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Coombs Wood – Saturday 25th April

Some brief thoughts from the organisers/planners The Good: – A beautiful, warm, sunny day- Lots of youngsters on the Yellow course- A coaching session beforehand – A new, well-received Score course suitable for both newcomers and the more experienced – it’s definitely something to be repeated at future Saturday morning events.- Lovely views over the River Eden The Bad:- Blue…

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Bampton Common Galoppen (10th May) – latest news

Organising and planning is well in hand for what promises to be a great event. Planner, Carol, reports:Out on Bampton Common today, checking control sites, and had plenty of animals and birds for company:skylarkssheepfell poniesthree lizardsthree deera hareand I heard my first cuckoo of the year  Organiser Natalie is still looking for a few more helpers to man the start…

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A Middling Good Weekend

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 are eligible to be crowned Midland…

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JOK Chasing Sprint, Great Tower Woods – 11 April 2026

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 format for the day was a…

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Snowy Fun at the JK

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, it never felt too hectic…

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Acorn Bank Schools Orienteering Day

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 forestry work meant that a new…

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The Belgians ate our waffles!! AKA ‘Interland 2026’

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’, an annual competition between 6…

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Miltonrigg – 14th March

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 illuminate the woodland floor and with…

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Indoor-O in Poland

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 to the fun, it was dark…

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A Grand Day Out

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 grand setting. Okay, some of it…

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