Community O Nights
Join in at your local Community O Club Night!
British Orienteering ‘Club Nights’ are the ideal starting point for a newcomer or beginner to learn the basic skills of orienteering. The activities at club nights are fun and provide a great social atmosphere while learning new skills. Club Nights cater for all ages and abilities to get involved in this exciting adventure sport! A list of Community O Clubs can be found below.
For more detailed information about orienteering opportunities in your area, please look at our Fixtures List. Activities and Level D events will provide the most suitable opportunities for newcomers. Look out for the 'Smily face' symbol (Suitable for newcomers) and the 'C' symbol (Coaching available).
Community O Clubs
East - East Midlands & East Anglia
Derwent Valley Orienteers www.dvo.org.uk
- Tuesdays from 6:30pm - 8pm. The Gothic Hall, Buxton Community School, Buxton, Derbyshire. Adults £2, Children £1.
- Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8pm. St Marys School Sports Hall, St Mary’s School, Newbold Road, Chesterfield. Adults £2, Children £1.
- Wednesdays from 6.30pm - 8pm. Arc Leisure Centre, Matlock. Adults £2, Children £1.
- Thursdays from 6.30pm - 8pm. Derby City (re-starting June 2012)
Leicestershire Orienteering Club- www.leioc.org.uk
- Mondays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Burleigh Community College, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
- Mondays (Beginners) from 6:30pm – 8pm. Groby Community College (Room 47), Groby, Leicestershire, LE6 0GE
- Thursdays (Experienced) from 6:30pm – 8pm. Groby Community College (Room 47), Groby, Leicestershire, LE6 0GE
Lincoln Orienteering Group - www.logonline.org.uk
- Thursdays 6.20pm - 8.30pm, University of Lincoln Sports Centre, Rope Walk, Lincoln LN6 7TS
Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club - www.noc-uk.org
- Tuesdays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Samworth Academy and summer venue Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, NG18 4RP.
- Wednesdays from 6.30pm - 8pm. Winter:CCF Classroom, Worksop College, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3AP Summer: various forests/parks around the area, check the web site and contact the lead coach for more details.
- Thursdays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Winter: Nottingham University Summer: Bramcote Park
- Tuesdays from 6.30pm - 8pm. Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Nottingham NG11 6JS
Essex Stragglers Orienteering Society- http://stragglers.info
- Mondays, St Andrews School, Halstead, Essex CO9 2BH
- Wednesdays from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
Suffolk Orienteering Club- www.suffoc.co.uk
- 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Hartismere School, Castleton Way, Eye IP23 7BL
West Anglia Orienteering Club- www.waoc.org.uk
- Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 8.30pm. University Athletics Centre, Wilberforce Road, West Cambridge, CB3 0EQ
Hertfordshire Orienteering Club – Active Universities
- Tuesdays from 7pm – 9pm. De Havilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9EU
South Midlands Orienteering Club– www.smoc.info
- Tuesdays from 7.00pm – 8.30pm. Campbell Park Pavilion, Silbury Boulevard Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK9 4AD
North - North West, Yorkshire & Humberside, North East
Barrow and District Orienteers– www.barro.org.uk
- TBC - Please check website
CLARO Club Night - www.claro-orienteering.org
- Wednesday Nights (Term Time) from 6.30pm - 8.00pm. Rossett High School, Harrogate (off Green Lane). Adults: £2.50 Children: £1.50
Cleveland Orienteering Club– www.clok.org.uk
- Mondays from 6pm – 7:30pm. Alternating weeks - indoor and outdoor sessions. Indoor - KS2 Hall at Belmont School, Lauderdale Drive, Guisborough. Outdoor - Track sessions at Laurence Jackson School Sports Centre, Church Lane, Guisborough
- Wednesday evenings during term time. 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. £1.50 per session. Polam Hall School, Grange Road, Darlington. DL1 5PA.
Deeside Orienteers - www.deeside-orienteering-club.org.uk
- Wednesday nights from 6:30pm - 8pm. The Catholic High School Gymnasium, Old Wrexham Road, Chester, CH4 7HS. Children £1.50, Adults £2.50, Families £5.
Eborienteers- www.eborienteers.org.uk
- Mondays from 6pm – 7.15pm. (School Term Time Only) Acomb Primary School, West Bank, York YO24 4ES.
- Thursdays: 6pm – 7.30 pm. Lady Lumley's School, Swainsea Lane, Pickering, YO18 8NG. Adults £2, Children £1, £2 per family
EPOC Club Night - www.eastpennineoc.org.uk
- Mondays - see EPOC website for details.
Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering Club - www.halo-orienteering.org.uk
- Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Oasis Wintringham School, Grimsby. Adults £2, Juniors £1, Families £5.
- Mondays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Girls Gymnasium in the Longcroft Upper School, Burton Road, Beverley. Adults £2, juniors £1, families £5.
Lakeland Orienteering Club – www.lakeland-orienteering.org.uk
- Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Nav Night, Red Rose Social Club, Ulverston, LA12 0BY. Adults £2, Children £1 and Families £3.
Manchester and District Orienteering Club– www.mdoc.org.uk
- Mondays from 6:30pm – 8pm at Hazel Grove Target Recreation Centre, Stockport. Costs £2.50, Children £1.50 and Families £5.
- Tuesdays - 6.30pm to 8.00pm, Parrs Wood High School Sports Centre, Didsbury. Adults: £2.50 Children: £1.50 Family Groups: £5.00
- Thursday - 6.30 - 8pm. Glossopdale Community College Sports Centre, Talbot Road, Glossop, SK13 7DR Juniors £2, Seniors £3, Families £6
Merseyside Orienteering Club– www.merseysideorienteering.blogspot.com
- Mondays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Litherland Sports Park, Litherland, Merseyside. Adults £3, Children £2 and Families £4.
Newcastle and Tyneside Orienteers - www.newcastleorienteering.org.uk
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Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. West Centre at Prudhoe High School, Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5LJ. Adults £1, Children 50p.
Pendle Forest Orienteers- www.pfo.org.uk
- Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 8pm. St Nicholas Cof E Primary School, Newchurch, Rawtenstall. BB4 7UA. Adults £2, Children £1 and Families £4, Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Tuesdays: 6:30pm – 8pm. Spirit of Sport, Ormerod Road, Burnley, BB10 3AA. Adults £2, Children, £1, £4 per family.
South East Lancashire Orienteering Club- www.seloc.org.uk
- Mondays from 6:30pm – 8pm. Eagley Primary School, Eagley, Bolton, BL7 9AT
- Wednesday nights, 6:30pm – 8pm (starts 17th Aug 2011). Salford Quays Water Sports Centre, 15 The Quays, Salford, M50 3SQ
- Thursday nights, 6:30pm – 8pm (starts 18th Aug 2011).Burrs Activity Centre, Woodhill Rd, Bury BL8 1DA
South Ribble Orienteering Club– www.sroc.org
- Tuesdays from 6:30pm - 8pm at Ripley Saint Thomas School, Lancaster. Adults £2.00, Children 50p.
South Yorkshire Orienteering Club– www.southyorkshireorienteers.org.uk
- Tuesdays (families) from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at Nether Green Junior School Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3QA
- Wednesdays from 6.45pm -7:45pm. The Pearson Building at Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Campus, Broomgrove Road.
- Thursdays from 6.30-7:30pm. Forge Valley Community School Sports Centre, Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG Juniors £1.50, Seniors £2.50, Families £5 (2 adults/2 kids)
West Cumberland Orienteering Club– www.wcoc.co.uk
- Tuesdays from 7pm – 9pm. Stainburn School, Stainburn Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4EB. £2 per person.
South - South East & South Central
Basingstoke Andover District Orienteers www.bado.org.uk
- Wednesdays: 7 – 8.30 pm. Costello Technology College, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, RG21 4AL. Adults £2, Students £1, £5 per family.
Bracknell – Berkshire Orienteers - www.bko.org.uk
- Wednesdays: Easthampstead Baptist Church Hall, South Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 7NS. This is just along South Hill Road to the West of the Bracknell Leisure Centre roundabout.
Chigwell and Epping Forest Orienteering Club - http://chig.org.uk/
- Wednesdays 6.30 - 7.45 pm. Birchwood High School, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5BD.
Dartford Orienteering Klubb- www.bexleyorienteeringandfitness.com
- Mondays: 7.15 – 8.15 pm. Townley Grammar School, Bexleyheath, East London, DA6 7AB. £5 pay as you go (no membership required).
Guildford - Surrey Adventure Running- www.surreyadventurerunning.org.uk
- Tuesdays: Families from 6-7pm. Adults from 7:15 – 8:15 pm. George Abbot School, Burpham, Guildford, GU1 1XX
Leatherhead Adventure Orienteering - http://momentumnavigate.co.uk/index.html
- Saturday mornings from 11.30 am – 1pm. Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Surrey, KT22 9BL
South Downs Orienteering Club - www.adventurerunning.org.uk
- Tuesdays from 7:30-8:45 at Aldrington CofE School Hall, Eridge Road, nr Blatchington Mill School, Hove, Brighton, BN37QD.
Southampton Orienteering Club - http://www.southampton-orienteers.org.uk/
- Thursdays 6.30pm - 8pm. Townhill Park House, Cutbush Lane, Southampton, Hampshire SO18 2GF
Southern Navigators - http://www.southernnavigators.com/
- Mondays, 14 May – 23 July, and 10 September – 12 November 2012, 6.15 – 7.15pm. Velmead Junior School, Velmead Road, Fleet, GU52 7LG
South London Orienteers http://sloweb.org.uk/
- Tuesdays: From 6.30 – 8.30 pm. South London, See website or Facebook page for details. Beginners welcome.
West - South West & West Midlands
Bristol Orienteering Klub - www.bristolorienteering.org.uk
- Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm, Ralph Allen School, Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath BA2 7AD
City of Birmingham Orienteering Club - www.birminghamadventure.co.uk
- Wednesday from 6pm-7:30pm. The Outdoor Education Centre, Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 6EB
Devon Orienteering Club - www.devonorienteering.co.uk
- Wednesdays, 4:30 – 6:00, The Sports Centre, Sidmouth College, Primley Road, Sidmouth EX10 9LH
Walton Chasers- www.walton-chasers.co.uk
- Winter -Tuesdays from 7pm– 9pm at Walton High School, Walton, Stafford.
- Summer – Various venues. See the club website for more details.
Wimborne and Wessex Orienteering Clubs– www.wimborne-orienteers.org.uk or www.wessex-oc.org
- Summer: Thursdays from 6.00pm at Parkstone Grammar School, Sopers Lane, Poole.
- Winter: Saturday informal events, please visit the club web sites for further information.
Wye Valley Orienteers- www.familysport.org.uk
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Monday during school term time from 6 - 7:15pm at Hereford Race Course, Roman Road, Hereford HR4 9QU. Sessions cost £2.00/week/family or £8.00/10 weeks/family.
Scotland
Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club - www.esoc.org.uk/
- Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:45 pm at The Royal High School, Edinburgh. Adults £2, Juniors free, Guests +£0.50. We warm up, run drills, do circuit training, warm down, play a map game, then have refreshments.