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BL have a New Press Reporter

After more than two years in the post, Andrew Bell has handed over the job of writing reports for the local papers to Dan Parker. Huge thanks to Andrew for all the excellent work he has put in over this time. His reports, never short of interest or opinions, will be missed but Dan hopesContinue reading “BL have a New Press Reporter”

British Night Champs – 8th February 2025

Thanks to Dan Parker for this press report on the British Night Champs, Appleby Urban and the Cumbrian Galoppen at Birkett Common….. A small band of Border Liners headed north of the border to compete in the British Night Orienteering Championships on Saturday 8th February at Touch just west of Stirling. The terrain was totallyContinue reading “British Night Champs – 8th February 2025”

High Stand (Sat 15th Feb) – Have you entered yet?

High Stand Wood doesn’t have the best reputation – dense forest, brambles and felled areas all feature in recollections of the area. However, the woodland has matured significantly over the last ten years and might surprise you. There is also a new map, based on LiDAR data, which you can see here (and if youContinue reading “High Stand (Sat 15th Feb) – Have you entered yet?”

Appleby Night Event – 3rd February

Monday evening saw a new, very enjoyable and hopefully soon to be repeated, venture for Border Liners – an informal urban night event. The event was planned and organised by Alan Hartley, who also made the original suggestion, tested out the suitable pubs and created the map. Many thanks to him for all the workContinue reading “Appleby Night Event – 3rd February”

Helping at Events – FAQs

Maybe in the BL News Email you have seen the request “Helpers Needed” for a BL event and wondered what would be involved….. How would I know what to do?You will always be given good instructions by the Event Organiser. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been orienteering very long, or haven’t helped before, thereContinue reading “Helping at Events – FAQs”

Penrith Beacon Event – 18th January

On a lovely winter’s morning over 120 competitors, from the very fit and experienced to total novices enjoyed an excellent event at Beacon Hill on the north edge of Penrith. The event was based at the Golf Club and indoor registration, download, results and refreshments were much appreciated by everyone. Walking through the plush clubhouseContinue reading “Penrith Beacon Event – 18th January”

Spine Race – Congratulations to John

BL member John Ferris-Worth completed the Montane Spine Challenger North Race early on Friday morning in Kirk Yetholm, having started nearly four days earlier in Hawes. It’s a distance of 160 miles with 5300m of ascent, along the Pennine Way, and John took 91 hours finishing 56th of the 115 starters. He’s now safely backContinue reading “Spine Race – Congratulations to John”

“Elevate Your Fitness” – BO’s new Recruitment Campaign

British Orienteering have just launched a new campaign which “aims to draw broader awareness of the sport across our target demographic of 16–40-year-olds that may not have heard of orienteering before, and give a different perspective and perception of the sport to a wider audience.” Full details, and the available resources are here. This isContinue reading ““Elevate Your Fitness” – BO’s new Recruitment Campaign”

Penrith Beacon Event – six reasons why you need to come!

1. At this time of year, especially after the recent freeze has wilted the old bracken, Beacon Hill is a lovely area. The woodland on the flat top is often likened to Scottish, or even Scandinavian forest. (Map from previous event available here) 2. The parking is on hard-standing at the golf club so there’sContinue reading “Penrith Beacon Event – six reasons why you need to come!”

British Orienteering Webinars

Did you know that British Orienteering hold frequent webinars on a wide variety of subjects? They are free and open to all BO members. Some are quite specialised (“The BO Insurance Policy” won’t be for everyone!) but others are of general interest (“Back to basics: Putting the ‘thinking’ component back into orienteering” was a goodContinue reading “British Orienteering Webinars”