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On Sunday (8th March) SROC held a National Event at Witherslack, 6 miles SW of Kendal. The event was based at Witherslack Hall, a very impressive Victorian Mansion (now a school), with download and enquiries located on the lawned terrace in front of the house. Happily the terrain and courses lived up to the grandContinue reading “A Grand Day Out”

The British Orienteering Long and Relay Championships took place last weekend (28th Feb/1st Mar) in South Wales. The Long was held at Carreg Goch, an area of high limestone moorland in the Black Mountain, that some people will remember from Day 3 of Croeso 2024. Using an area like this in February is clearly risky,Continue reading “BOC – Medals and Mud”

On Sunday (22nd February) BL not only put on the NW Heat of the CompassSport Cup and Trophy at Beacon Hill in Penrith, we also won the Trophy competition (for smaller clubs), thus qualifying for the final. As team captain Andy says “Well done everybody!!  A convincing win with some outstanding results” Here is theContinue reading “BL sweep to victory in Compass Sport Trophy Heat!”

The first Cumbrian Galoppen event of the new year took place at Hawse End on the west shore of Derwent Water on Sunday. Despite less than ideal weather there were nearly 200 participants, including 25 Border Liners. Early starters had the best (or may be that should be least bad) of it, but around 11:00Continue reading “Hawse End – 15th February”

The British Night Orienteering champs was held at Egypt Woods, near Slough on Saturday evening. Six BL members made the long journey south in hope of a high quality, challenging event, and possibly the odd medal. The former was realised, but sadly not the latter. Egypt Woods is a smallish, gently undulating area of beechContinue reading “British Night Champs – 7th February”

The first event in Border Liners Saturday Series 2026 took place on Sunday (sic) 1st February at Hammond’s Pond, a.k.a. Upperby Park, Carlisle. A petite area, new to most people, it had been mapped by Keith who also planned some fine Sprint Courses for experienced orienteers plus the usual Beginners course. Being a nice sunnyContinue reading “Hammond’s Pond Event – 1st February”

The Northern Night Champs took place at Wilton Woods near Guisborough on Saturday 24th January. The area consists largely of a very steep (think 1:3) wooded slope with many pits and reentrants, and from all accounts, a thick coating of mud and brambles; not to everyone’s taste, but a good challenge producing worthy winners. TwoContinue reading “BL winners at Northern Night Champs”

by William ShannonLakeland book of the year winner 2025. An illustrated talk on Maps took place last week in Threlkeld’s bright, warm Village Hall, given by David Fenton, publisher of this fascinating “Coffee Table” sized book, working from the Author William Shannon’s original notes. It was as Isabel Berry’s “item of interest” in the latestContinue reading “CUMBRIA, 1000 YEARS OF MAPS”

(Many thanks to Angela for this insight) There won’t be many Orienteers in Cumberland who haven’t heard of Maggie’s Cancer Care, after both WCOC’s New Year’s Day event at Mawbray and the Wrens’ of Border Liners traditional event on Whittas next to Binsey both supported the charity via Ian Teasdale of WCOC and his Just-givingContinue reading “Maggie’s Cancer Care and who was Maggie?”