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Walltown Country Park Event – 24th October 2026

Report from Dan Parker Weren’t we lucky with the weather? In between storms, competitors at Walltown Country Park enjoyed fast and varied orienteering, with (almost) no rain and shelter from the strong winds battering elsewhere. Officially a NATO area, Keith had recently re-mapped the area, Tricia planned some excellent courses and Anita organised a small but enthusiastic band of helpers.…

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OMM 2026 – Conquering Storm Boelo

Report from Natalie Hawkrigg They are already saying The OMM 2026 was the one that everyone will ask ‘were you there?’ Veteran OMM runner Wendy Dodds was interviewed after completing her 50th OMM this year and said this years OMM in Talnotry, Southern Upland Hills of Galloway Scotland, was the worst weather conditions she had ever experienced at an OMM.…

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CompassSport Trophy Final – We Won!

The CompassSport Cup and Trophy Final took place this Sunday (18th October) in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. Twenty one BL members made the long trek south, and were surprised and delighted to come home with the trophy. Many congratulations to all! The terrain was a mixture of fast open heathland and runnable forest. Good visibility and plenty of paths…

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Film from World Masters Champs 2025

Following the well received Celtman video last week, here’s something else that might be of interest to club members. (Thanks to Jane for both of these suggestions). It’s a video about the World Masters last year in Spain. It’s called “I Will Not Retire” and is described as “Not just a race — a reason to keep going. The sport…

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AGM Highlights

The BL AGM took place on Tuesday 6th October at Low Hesket Village Hall. Minutes will be emailed to club members in a future BL Newsletter, but here’s a summary….. For the first time members were able to joint the meeting remotely. Six people made use of this facility, so thank you to Jane for setting it all up. The…

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Celtman

Celtman is described as one of the toughest sporting events in the UK. This phrase is probably rather overused, but in this case it’s fully justified. It’s an extreme triathlon in the NW Scottish Highlands made up of a 3.4 km sea swim, a 200km cycle with 2200 m of ascent and a 42 km mountain run including two Munros…

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Troutal Fell Cumbrian Galoppen

Round 5 of the Cumbrian Galoppen took place on Sunday (27th Sept), organised by LOC. It was an excellent event, but unfortunately will stick in the memory for the wrong reasons. Firstly, there was the weather. The timing couldn’t have been worse – it started raining at about 10am, and stopped about 3pm, and it was windy too. Not surprisingly…

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Coast and Islands 2026 on Coll

Report from Karen Parker The annual Coast and Islands orienteering week for 2026 has just finished. I’m writing this sitting in our campervan in the rain being buffeted by wind gusts, on a campsite where the water system has failed. That might sound a bit miserable, but in fact it’s been a great week. We are on Coll, an island…

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Late Summer Summary

As the hot, dry summer draws to a cooler, more unsettled end a number of weekend events have drawn BL members east, north and south. The annual White Rose event was held over the bank holiday weekend (28th to 31st August) in Scarborough. It started with a mass start night event (which none of the BL members took part in).…

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BL Long-O (and not so Long-O)

Report from Dan and Karen Parker, Planners and Organisers The 6th annual BL Long-O (and not so Long-O) took place last Sunday (16th August). There was a record turnout of 130 competitors which surprised us as we’d thought that a lot of people would be away on holiday. As usual there were 5 courses from Long (17km) to Super Short…

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