the pupils into classes which they keep for the whole 7-year period in the school - instead, they are in working groups which may change from year to year or even more frequently. Riksvei (state road) 167 which runs south-west to Røyken and Spikkestad runs through the area, and there are minor roads to the nearby coastal settlements of Vollen, Blakstad and Slemmestad. From the railway station on the Spikkestadbanen, the train runs from Spikkestad some kilometres to the south-west to Oslo in the north-east, and trains also run to Lillestrøm in Akershus county. There are also bus services to the centre of Asker. Sports Heggedal IL, the local sports club, was founded in 1914. The men's association football team used to have a cooperation with the nearby Vollen UL, and played on the sixth level of the pyramid, but this stopped after the 2003 season. It also has volleyball teams for men and women (the women's team plays on the third level of the Norwegian pyramid, the men's team on the lowest level - the fourth), a cross-country skiing group and a "sport school" programme for the youngest children. In the 1960s, Nordic combined world champion Arne Larsen represented Heggedal IL. The local golf club, Heggedal Golfklubb, is run by the Vinnulstad Golf company, and currently has a driving range, although the municipality has regulated the area for a 9-hole course. References KlubbenOnline - Heggedal IL 500 engasjerte demonstranter i Heggedal Vinnulstad Golf Toppomania - Asker kommune - list of the highest peaks in Asker Jernbaneverket - stasjonsoversikt Asker bibliotek - Heggedal division Heggedal Barneskole Villages in Viken (county) Villages in Akershus Villages in Asker Villages in Northern Asker Asker