Photos by Wendy Carlyle

The juniors spent Saturday night at the Mount Cook Adventure Centre near Matlock, with over 200 hungry orienteers eating dinner during 4 sittings. 

The action continued early on Sunday morning with the relay at Carsington Pastures, near Wirksworth.  Teams of three, several from each region, competed head-to-head, with the first mass start beginning at 9 am.   The open terrain and course planning produced fast and exciting racing, offering spectators excellent views of several controls around the courses.

Scotland won the overall competition, with North-West in second and Yorkshire & Humberside in 3^rd.  The most improved region was the South-East, jumping from 7^th in 2017 to 4^th place.   Although Scotland has won the last seven years, it was not always this, with NWOA, YHOA & SWOA also winners since the competition started in 1989.   

Many thanks to the organising clubs and officials from East Midlands for an excellent weekend.

JIRCs 2018 Results:

Detailed results and links to official photos available are available here.