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”
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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”
Gelt Woods – Worth the Wait
The Gelt Woods event, postponed from last month by Storm Darragh, took place on Saturday 4th January in calm but cold weather. The officials at any event deserve appreciation, but even more so here where a lot of the work had to be done twice. For instance all the controls had already been put outContinue reading “Gelt Woods – Worth the Wait”
Binsey Charity Event Press Report
Thanks, as always, to Andrew Bell for his excellent work in writing about BL events for the local press. Here is the latest….. On the 27th December Borderliners Raymond and Jenny Wren organised a Christmas Charity orienteering event which was held on the eastern slopes of Binsey at Bassenthwaite and afterwards at Bothel for a fabulous arrayContinue reading “Binsey Charity Event Press Report”
Binsey Christmas Charity Event
On 27th December, nearly 70 competitors enjoyed some post-Christmas fun at BL’s annual charity event organised, as ever, by Raymond and Jenny. It was held on Binsey, the most northerly of the Wainwrights, in one of the few parts of the country wherethe odd glimpse of sun managed to break through the fog. There wasContinue reading “Binsey Christmas Charity Event”
Congratulations to Dick
Dick Whitworth has been shortlisted for the Services To Sport award at this year’s Cumbria Sports Awards. There were 31 nominations for the award and Dick is now one of three on the shortlist. The final decision is being announced at the awards ceremony on February 28th. As the citation accompanying his nomination says:“Dick hasContinue reading “Congratulations to Dick”
Follow Tapes…. Do I have to?
BL member Paul Watson has delved into this and other matters related to instructions on control description sheets and written a very helpful series of guides so that we will never be confused again! The first of these is all about taped routes and can be read here. Future installments, available over the next fewContinue reading “Follow Tapes…. Do I have to?”
Cumbian Galoppen 2025 – good news for Very Short Green People
From 2025, following a suggestion from BL, Very Short Green (VSG) courses will be included in the Cumbrian Galoppen. This means that VSG will have the same status as all the other courses, with league tables compiled and series winners announced. Also, competitors on VSG will count towards the Borrowdale Trophy, the inter-club competition. WhileContinue reading “Cumbian Galoppen 2025 – good news for Very Short Green People”
Talkin Tarn – Introducing Orienteering
On Thursday BL club coaches Christine and Julie put on a introductory session for a group of about 25 youngsters and parents new to orienteering. It was very successful with high levels of enthusiasm all round. There was a classroom session, followed by a map-walk and then a variety of exercises culminating in a Yellow-standardContinue reading “Talkin Tarn – Introducing Orienteering”
Border Liners Orienteering Club 