Monthly Archives: Jun 2026

BL chairman Dan is also the chairman of the British Orienteering Map Advisory Group (MAG). With not much event news at the moment, it seemed a good opportunity to find out a more about this group, and his role. Can you give us a quick outline of what the MAG does? The official brief ofContinue reading “Stacking Chairs”

Two new maps, two historic seaside towns, two different countries: the ingredients for a great weekend of urban orienteering.On Saturday (6th June) the venue was Berwick on Tweed, the northernmost town in England, famous for its bastioned town walls built to keep out marauding Scots (which clearly don’t work as more than 50 of themContinue reading “Border Hopping Border Liners”

Another weekend, another Scottish Champs! This time (30th May) it was the Sprint Champs. The event was held at Cumbernauld between Glasgow and Stirling, a new town build largely in the 1950s and 60s; residential areas built in this era sems to produce some of the best urban orienteering with irregular building patterns, lots ofContinue reading “Scottish Sprint Champs (30th May)”