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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.

This weekend, ShUOC hosted the British University Orienteering Champs (BUCS) in the glorious Peak District! The annual event combines an individual race on Saturday with a relay on Sunday, and of course, a visit to the hosting city’s nightlife. This year, nearly 200 students from 19 universities travelled from across the country to proudly defend their university's honour.

This year the British Night Championships returned to the Touch Estate on Saturday 8 February 2025. Forth Valley Orienteers were proud hosts of the event, and in this blog, Organiser and Club Member John Heaton provides his reflections from the event.

We spoke to some of the clubs who organised the CompassSport Heats over the weekend of 22 March 2025 in preparation for the Final which will take place later this year.

The Edinburgh University Big Weekend 2025 marked the much-awaited return of the City Race to Edinburgh’s historic city centre, after a 6-year hiatus during the extended WOC 2024 embargo. Fiona Bunn reflects on this year's event in this blog. 

WIM/ WSX clubs developed their Orienteering Permanent course provision from many years of working with Local Council land owners. In this short blog, Jason Falconer outlines how they have built on partnerships over time and gained more opportunities to promote the sport widely.

The campaign to protect the environment and slow the decline of biodiversity is here to stay. The Environment Act of 2021 is the UK’s framework of environmental protection. The Act also established an environmental watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) which holds the UK Government and other public bodies to account.

Oxford University Orienteering Club's biennial Oxford City Race took place at the end of October. It is an exciting urban event due to the permissions it is able to get from the university and its colleges to include their land in the course. Harry Stuart, the organiser and club president, answers our questions below along with Mike Shires of TVOC who ran the event publicity.