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Next up in our university orienteering series, we bring you Cambridge University Orienteering Club (CUOC)! Catch up on why they are such a great club to consider joining if you are heading over to university there this year, and what it's members value about it.

Find out what it's like to be a part of Leeds University Orienteering and Fell Running Club (LUUOC) in this blog; part of our university orienteering blog series. You can also learn more about some upcoming events, that Airienteers have organised which are taking place near or around the campus and are suitable for newcomers to the sport to come and give orienteering a go!

The next university orienteering club to feature in our new blog series, is Oxford University Orienteering Club! Here club members Samuel Leadley and Harry Stuart share what a typical week looks like, why they joined, and what advice they would give to people looking to join their club. 

As we head into the new academic year, now is the perfect opportunity to highlight the incredible work of our university orienteering clubs! So, if you are preparing for (or going back to!) university this year, read first hand why taking up orienteering at university is a great way to explore and get involved in our fantastic sport! We interviewed Sheffield Universities Orienteering & Fell Running Club (ShUOC) to find out more about why the value orienteering so much, how getting involved has led to them competing on a National and International level, and the skills they have gained as individuals.

The Welsh multiday orienteering festival, Croeso, took place last week from 21-27 July 2024. With six days of exhilirating orienteering taking place in Bannau Brycheiniog, we spoke to some of the organisers of the events to gather their thoughts on how the event unfolded.

With the backdrop of the World Championships and WOC Tour in Edinburgh, people from across the UK were also enjoying sampling Orienteering with a range of opportunities across the weekend. 

School is (almost, if not already) OUT for many across the Country. So it's the perfect time to get yourself, your family and your friends outside and exploring the great outdoors through orienteering. Find out all you need to know to get started in this blog!

The Junior World Orienteering Championships 2024 took place in the Czech Republic this year at the beginning of July. Great Britain's coach Tom Bray, gives his perspective on the competition in this blog, and why he is so proud of the athletes achievements to date.

From 10-12 May 2024, St Andrew's Glasgow Orienteering Club kicked off the European City Race Tour. We spoke to the Club to find out more about the planning process and how the event went for them this year!

It's Volunteers Week 2024! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Week, however we know that volunteering has been the beating heart of our sport since the inception of British Orienteering back in 1967.