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Has your club entered? Peter Palmer Junior Night Relays 10-11 September

As well as the traditional teams of 6-8 runners in the Peter Palmer Junior Team Relay starting at around 5:00 am, there is also the Daybreak Bowl competition starting at 6:00 am for teams of 4-6 runners.

For more details go to FUTURE EVENTS (coboc.org.uk)

Entries are via Fabian4 click on the following link: Fabian4 - Entries and Timing

Team declarations will open on 1 September 2022 and the final closing date for entries is 4 September 2022.

Photo credits:  Rob Lines (Southdowns Orienteers)

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For many orienteers, his name is synonymous with the annual Junior Team Relay. But who was he and why was he so important to Orienteering in Britain?

Peter Palmer introduced the sport of orienteering to generations of juniors.

He first became fascinated with orienteering in the 1950s and early 1960s, and, together with Chris Brasher and John Disley, was instrumental in establishing the sport in the UK.  He founded Walton Chasers Orienteering Club and organised and planned the first British Schools' Championships in 1967.  Peter was the British Orienteering Federation Director of Coaching, he formed the British Schools Orienteering Association of which he was the first chairman, he formed the National Navigation Award Scheme, he wrote many books on the teaching and coaching of orienteering.... the list of contributions to the sport goes on. 

Source:  Orienteering Foundation; Peter Palmers Autobiography
https://www.orienteeringfoundation.org.uk/peter-palmers-autobiography

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