Dick has won the Services to Sport award at the 2025 Cumbria Sports Awards. A dinner and ceremony were held in Workington last Friday, where Dick was presented with his award which recognises over fifty years of service to orienteering and Border Liners. There were more than 30 nominees, so winning is a huge, andContinue reading “Cumbria Sports Awards – many congratulations to Dick”
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We’re in the final!
Well done to all the club members who travelled down to Lancashire on Sunday (23rd Feb) for the Compass Sport Trophy North West Qualifier event at Clowbridge. We won, and so will be going to the final in September, near Middlesbrough (map preview here). It was a very wet and windy day, but there wereContinue reading “We’re in the final!”
High Stand Event – Saturday 15th February
Dan’s press report about the event is now available, with photos from Julie Here are some additional comments from the planners/organisers…
British Night Champs Weekend – 8th and 9th February 2025
The British Night Championships were held at Touch Forest, just west of Stirling. It’s an area that hasn’t been used for 15 years because of permission difficulties, and rumour has it that even now it can only be used for night events. You can see the map here, and it was every bit as challengingContinue reading “British Night Champs Weekend – 8th and 9th 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”
Border Liners Orienteering Club 