Monthly Archives: Oct 2025

It was good to see over 50 people at the Bitts Park event last Saturday. Anyone who went thinking “it’s just a park” was in for a surprise as complex route choice and finding very soon caught out the unwary. Here is the report Dan has written for the local newspapers: The latest event inContinue reading “Bitts Park Event – 25th October”

Report from Karen Parker I last did the OMM (or KIMM as it was then) 39 years ago in the Galloway Hills. The combination of horrible weather, illness and long crocodiles of runners put me off, or so I thought, for ever. But when I heard this May (from a talkative loo delivery man atContinue reading “OMM 2026 – Redemption”

The annual October Odyssey event took place last weekend (18th/19th October), organised by NATO. 13 BL members took part in at least one of the days Saturday was an urban event in Cramlington, a 1960s new town 7 miles north of Newcastle. The housing estates made an ideal place for urban orienteering as there wasContinue reading “October Odyssey Weekend”

The Border Liners AGM took place on 14th October. Minutes will be circulated to all members soon but here are the highlights…. The Chairman’s Award, which recognises someone who has made a major contribution to the club, was won by Karen Blackburn who for the last 10 years (at least) has been sending out theContinue reading “BL AGM News”

With Storm Amy scheduled to arrive in Northern England and Scotland on Friday, last weekend’s orienteering was looking interesting. There were two events on the calendar: a WCOC Cumbrian Galoppen at Leaps Beck near Ennerdale, or full weekend of orienteering (3 events) around Stirling. In the end, everything went ahead without disruption but there mustContinue reading “Orienteering 4, Amy 0”