AIRE and CLARO look forward to seeing you all at the British Middle Championships this coming weekend.
You have entered in greater numbers than we anticipated, but we have adapted to cater for you all as best we can. Both Danefield and Kilnsey Moor is a lovely places in the Spring sunshine and we really hope the weather is kind so that you can enjoy it at its best. The technical woodland of Danefield is in sharp contrast to the fast open areas of Kilnsey. You should enjoy some great orienteering on both days. Str8 compasses is sponsoring a lot of prizes for the Northern Championships and the British Middles so run well and good luck.
Start times and final details are published, maps are printed and lots of equipment is ready to move. No controls are out yet, but we have been busy at Kilnsey as you may be able to see from a picture. There are a variety of crossing points on Kilnsey Moor – many of you will only encounter this one. There are no stiles to cross at Danefield you’ll be relieved to know.
We will be able to accommodate you all in the parking areas for both events, but as always, it would help if you car shared as much as possible. The Danefield field has remained in good condition throughout the winter, but as some rain has been forecast over the coming days we will have some tracking available. Kilnsey has the delight of hard standing in the quarry. We can’t promise that you will keep your feet dry, but at least cars should not get stuck in the mud as might have happened at some recent events. We’re hoping that’s true for Danefield. Definitely true for Kilnsey!
Anyone wanting to carry a club tent to Danefield, could reduce the distance to carry the tent by 800m by using the drop off point suggested in the event details. It would need to be a rapid drop-off as there are often no parking bays available. They are all quite uneven, and the road is very narrow. To get back to the parking field it is best to not attempt a 5 point turn but to drive in an anti-clockwise route with LH turns for 2.5k to get back to the parking field. This should take no morfme than 5 minutes.
Have a great weekend.
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Full details on the British Middle Championships are available via this link. Visit the CLARO website for more details regarding the Northern Championships. Good luck to everyone taking part!
As agreed at the AGM 2023, from 1 May 2024 British Orienteering would like to offer an exclusive part-year Membership to new members.
New members are individuals who have not been members of British Orienteering in any of the previous four calendar years.
Seniors – £10
Young adults – £7.50
Juniors – £3.00
Families – £25.00 (all members must be new members and not on the database to take up this offer).
No memberships will be merged with existing memberships.
Please note from 1 January 2025, any “new” members will need to renew their membership for 2025.
Find out more about how to join online today.
The GBR teams for the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) and the European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) are announced.
The JWOC races are in Plzeň, Czechia from 1 - 6 July and the EYOC races are in Szczecin, Poland from 21 - 24 June.
All named athletes are selected to all disciplines at each competition.
In alphabetical order of surname, the JWOC team is:
JWOC Men M20 |
JWOC Women W20 |
Ben Gostick |
Ruth Gooch |
James Hammond |
Jocie Hilton |
Adam Methven |
Isobel Howard |
Thomas Rollins |
Daisy May McNamara |
Ben Squire |
Imogen Pieters |
Euan Tryner |
Freya Tryner |
Non-travelling reserves: Adam Barrie and Emma Crawford
In alphabetical order of surname, the EYOC team is:
EYOC Men M18 | EYOC Women W18 |
James Hammond | Ruth Gooch |
Daniel Heppell | Heather High |
Thomas Rollins | Jocie Hilton |
Oliver Prince (subject to fitness) | Freya Tryner |
Non-travelling reserve: Laurence Ward | Non-travelling reserve: Kate McLuckie |
EYOC Men M16 | EYOC Women W16 |
Finn Selmer Duguid | Emily Atkinson |
Finlay McLuckie | Ella Baxter |
Oscar Peel | Katie Buckley |
Marcus Perry | Scarlett Kelly |
Non-travelling reserve 1: Ruari Cottier |
Non-travelling reserve 1: Anna Todd |
Non-travelling reserve 2: Caspar Reynolds | Non-travelling reserve 2: Sophie Crawford |
The UK Orienteering League (UKOL) has now been completed for 2019.
The top 10 clubs are:
Rank |
Club |
Points |
1 |
SYO |
7130 |
2 |
BOK |
6969 |
3 |
OD |
6718 |
4 |
SO |
6298 |
5 |
TVOC |
6149 |
6 |
WCOC |
6029 |
7 |
FVO |
5627 |
8 |
DVO |
5577 |
9 |
AIRE |
5519 |
10 |
DEE |
5516 |
Congratulations to South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO) on winning the 2019 UKOL Club League.
All 2019 Club League Results can be found here.
The winners of each age class are:
M/W |
Men |
Women |
16 |
Joe Sunley (WCOC) |
Anna Harris (DEE) |
18 |
Dominic Dakin (SYO) |
Mairi Eades (INT) |
20 |
Ryan Elliot (SYO) |
Bethany Kippin (TVOC) |
21 |
Ben Stevens (AIRE) |
Fay Walsh (MWOC) |
35 |
Ben Lonsdale (RAFO) |
Kath Atkins (HOC) |
40 |
Geoffrey Ellis (RAFO) |
Tereza Maria Rush (BOK) |
45 |
Roger Goddard (FVO) |
Emma Harrison (EPOC) |
50 |
Martin Ward (SYO) |
Karen French (WIM) |
55 |
Clive Hallett (BOK) |
Jill Blount (SO) |
60 |
John Embrey (DEE) |
Jackie Hallett (BOK) |
65 |
Alun Jones (TVOC) |
Janice Nisbet (ESOC) |
70 |
Peter Gorvett (SYO) |
Miriam Rosen (SROC) |
75 |
Peter Carey (OD) |
Eleanor Pyrah (ESOC) |
80 |
Arthur Boyt (DEVON) |
Alison Sloman (HOC) |
85 |
Donald Moir (LEI) |
Barbara George (NOR) |
Congratulations to all the above individual winners.
All 2019 Individual League Results can be found here.
Full details of all the events and the individual and club leagues for the 2019 UK Orienteering League can be found on the UKOL website.
The 2020 UK Orienteering League Schedule of events is now published on the UKOL page on the British Orienteering website.
Date |
Race |
Competition (host club, location) |
26-Jan | 1 | Middle Distance Event (GO, Guildford) |
22-Feb | 2 | British Night Champs (TVOC, Henley-on-Thames) |
23-Feb | 3 | Chiltern Challenge (TVOC, Henley-on-Thames) |
21-Mar | 4 | British Long Champs (SEOA, Haslemere) |
10-Apr | 5 | JK Sprint (NEOA, Stockton) |
11-Apr | 6 | JK Middle (NEOA, Whitby) |
12-Apr | 7 | JK Long (NEOA, Pickering) |
9-May | 8 | British Middle Distance Champs (LOC, Newby Bridge) |
10-May | 9 | Northern Champs, Lakes Double (MDOC, Newby Bridge) |
17-May | 10 | North Cambridge Urban (WAOC, Cambridge) |
24-May | 11 | Tamar Triple Day 2 Long (KERNO, Bodmin) |
25-May | 12 | Tamar Triple Day 3 Middle (KERNO, Bodmin) |
21-Jun | 13 | British Sprint Champs (NWOA, Skelmersdale) |
26-Jul | 14 | Croeso Day 2 (ERYRI, Trawsfynydd) |
29-Jul | 15 | Croeso Day 4 (ERYRI, Beddgelert) |
22-Aug | 16 | Scottish Champs (INT, Tentsmuir) |
12-Sep | 17 | City of London Urban (SLOW, London) |
13-Sep | 18 | City Race Weekend (LOK, London) |
3-Oct | 19 | Caddihoe Chase Day 1 (WIM, Fordingbridge) |
4-Oct | 20 | Caddihoe Chase Day 2 (WIM, Fordingbridge) |
31-Oct | 21 | Salisbury City Race (SARUM, Salisbury) |
1-Nov | 22 | November Classic (SOC, New Forest) |
29-Nov | 23 | Southern Champs (BKO, Aldershot) - permissions pending |
Best 12 scores from 23 events to count.
The first UKOL event in 2020 is the Guildford Middle distance race this Sunday (26 January).
British Orienteering would like to take this opportunity to wish all members all the very best for another fantastic year of orienteering.
More information about the UK Orienteering League can be found here.