0	0	7	1	1
14/09	02/SY/138	Mablethorpe Marathon	64	8
21/09	03/LE/071	LOROS walk on the wild side	54	9
27/09	10/CH/312	Chester Races, Roodee Racecourse	28	4
28/09	02/SY/138	Stanage Stumble	90	10
28/09	10/CH/326	Macclesfield Half Marathon	0	0	12	2	3
			257	34	19	3	4

October			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
05/10	10/CH/312	Cholmondeley Charity Horse Ride - NSPCC	56	7
			56	7	0	0	0

November			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
			0	0	0	0	0

December			Hours	Ops	Hours	Ops	Groups
08/12	06/ES/117	Group AGM	45	15
			45	15	0	0	0

Grand total			5276	441	711	61	27

Summary for 2008

Reported totals	Event	Hours	Estimated national totals	Event	Hours
Internal Exercise	13	576	Internal Exercise	80	3582
Live Callout	3	0	Live Callout	3	0
Meeting	5	351	Meeting	78	5501
User Service Event	51	4994	User Service Event	394	38612
User Service Exercise	3	66	User Service Exercise	43	957
Total reported	72	5987	Total estimated	598	48652

Total events in diary	483		Estimated totals are worked out from the number of reported events in the diary and the total number of active RAYNET Groups. These figures are only an estimate, however enough Groups report their activity for them to be statistically relevant.
Average event duration	9:42
Average operators per event	7
Average events per Group	5


Although many Groups notify us of their events, only 14% have completed a post-event report and provided us with valuable information on hours worked.

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