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Last weekend (18th/19th) April saw around 900 competitors gathered at Brown Clee Hill near Ludlow in Shropshire for some excellent orienteering. The prestigious British Middle Distance Championships was held on Saturday. Then on Sunday it was the the Midlands Championship on Sunday; although only orienteers from West Midlands, East Midlands and East Anglian clubs areContinue reading “A Middling Good Weekend”

Many thanks to Isabel Berry for this report A select group of orienteers gathered at Great Tower Woods on Saturday for two rounds of excellent orienteering, hosted by Jesus Orienteering Klubb (JOK).  JOK is the alumni club for Oxford university graduates, of which there are a fair number based across the NWOA clubs.  The formatContinue reading “JOK Chasing Sprint, Great Tower Woods – 11 April 2026”

This year’s JK was a very memorable one, and for all the right reasons – excellent and varied areas, smooth organisation, challenging courses and real Scottish spring weather. The Friday Sprint took place in Perth. Courses started in a park, before moving into the almost entirely pedestrianised city centre. Despite the 1500 competitors taking part,Continue reading “Snowy Fun at the JK”

Last Thursday (26th March), the normally peaceful grounds of Acorn Bank were taken over by 130 lively 10 and 11 year olds. It was the annual Eden Valley Sports Partnership orienteering day, put on by BL volunteers. In previous years it has been held at Hackthorpe Woods, but Ash Dieback Disease and the consequent forestryContinue reading “Acorn Bank Schools Orienteering Day”

from Christine G I have finally found a Brexit benefit in the form of two stamps on the same page of my passport. 14.03.26 Calais 15.03.26 Douvres. I kind of like the stamps, my European travel went unstamped for years and now its back! Keith and I were selected to compete in the ‘Interland Cup’,Continue reading “The Belgians ate our waffles!! AKA ‘Interland 2026’”

Thanks to the officials and on-the-day helpers for such an enjoyable event. Here is the report Dan has written for the local newspapers: The latest event in Border Liners Orienteering Club’s Saturday Series took place on 14th March at Miltonrigg Woods, just to the east of Brampton. The fine weather allowed dappled sunlight to illuminateContinue reading “Miltonrigg – 14th March”

Jane recently went to Poland for the CRTE (City Race Euro Tour) events in Warsaw. The weekend included an Indoor event. Here is her map……. There are two separate buildings, and to get between them it’s necessary to go outside at ground floor level. This makes for a lot of stair climbing. To add toContinue reading “Indoor-O in Poland”

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”