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Firstly, thank you everyone for joining us in the Lake District on a beautiful sunny weekend for the British Champs and British Relay Champs earlier this month – on behalf of British Orienteering and the NWOA, all of us in LOC and WCOC were delighted to host the weekend and welcome you all. We had over 1100 entries for the individual day and 736 for the relays.

It's the final half-term of the school year, which means it's time to make plans for the week ahead! Why not take your family along and try orienteering, a great outdoor adventure that is a great confidence booster for kids and encourages them to develop navigation skills!

It was Ulster’s turn to host the Irish Championships this year with North West Orienteering Club taking on the organisation with the help of the other Northern Ireland Clubs.

Spring is the perfect time to get out there and try orienteering. With lighter evenings and brighter days on the horizon, we caught up with some of our clubs that organise Spring Series events across the Country, and why you should consider coming along and trying out one of their courses for yourself!

A couple of weeks ago there was a joint GB team / Scottish Elite Development Squad camp in Pitlochry. Here, Graham Gristwood and others reflect on the experience. 

On 23 March, the Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Middle Distance Championships took place at Plumpton Rocks in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. We spoke to Organiser, Richard Kirk and Planner, Lois Parker about the event which was hosted in the truly stunning location. 

On 22-23 March 2025, orienteers gathered for the Icenian Sprint Weekend 2025 for a weekend of Sprint Orienteering in Cambridge and Huntingdon. Sophie Preston (CUOC) shares how the event came to fruition, their highlights and results from each day of the competition.

In March, Junior athletes from across the country came together to compete in the Junior Sprint selection race for EYOC & JWOC. Will Heap from Southdowns Orienteers organised the event and here, he shares more about the mapping process and overall highlights from the day. 

Ever thought about enhancing the post-work fitness regime and taking part in a Street Orienteering event instead of just a run or jog? Vinh-Phuong Hoang from South London Orienteers explains more about the concept of Street O and how its series' success has drawn in plenty of participants from the Capital!

The Welsh Championships 2025 weekend was held on 1-2 March at Moel Smytho (Welsh League) and Llechweddgain (Welsh Champs) in South West Eryri National Park. In this blog, Ian Jones and Lizzie Irvine (Eryri Orienteers) share more about this year's competition.